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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Apr 23
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4100/bu+0.01−14¢/BuNovember (X)10.2350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9175/bu+0.03+32¢/BuMay (K)10.7800
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1200–11.1700/bu+0.01−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.9517
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2475–11.5275/bu+0.05−35–−7¢/BuMay (K)10.4633
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2000–11.2500/bu+0.01−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.0300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4475–11.6375/bu+0.05−15–+4¢/BuMay (K)10.5075
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8200–11.3500/bu+0.01−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7910
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3275–11.8975/bu+0.05−27–+30¢/BuMay (K)10.4100
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8900–11.1000/bu+0.01−66–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.8850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0875–11.3275/bu+0.05−51–−27¢/BuMay (K)10.1567
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1000–11.2000/bu+0.01−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2375–11.5475/bu+0.05−36–−5¢/BuMay (K)10.3988
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0400–11.2300/bu+0.01−51–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.9394
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2175–11.5275/bu+0.05−38–−7¢/BuMay (K)10.3113
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0000–11.1500/bu+0.01−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8779
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3175–11.6375/bu+0.05−28–+4¢/BuMay (K)10.3800
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1500–11.2000/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3675–11.4475/bu+0.05−23–−15¢/BuMay (K)10.3633
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0000–11.1900/bu+0.01−55–−36¢/BuNovember (X)9.8664
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1975–11.3575/bu+0.03−40–−24¢/BuMay (K)10.2571
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.6375–11.8775/bu+0.03+4–+28¢/BuMay (K)10.6540
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4975/bu+0.05−10¢/BuMay (K)10.6800
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4975/bu+0.05−10¢/BuMay (K)10.6550

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7525/bu+0.13−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.1200
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7225–5.8325/bu+0.13−48–−37¢/BuJuly (N)5.0450
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7525–5.8025/bu+0.13−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.9117
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.6575–5.9575/bu+0.12−45–−15¢/BuMay (K)5.2675

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7050/bu+0.01−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9450/bu+0.02+39¢/BuMay (K)4.9825
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4350–4.5350/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2133
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4050–4.5950/bu+0.01−15–+4¢/BuMay (K)4.6958
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5350–4.5850/bu+0.01−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5550–4.6650/bu+0.010–+11¢/BuMay (K)4.7775
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1350–4.6850/bu+0.01−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0610
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3450–4.9250/bu+0.01−21–+37¢/BuMay (K)4.6485
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4350–4.4850/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2233
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1950–4.4250/bu+0.01−36–−13¢/BuMay (K)4.5111
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4350–4.4850/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2550–4.3850/bu+0.01−30–−17¢/BuMay (K)4.5463
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3950–4.5850/bu+0.01−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1994
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2850–4.5050/bu+0.01−27–−5¢/BuMay (K)4.5650
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3150–4.6150/bu+0.01−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1550
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3650–4.6550/bu+0.01−19–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.6613
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4350–4.5350/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3850–4.4450/bu+0.01−17–−11¢/BuMay (K)4.6225
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3850–4.4850/bu+0.01−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1436
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3150–4.4550/bu+0.02−24–−10¢/BuMay (K)4.5282
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4550–4.6050/bu+0.01−10–+5¢/BuMay (K)4.7658
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6550/bu+0.06+10¢/BuMay (K)4.7525
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5750–4.6250/bu+0.01+2–+7¢/BuMay (K)4.7025
Source: USDA AMS · Springfield, IL. Bids are what buyers offered on the day USDA collected them, not settled trades. Change and year-ago figures are USDA's own — nothing on this page is recomputed, and prices in different units are never averaged together.