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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, Apr 24
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4175/bu+0.01−14¢/BuNovember (X)10.2300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9775/bu+0.06+34¢/BuMay (K)10.7775
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1275–11.1775/bu+0.01−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.9467
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2875–11.5675/bu+0.04−35–−7¢/BuMay (K)10.4308
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2075–11.2575/bu+0.01−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.0250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4875–11.6775/bu+0.04−15–+4¢/BuMay (K)10.4750
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8275–11.3575/bu+0.01−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7860
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3675–11.9375/bu+0.04−27–+30¢/BuMay (K)10.4015
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8975–11.1075/bu+0.01−66–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.8800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1275–11.3675/bu+0.04−51–−27¢/BuMay (K)10.1242
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1075–11.2075/bu+0.01−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2775–11.5875/bu+0.04−36–−5¢/BuMay (K)10.3663
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0475–11.2375/bu+0.01−51–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.9344
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2575–11.5675/bu+0.04−38–−7¢/BuMay (K)10.2788
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0075–11.1575/bu+0.01−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8729
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3575–11.6775/bu+0.04−28–+4¢/BuMay (K)10.3589
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1575–11.2075/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4675–11.4875/bu+0.10−17–−15¢/BuMay (K)10.3308
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0075–11.1975/bu+0.01−55–−36¢/BuNovember (X)9.8614
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2375–11.3975/bu+0.04−40–−24¢/BuMay (K)10.2246
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.6775–11.9175/bu+0.04+4–+28¢/BuMay (K)10.6215
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5375/bu+0.04−10¢/BuMay (K)10.6475
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5375/bu+0.04−10¢/BuMay (K)10.6225

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7175/bu+0.04−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.1250
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6875–5.7975/bu+0.04−48–−37¢/BuJuly (N)5.0500
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7175–5.7675/bu+0.04−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.9167
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.6325–5.9325/bu+0.03−45–−15¢/BuMay (K)5.2750

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7125/bu+0.01−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9500/bu+0.01+40¢/BuMay (K)4.9975
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4425–4.5425/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2058
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4000–4.5900/bu+0.01−15–+4¢/BuMay (K)4.7275
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5425–4.5925/bu+0.01−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5500–4.6600/bu+0.010–+11¢/BuMay (K)4.7925
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1425–4.6925/bu+0.01−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0535
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3400–4.9200/bu+0.01−21–+37¢/BuMay (K)4.6635
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4425–4.4925/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2158
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1900–4.4200/bu+0.01−36–−13¢/BuMay (K)4.5289
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4425–4.4925/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2500–4.3800/bu+0.01−30–−17¢/BuMay (K)4.5638
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4025–4.5925/bu+0.01−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1919
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2800–4.5000/bu+0.01−27–−5¢/BuMay (K)4.5800
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3225–4.6225/bu+0.01−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3600–4.6500/bu+0.01−19–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.6788
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4425–4.5425/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4000–4.4500/bu+0.02−15–−10¢/BuMay (K)4.6425
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3925–4.4925/bu+0.01−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1361
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3100–4.4500/bu+0.01−24–−10¢/BuMay (K)4.5532
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4500–4.6000/bu+0.01−10–+5¢/BuMay (K)4.7808
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6500/bu+0.01+10¢/BuMay (K)4.7675
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5700–4.6200/bu+0.01+2–+7¢/BuMay (K)4.7175
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.