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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Apr 27
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5175/bu+0.10−14¢/BuNovember (X)10.2575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1125/bu+0.14+34¢/BuMay (K)10.8000
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2275–11.2775/bu+0.10−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.9642
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4225–11.7125/bu+0.14−35–−6¢/BuMay (K)10.4533
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3075–11.3575/bu+0.10−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.0425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6225–11.8125/bu+0.14−15–+4¢/BuMay (K)10.4975
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9275–11.4575/bu+0.10−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8035
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5025–12.0725/bu+0.14−27–+30¢/BuMay (K)10.4240
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9975–11.2075/bu+0.10−66–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.8975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2625–11.5025/bu+0.14−51–−27¢/BuMay (K)10.1483
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2075–11.3075/bu+0.10−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4125–11.7225/bu+0.14−36–−5¢/BuMay (K)10.4000
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1475–11.3375/bu+0.10−51–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.9519
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3925–11.7025/bu+0.14−38–−7¢/BuMay (K)10.3056
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1075–11.2575/bu+0.10−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8904
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4925–11.8125/bu+0.14−28–+4¢/BuMay (K)10.3814
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2575–11.3075/bu+0.10−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6025–11.6225/bu+0.14−17–−15¢/BuMay (K)10.3533
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1075–11.2975/bu+0.10−55–−36¢/BuNovember (X)9.8704
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3725–11.5325/bu+0.14−40–−24¢/BuMay (K)10.2543
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.8125–12.0525/bu+0.14+4–+28¢/BuMay (K)10.6580
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6725/bu+0.14−10¢/BuMay (K)10.6700
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6725/bu+0.14−10¢/BuMay (K)10.6450

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8475/bu+0.13−45¢/BuJuly (N)4.9850
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8175–5.9275/bu+0.13−48–−37¢/BuJuly (N)4.9100
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8475–5.8975/bu+0.13−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.7767
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.7650–6.0650/bu+0.13−45–−15¢/BuMay (K)5.1300

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7650/bu+0.05−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9775/bu+0.03+37¢/BuMay (K)4.9650
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4950–4.5950/bu+0.05−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1508
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4575–4.6475/bu+0.06−15–+4¢/BuMay (K)4.6950
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5950–4.6450/bu+0.05−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6075–4.7175/bu+0.060–+11¢/BuMay (K)4.7600
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1950–4.7450/bu+0.05−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9985
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3975–4.9775/bu+0.06−21–+37¢/BuMay (K)4.6310
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4950–4.5450/bu+0.05−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1608
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2475–4.4775/bu+0.06−36–−13¢/BuMay (K)4.4921
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4950–4.5450/bu+0.05−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3575–4.4375/bu+0.11−25–−17¢/BuMay (K)4.5375
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4550–4.6450/bu+0.05−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1369
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3375–4.5575/bu+0.06−27–−5¢/BuMay (K)4.5500
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3750–4.6750/bu+0.05−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4175–4.7075/bu+0.06−19–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.6475
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4950–4.5950/bu+0.05−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4575–4.5075/bu+0.06−15–−10¢/BuMay (K)4.6100
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4450–4.5450/bu+0.05−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0811
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3675–4.5075/bu+0.06−24–−10¢/BuMay (K)4.5293
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5075–4.6575/bu+0.06−10–+5¢/BuMay (K)4.7600
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7075/bu+0.06+10¢/BuMay (K)4.7350
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6275–4.6775/bu+0.06+2–+7¢/BuMay (K)4.6850
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.