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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, Apr 28
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5300/bu+0.01−14¢/BuNovember (X)10.1425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0700/bu+0.04+34¢/BuMay (K)10.6800
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2400–11.2900/bu+0.01−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.8492
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3800–11.6700/bu+0.04−35–−6¢/BuMay (K)10.3533
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3200–11.3700/bu+0.01−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.9275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5800–11.7700/bu+0.04−15–+4¢/BuMay (K)10.3875
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9400–11.4700/bu+0.01−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.6885
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5100–12.0300/bu+0.01−22–+30¢/BuMay (K)10.3260
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0100–11.2200/bu+0.01−66–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.7825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2200–11.4600/bu+0.04−51–−27¢/BuMay (K)10.0250
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2200–11.3200/bu+0.01−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3700–11.6800/bu+0.04−36–−5¢/BuMay (K)10.2900
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1600–11.3500/bu+0.01−51–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.8369
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3500–11.6925/bu+0.04−38–−20¢/BuMay (K)10.2011
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1200–11.2700/bu+0.01−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7754
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4500–11.8200/bu+0.04−28–+9¢/BuMay (K)10.2800
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2700–11.3200/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5600–11.5800/bu+0.04−17–−15¢/BuMay (K)10.2433
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1200–11.3100/bu+0.01−55–−36¢/BuNovember (X)9.7639
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3300–11.4900/bu+0.04−40–−24¢/BuMay (K)10.1407
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.7700–12.0100/bu+0.04+4–+28¢/BuMay (K)10.5555
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6300/bu+0.04−10¢/BuMay (K)10.6188
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6300/bu+0.04−10¢/BuMay (K)10.5938

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1275/bu+0.28−45¢/BuJuly (N)4.9300
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0975–6.2075/bu+0.28−48–−37¢/BuJuly (N)4.8550
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1275–6.1775/bu+0.28−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.7217
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered6.0400–6.3400/bu+0.28−45–−15¢/BuMay (K)5.0325

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8275/bu+0.06−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0225/bu+0.05+37¢/BuMay (K)4.8250
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5575–4.6575/bu+0.06−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0933
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5025–4.6925/bu+0.05−15–+4¢/BuMay (K)4.5517
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6575–4.7075/bu+0.06−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6525–4.7625/bu+0.050–+11¢/BuMay (K)4.6150
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2575–4.8075/bu+0.06−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9410
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4425–5.0225/bu+0.05−21–+37¢/BuMay (K)4.4930
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5575–4.6075/bu+0.06−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1033
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2925–4.5225/bu+0.05−36–−13¢/BuMay (K)4.3589
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5575–4.6075/bu+0.06−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4025–4.4825/bu+0.05−25–−17¢/BuMay (K)4.3888
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5175–4.7075/bu+0.06−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0794
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3825–4.6250/bu+0.05−27–−13¢/BuMay (K)4.4030
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4375–4.7375/bu+0.06−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4625–4.7525/bu+0.05−19–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.5063
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5575–4.6575/bu+0.06−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5025–4.5525/bu+0.05−15–−10¢/BuMay (K)4.4600
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5075–4.6075/bu+0.06−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0236
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4125–4.5525/bu+0.05−24–−10¢/BuMay (K)4.3871
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5525–4.7025/bu+0.05−10–+5¢/BuMay (K)4.6100
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7525/bu+0.05+10¢/BuMay (K)4.5850
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6725–4.7225/bu+0.05+2–+7¢/BuMay (K)4.5350
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.