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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Apr 29
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6025/bu+0.07−11¢/BuNovember (X)10.0725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1825/bu+0.11+36¢/BuMay (K)10.5975
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2825–11.3325/bu+0.04−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.7792
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4725–11.7625/bu+0.09−35–−6¢/BuMay (K)10.2908
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3625–11.4125/bu+0.04−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.8575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6725–11.8625/bu+0.09−15–+4¢/BuMay (K)10.3250
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9825–11.5125/bu+0.04−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.6185
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6625–12.1225/bu+0.15−16–+30¢/BuMay (K)10.2635
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0525–11.2625/bu+0.04−66–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.7125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3125–11.5625/bu+0.09−51–−26¢/BuMay (K)9.9642
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2625–11.3625/bu+0.04−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4625–11.7725/bu+0.09−36–−5¢/BuMay (K)10.2381
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2025–11.4125/bu+0.04−51–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.7669
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4425–11.8000/bu+0.09−38–−17¢/BuMay (K)10.1380
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1625–11.3125/bu+0.04−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7054
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5425–11.9525/bu+0.09−28–+13¢/BuMay (K)10.2204
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3625/bu+0.09−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6525–11.7025/bu+0.09−17–−12¢/BuMay (K)10.1808
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1525–11.3625/bu+0.03−56–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6939
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4225–11.6825/bu+0.09−40–−14¢/BuMay (K)10.0711
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.9225–12.1700/bu+0.15+10–+20¢/BuMay (K)10.4810
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7225/bu+0.09−10¢/BuMay (K)10.5463
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7225/bu+0.09−10¢/BuMay (K)10.5213

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0800/bu+0.05−45¢/BuJuly (N)4.9825
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0500–6.1300/bu+0.05−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.9075
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1300/bu+0.00−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.7742
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.9725–6.2725/bu+0.07−45–−15¢/BuMay (K)5.1050

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8475/bu+0.02−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0350/bu+0.01+37¢/BuMay (K)4.8925
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6275–4.6775/bu+0.07−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1108
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5150–4.7050/bu+0.01−15–+4¢/BuMay (K)4.6192
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6775–4.7275/bu+0.02−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6650–4.7750/bu+0.010–+11¢/BuMay (K)4.6825
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2775–4.8275/bu+0.02−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9585
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4950–5.0350/bu+0.05−17–+37¢/BuMay (K)4.5605
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5775–4.6275/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1208
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3250–4.5375/bu+0.03−34–−24¢/BuMay (K)4.4214
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5775–4.6275/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3650–4.5150/bu+0.04−30–−15¢/BuMay (K)4.4606
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5375–4.7275/bu+0.02−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0969
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3950–4.6775/bu+0.01−27–−10¢/BuMay (K)4.4739
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4475–4.7575/bu+0.01−53–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4750–4.8050/bu+0.01−19–+14¢/BuMay (K)4.5713
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6275–4.6775/bu+0.07−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5150–4.5650/bu+0.01−15–−10¢/BuMay (K)4.5275
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5475–4.6275/bu+0.04−43–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0411
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4250–4.5650/bu+0.01−24–−10¢/BuMay (K)4.4546
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5650–4.8575/bu+0.01−10–+8¢/BuMay (K)4.6750
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7650/bu+0.01+10¢/BuMay (K)4.7300
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6850–4.7350/bu+0.01+2–+7¢/BuMay (K)4.7250
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.