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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Apr 30
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6100/bu+0.01−12¢/BuNovember (X)10.1300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1700/bu+0.01+35¢/BuMay (K)10.6825
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3000–11.3500/bu+0.02−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.8367
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4700–11.7600/bu+0.00−35–−6¢/BuMay (K)10.3458
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3800–11.4300/bu+0.02−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.9150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6700–11.8600/bu+0.00−15–+4¢/BuMay (K)10.3800
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0000–11.5300/bu+0.02−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.6760
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6650–12.1700/bu+0.00−29–+35¢/BuJuly (N)10.3465
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1000–11.2800/bu+0.05−63–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.7700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3100–11.5700/bu+0.00−51–−25¢/BuMay (K)10.0225
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2800–11.3800/bu+0.02−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4600–11.7700/bu+0.00−36–−5¢/BuMay (K)10.2963
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2200–11.4300/bu+0.02−51–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.8244
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4400–11.7850/bu+0.00−38–−17¢/BuMay (K)10.2225
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1800–11.3300/bu+0.02−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7629
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5400–11.9750/bu+0.00−28–+2¢/BuMay (K)10.3192
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3800/bu+0.02−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6500–11.7050/bu+0.00−17–−25¢/BuMay (K)10.2358
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1700–11.3800/bu+0.02−56–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7514
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4200–11.6800/bu+0.00−40–−14¢/BuMay (K)10.1554
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.9300–12.1550/bu+0.01+11–+20¢/BuMay (K)10.5365
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7200/bu+0.00−10¢/BuMay (K)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7200/bu+0.00−10¢/BuMay (K)10.5775

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9175/bu+0.16−45¢/BuJuly (N)4.9850
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8875–5.9675/bu+0.16−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.9100
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9675/bu+0.16−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.7767
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.7875–6.0875/bu+0.19−45–−15¢/BuMay (K)5.1275

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8125/bu+0.04−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9975/bu+0.04+35¢/BuMay (K)4.9125
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5925–4.6425/bu+0.04−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1208
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4975–4.6875/bu+0.02−15–+4¢/BuMay (K)4.5925
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6425–4.6925/bu+0.04−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6475–4.7575/bu+0.020–+11¢/BuMay (K)4.6525
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2425–4.7925/bu+0.04−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9685
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4875–5.0175/bu+0.01−16–+37¢/BuMay (K)4.6150
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5425–4.5925/bu+0.04−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1308
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3075–4.5175/bu+0.02−34–−13¢/BuMay (K)4.3982
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5425–4.5925/bu+0.04−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3475–4.4975/bu+0.02−30–−15¢/BuMay (K)4.4563
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5025–4.6925/bu+0.04−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1069
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3775–4.6475/bu+0.02−27–−10¢/BuMay (K)4.4713
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4125–4.7225/bu+0.04−53–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4575–4.8275/bu+0.02−19–+8¢/BuMay (K)4.5811
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5925–4.6425/bu+0.04−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4975–4.5575/bu+0.02−15–−19¢/BuMay (K)4.4925
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5125–4.5925/bu+0.04−43–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0511
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4075–4.5475/bu+0.02−24–−10¢/BuMay (K)4.4668
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5275–4.8275/bu+0.04−22–+8¢/BuJuly (N)4.6442
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7475/bu+0.02+10¢/BuMay (K)—
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6675–4.7175/bu+0.02+2–+7¢/BuMay (K)4.6925
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.