Cash Bids
Name Delivery Start Delivery End Cash Price Futures Change
Quotes are delayed, as of April 24, 2024, 01:07:30 PM CDT or prior.
All grain prices are subject to change at any time.
Cash bids are based on 10-minute delayed futures prices, unless otherwise noted.

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Mon - Fri 7 AM - 4 PM

Elkhart - 217-947-2751     Mt Pulaski - 217-792-5711

 

We are available on our mobile phones if you need anything after hours.

Paul Crombie - 217-306-2144

Todd Farris - 217-306-3549

Mark Maxheimer - 217-306-2103

 

 

 

 

 
Cash Bids are updated every 10 minutes during the trading session and during the overnight (electronic) session.  Cash bids are approximate, and all final bids will be determined mutually by the seller and Elkhart Grain in person or by phone.

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Futures Quotes
Quotes are delayed, as of April 24, 2024, 01:07:30 PM CDT or prior.

Commentary
Wheat Sitting at 2-Month Highs
The wheat complex is continuing to rally at midday, nearing the highest prices since February. Kansas City continues to lead the charge, with gains of 13 to 17 cents. Chicago contracts are up 10 to 13 cents on the session. MPLS spring wheat is 5 to 10 ¼ cents higher....
Cotton Leaking Lower with Outside Market Pressure
Cotton futures are down 24 to 40 points at midday, with May up 18 on thin trade. The outside market influences are putting pressure on the market at midday, with crude oil down 47 cents/barrel and the UD dollar index up 230 points. ICE certified cotton stocks were up another...
Corn Turns Lower Following Drop to Ethanol Production
Corn futures are pulling back in the front months on Wednesday, with losses of 1 to 2 cents. New Crop December is up ½ cent at midday. EIA’s weekly petroleum report tallied ethanol production at 954,000 barrels per day in the week that ended on April 19. That was a...
Hogs Mixed on the Midweek Session
Lean hogs are mixed on Wednesday, with losses of 30 to 85 cents in the front months and a couple fall contracts 10 to 22 cents higher. USDA’s National Average Base Hog negotiated price was up 29 cents on Wednesday morning, at $91.30. The CME Lean Hog Index was up...
Soybeans Retreating from Highs at Midday
Soybeans prices are showing 3 to 5 cent gains in the nearbys on Wednesday. Soymeal is posting strength to lead the complex higher, up $4.80 to $5.20/ton, with Soy Oil back down 59 to 63 points. USDA did issue a corrected report to the flash sale announcement from last week,...
Cattle Posting Midday Losses Amid More BIAV Fallout
Live cattle are slipping lower on Wednesday, with midday losses of $1.37 to $2.30. Cash action has been negligible thus far. Last week’s trade was $183-184 live and $292 dressed in the North, steady to down $1 from the previous week. Southern trade was steady, at $182. Feeders are down...

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