Elkhart Grain Company

Cash Bids

Name	Delivery Start	Delivery End	Cash Price	Futures Change

Quotes are delayed, as of May 08, 2021, 05:03:31 AM 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.

Attention to All Customers and Visitors

Due to the current Covid-19 situation, we will be limiting access to our offices to employees and contractors only.

Please call our offices if there is anything you need, but do not visit in person. We will facilitate any needs you have while keeping any contact to a minimum.

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

During harvest we plan to be open at 7:00 AM Monday-Friday, 7:30 AM on Saturday, and 12:00 noon - 5:00PM on Sunday. Closing times will be location by location.

However, 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

We appreciate your help and understanding and will update as the situation changes.

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.

Do you farm ground affected by Lake Fork Ditch?

Click here to view the USGS (United States Geological Survey) webpage which measures gage height and water flow through Lake Fork at Rt 54.

Futures Quotes

Quotes are delayed, as of May 08, 2021, 05:03:31 AM CDT or prior.

Commentary

Corn Closes Up Double Digits - May 07, 2021: After see-saw trading through the early portion, Friday’s action came to a close with corn futures 9 1/4 to 13 1/2 cents higher. New crop December corn rallied 65 cents on the week, but the inverse from July prices only tightened by 20 1/4 cents. December is up more than...
Wheat Prices Higher for Weekend - May 07, 2021: Going into the weekend, wheat futures posted more gains. SRW futures ended the session up by 7 3/4 to 9 1/4 cents. KC wheat closed with 10 cent old crop gains and 8 3/4 to 10 cent new crop gains. Minneapolis spring wheat went into the weekend break with gains...
Lean Hogs Mixed for Weekend - May 07, 2021: ean hog futures closed mixed after trading both directions on Friday. The summer delivery months were down triple digits, while May, October and December stayed higher with gains of at least 27 cents. USDA’s National Average Base Hog price for Friday was $113.70, after a $2.72 drop. The May 5th...
Cattle Market Closes Mostly Higher - May 07, 2021: Front month cattle futures gave back most of the early session gains, and went into the weekend mixed but mostly higher. October and December contracts were UNCH to 2 cents in the red, but June was up 55 cents. USDA reported catch up Friday sales in KS for $119. The...
Beans Rally 20+ Into Weekend - May 07, 2021: At the end of the last trade day of the week, soybean futures were up by 21 3/4 to 25 cents in the most active months. That was mostly led by new crop, as the inverse from July to November tightened to $1.56/bu. Soymeal futures closed the session near the...
Cotton Mixed at Close - May 07, 2021: Cotton futures go into the weekend with a mixed close on Friday. Old crop prices were 92 points weaker in July and 31 points weaker for the thin October. New crop December and March contracts came back from midday losses and ended the last trade day of the week 10...