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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, May 1
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1300/bu+0.06−11¢/BuNovember (X)11.7275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6825/bu+0.09+18¢/BuJuly (N)12.1600
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8100–9.8600/bu+0.06−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)11.6375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3025–10.4225/bu+0.06−10–+2¢/BuMay (K)11.9300
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8900–9.9900/bu+0.06−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.5650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3225–10.4125/bu+0.06−8–+1¢/BuMay (K)11.9625
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5100–9.9400/bu+0.06−73–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.3295
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1825–10.6025/bu+0.09−32–+20¢/BuJuly (N)11.8080
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6900–9.8400/bu+0.06−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.4335
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9325–10.1225/bu+0.06−47–−28¢/BuMay (K)11.6200
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7900–9.9400/bu+0.06−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.4875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1525–10.4525/bu+0.08−35–+5¢/BuJuly (N)11.6938
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7200–9.8900/bu+0.06−52–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.4656
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0325–10.3325/bu+0.06−37–−17¢/BuMay (K)11.6373
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5900–9.8400/bu+0.06−65–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.4208
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1725–10.5325/bu+0.08−23–+3¢/BuMay (K)11.7971
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8400/bu+0.06−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.4942
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2025–10.2525/bu+0.06−20–−25¢/BuMay (K)11.6025
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6000–9.8900/bu+0.06−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.4146
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0825–10.2525/bu+0.14−32–−25¢/BuMay (K)11.6943
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.4025–10.6025/bu+0.060–+20¢/BuMay (K)12.0300
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3525–10.8525/bu—−5–+35¢/BuMay (K)11.9750
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3025–10.8525/bu+0.06−10–+35¢/BuMay (K)11.9750

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9600–5.0100/bu+0.00−35–−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9100/bu+0.00−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7100–4.8100/bu+0.00−60–−50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.1025–5.1525/bu+0.02−5–0¢/BuMay (K)5.9525

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3725/bu+0.01−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9125/bu+0.02+19¢/BuJuly (N)4.7675
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1025–4.1525/bu+0.01−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5225–4.6625/bu+0.03−12–+2¢/BuMay (K)4.5763
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1725/bu+0.01−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6225–4.6725/bu+0.03−2–+3¢/BuMay (K)4.6013
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7825–4.3225/bu+0.01−69–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4525–4.8225/bu+0.08−27–+18¢/BuJuly (N)4.4335
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0725–4.1725/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4767
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2525–4.4825/bu+0.03−39–−16¢/BuMay (K)4.3932
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0725–4.1225/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3925–4.5725/bu+0.02−25–−15¢/BuMay (K)4.3061
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0125–4.2225/bu+0.01−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3725–4.6025/bu+0.03−35–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.3094
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8725–4.2725/bu+0.01−60–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4021
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4625–4.7625/bu+0.01−18–+4¢/BuMay (K)4.4375
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0725–4.1225/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4425–4.5625/bu+0.03−20–−8¢/BuMay (K)4.2915
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9525–4.1225/bu+0.01−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4036
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4025–4.5125/bu+0.03−24–−21¢/BuMay (K)4.3679
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5425–4.7825/bu+0.03−18–+14¢/BuJuly (N)4.5246
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6725–4.7225/bu—−5–0¢/BuJuly (N)4.5825
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6625–4.7225/bu+0.03−6–0¢/BuJuly (N)4.5825
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.