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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, May 2
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1950/bu+0.07−11¢/BuNovember (X)11.8600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7600/bu+0.08+18¢/BuJuly (N)12.3200
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8750–9.9250/bu+0.07−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)11.7700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3875–10.6000/bu+0.09−10–+2¢/BuMay (K)12.0763
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9550–10.0550/bu+0.07−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.6975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5600–10.6800/bu+0.24−2–+10¢/BuJuly (N)12.1369
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5750–10.0050/bu+0.07−73–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.4620
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2600–10.7175/bu+0.08−32–+23¢/BuJuly (N)11.9680
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7550–9.9050/bu+0.07−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.5640
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0800–10.2100/bu+0.15−50–−37¢/BuJuly (N)11.7955
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8550–10.0050/bu+0.07−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.6200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2200–10.6300/bu+0.07−36–+5¢/BuJuly (N)11.8538
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7850–9.9550/bu+0.07−52–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.5989
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1600–10.4100/bu+0.13−42–−17¢/BuJuly (N)11.8060
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6550–9.9050/bu+0.07−65–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.5533
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2575–10.6100/bu+0.09−23–+3¢/BuMay (K)11.9457
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9050/bu+0.07−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.6267
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2875–10.3800/bu+0.09−20¢/BuMay (K)11.7925
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6650–9.9550/bu+0.07−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.5471
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1600–10.3400/bu+0.08−42–−24¢/BuJuly (N)11.8682
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.5800–10.8300/bu+0.180–+25¢/BuJuly (N)12.2000
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5300–10.9300/bu+0.18−5–+35¢/BuJuly (N)12.1350
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5300–10.9300/bu+0.23−5–+35¢/BuJuly (N)12.1350

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0800–5.1300/bu+0.12−35–−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0300/bu+0.12−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8300–4.9300/bu+0.12−60–−50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.2150–5.2650/bu+0.11−5–0¢/BuMay (K)6.1350

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4025/bu+0.03−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8800/bu+0.03+19¢/BuJuly (N)4.7525
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1325–4.1825/bu+0.03−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5125–4.7300/bu+0.01−10–+4¢/BuMay (K)4.5321
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2025/bu+0.03−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6600–4.7125/bu+0.04−3–+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.5769
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8125–4.3525/bu+0.03−69–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4200–4.8400/bu+0.03−27–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.4045
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1025–4.2025/bu+0.03−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5092
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3025–4.4625/bu+0.05−31–−15¢/BuMay (K)4.3696
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1025–4.1525/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3500–4.5400/bu+0.04−34–−15¢/BuJuly (N)4.3096
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0425–4.2525/bu+0.03−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4569
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3400–4.5700/bu+0.03−35–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.3156
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9025–4.3025/bu+0.03−60–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4346
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3925–4.7300/bu+0.07−22–+4¢/BuMay (K)4.4200
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1025–4.1525/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4125–4.5400/bu+0.03−20–−15¢/BuMay (K)4.3205
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9825–4.1525/bu+0.03−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4361
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3400–4.4800/bu+0.06−35–−21¢/BuJuly (N)4.3607
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5400–4.7900/bu+0.00−15–+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.5204
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6400–4.6900/bu+0.03−5–0¢/BuJuly (N)4.5875
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6300–4.6900/bu+0.03−6–0¢/BuJuly (N)4.5875
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.