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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, May 5
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1125/bu+0.08−11¢/BuNovember (X)12.0475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6350/bu+0.13+18¢/BuJuly (N)12.6575
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7925–9.8425/bu+0.08−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)11.9575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3250–10.4550/bu+0.06−13–0¢/BuJuly (N)12.4092
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8725–9.9725/bu+0.08−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.8975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4350–10.5050/bu+0.13−2–+5¢/BuJuly (N)12.4700
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5425–9.9225/bu+0.03−68–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.6555
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1350–10.6050/bu+0.13−32–+15¢/BuJuly (N)12.3095
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6725–9.8225/bu+0.08−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.7515
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9550–10.1250/bu+0.13−50–−33¢/BuJuly (N)12.1055
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7725–9.9225/bu+0.08−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.8075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0950–10.5050/bu+0.13−36–+5¢/BuJuly (N)12.1875
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7025–9.8725/bu+0.08−52–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.7897
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0350–10.2850/bu+0.13−42–−17¢/BuJuly (N)12.1435
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6725–9.8525/bu+0.02−55–−37¢/BuNovember (X)11.7392
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1050–10.4450/bu+0.15−35–−1¢/BuJuly (N)12.2904
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8225/bu+0.08−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.8142
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2050–10.2550/bu+0.08−25–−20¢/BuJuly (N)12.1300
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5825–9.8725/bu+0.08−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.7346
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0350–10.2250/bu+0.13−42–−23¢/BuJuly (N)12.2089
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.4750–10.7050/bu+0.11+2–+25¢/BuJuly (N)12.5215
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4050–10.8050/bu+0.13−5–+35¢/BuJuly (N)12.4725
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4050–10.8050/bu+0.13−5–+35¢/BuJuly (N)12.4725

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9625–5.0125/bu+0.12−35–−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9125/bu—−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9125/bu+0.12−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7125–4.8125/bu+0.12−60–−50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.0925–5.1425/bu+0.12−5–0¢/BuMay (K)6.3975

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3100/bu+0.09−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7325/bu+0.15+19¢/BuJuly (N)4.8200
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0600–4.1100/bu+0.07−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4625–4.6025/bu+0.05−8–+6¢/BuJuly (N)4.6250
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1300/bu+0.07−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5125–4.5625/bu+0.15−3–+2¢/BuJuly (N)4.6550
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7700–4.2800/bu+0.04−66–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2425–4.6925/bu+0.18−30–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.4620
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0300–4.1300/bu+0.07−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5667
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1425–4.4125/bu+0.16−40–−13¢/BuJuly (N)4.4600
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0300–4.0800/bu+0.07−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1825–4.3925/bu+0.17−36–−15¢/BuJuly (N)4.3986
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9700–4.1800/bu+0.07−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5144
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1925–4.4225/bu+0.15−35–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.4031
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8800–4.2200/bu+0.02−55–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4907
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3225–4.5525/bu+0.07−22–+1¢/BuJuly (N)4.4813
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0300–4.0800/bu+0.07−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3425–4.3925/bu+0.07−20–−15¢/BuJuly (N)4.4080
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9100–4.0800/bu+0.07−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4936
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1925–4.3425/bu+0.15−35–−20¢/BuJuly (N)4.4286
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3925–4.6025/bu+0.15−15–+6¢/BuJuly (N)4.6100
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4725–4.5425/bu+0.17−7–0¢/BuJuly (N)4.7000
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4725–4.5425/bu+0.16−7–0¢/BuJuly (N)4.7200
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.