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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, May 6
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0825/bu+0.03−11¢/BuNovember (X)12.1300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5725/bu+0.06+16¢/BuJuly (N)12.6150
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7625–9.8125/bu+0.03−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)12.0400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2825–10.4125/bu+0.04−13–0¢/BuJuly (N)12.3213
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8425–9.9425/bu+0.03−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.9800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3925–10.4625/bu+0.04−2–+5¢/BuJuly (N)12.3769
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5125–9.8925/bu+0.03−68–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.7380
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0625–10.5625/bu+0.07−35–+15¢/BuJuly (N)12.2730
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6425–9.7925/bu+0.03−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.8340
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9025–10.0825/bu+0.05−51–−33¢/BuJuly (N)12.0770
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7425–9.8925/bu+0.03−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.8900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0525–10.4625/bu+0.04−36–+5¢/BuJuly (N)12.1650
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6725–9.8425/bu+0.03−52–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.8703
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9925–10.2425/bu+0.04−42–−17¢/BuJuly (N)12.1138
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6425–9.8225/bu+0.03−55–−37¢/BuNovember (X)11.8217
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0625–10.3725/bu+0.04−35–−4¢/BuJuly (N)12.2564
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7925/bu+0.03−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.8967
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1625–10.2125/bu+0.04−25–−20¢/BuJuly (N)12.1075
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5525–9.8425/bu+0.03−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.8171
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9925–10.1725/bu+0.04−42–−24¢/BuJuly (N)12.1661
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.4325–10.7125/bu+0.04+2–+30¢/BuJuly (N)12.4990
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3625–10.7625/bu+0.04−5–+35¢/BuJuly (N)12.4500
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3625–10.7625/bu+0.04−5–+35¢/BuJuly (N)12.4500

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0100–5.0600/bu+0.05−35–−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9600/bu+0.05−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9600/bu+0.05−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7600–4.8600/bu+0.05−60–−50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.0100–5.3100/bu+0.08−35–−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.3375

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2925/bu+0.02−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7450/bu+0.01+19¢/BuJuly (N)4.7900
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0425–4.0925/bu+0.02−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4750–4.6150/bu+0.01−8–+6¢/BuJuly (N)4.5729
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1125/bu+0.02−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5250–4.5750/bu+0.01−3–+2¢/BuJuly (N)4.6244
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7525–4.2625/bu+0.02−66–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2150–4.7050/bu+0.03−34–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.4320
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0125–4.1125/bu+0.02−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5667
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1750–4.4350/bu+0.03−38–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.4414
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0125–4.0625/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1950–4.4050/bu+0.01−36–−15¢/BuJuly (N)4.3800
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9525–4.1625/bu+0.02−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5144
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2050–4.4350/bu+0.01−35–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.3888
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8625–4.2025/bu+0.02−55–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4921
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3350–4.5250/bu+0.01−22–−3¢/BuJuly (N)4.4575
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0125–4.0625/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3550–4.4050/bu+0.01−20–−15¢/BuJuly (N)4.3880
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8925–4.0625/bu+0.02−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4936
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2050–4.3550/bu+0.01−35–−20¢/BuJuly (N)4.3996
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4050–4.6150/bu+0.01−15–+6¢/BuJuly (N)4.5879
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4850–4.5550/bu+0.01−7–0¢/BuJuly (N)4.7500
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4850–4.5550/bu+0.01−7–0¢/BuJuly (N)4.7700
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.