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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, May 7
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1100/bu+0.03−11¢/BuNovember (X)11.9800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5225/bu+0.05+13¢/BuJuly (N)12.4175
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7900–9.8400/bu+0.03−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)11.8900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2625–10.3925/bu+0.02−13–0¢/BuJuly (N)12.0542
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8700–9.9700/bu+0.03−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.8300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3725–10.4425/bu+0.02−2–+5¢/BuJuly (N)12.1825
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5400–9.9200/bu+0.03−68–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.5880
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0425–10.5425/bu+0.02−35–+15¢/BuJuly (N)12.0495
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6700–9.8200/bu+0.03−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.6720
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8525–10.0625/bu+0.05−54–−33¢/BuJuly (N)11.8635
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7700–9.9200/bu+0.03−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.7400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0325–10.4425/bu+0.02−36–+5¢/BuJuly (N)11.9775
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7000–9.8700/bu+0.03−52–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.7222
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0425–10.2225/bu+0.05−35–−17¢/BuJuly (N)11.9456
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6700–9.8500/bu+0.03−55–−37¢/BuNovember (X)11.6717
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0425–10.3025/bu+0.02−35–−9¢/BuJuly (N)12.0432
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8200/bu+0.03−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.7467
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1925–10.2425/bu+0.03−20–−15¢/BuJuly (N)11.9200
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5800–9.8700/bu+0.03−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.6671
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9725–10.1225/bu+0.02−42–−27¢/BuJuly (N)11.9604
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.3725–10.6925/bu+0.06−2–+30¢/BuJuly (N)12.3235
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3425–10.7425/bu+0.02−5–+35¢/BuJuly (N)12.2625
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3425–10.7425/bu+0.02−5–+35¢/BuJuly (N)12.2625

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9925–5.0425/bu+0.02−35–−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9425/bu+0.02−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9425/bu+0.02−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7425–4.8425/bu+0.02−60–−50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.9925–5.2925/bu+0.02−35–−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.2500

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2875/bu+0.01−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6725/bu+0.07+18¢/BuJuly (N)4.7050
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0375–4.0875/bu+0.01−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4125–4.5525/bu+0.06−8–+6¢/BuJuly (N)4.4900
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1075/bu+0.01−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4625–4.5125/bu+0.06−3–+2¢/BuJuly (N)4.5375
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7475–4.2575/bu+0.01−66–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1525–4.6425/bu+0.06−34–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.3450
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0075–4.1075/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4942
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1125–4.3725/bu+0.06−38–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.3536
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0075–4.0575/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1325–4.3425/bu+0.06−36–−15¢/BuJuly (N)4.2950
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9475–4.1575/bu+0.01−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4444
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1825–4.3725/bu+0.02−31–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.3106
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8575–4.1975/bu+0.01−55–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4182
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2725–4.4725/bu+0.06−22–−2¢/BuJuly (N)4.3688
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0075–4.0575/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3325–4.3625/bu+0.02−16–−13¢/BuJuly (N)4.3030
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8875–4.0575/bu+0.01−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4211
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1425–4.2925/bu+0.06−35–−20¢/BuJuly (N)4.3121
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3425–4.5525/bu+0.06−15–+6¢/BuJuly (N)4.5033
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4225–4.4925/bu+0.06−7–0¢/BuJuly (N)4.6650
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4225–4.4925/bu+0.06−7–0¢/BuJuly (N)4.6850
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.