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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, May 8
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1400/bu+0.03−11¢/BuNovember (X)11.8550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5700/bu+0.05+12¢/BuJuly (N)12.2150
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8200–9.8700/bu+0.03−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)11.7350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3200–10.4500/bu+0.06−13–0¢/BuJuly (N)11.8338
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9000–10.0000/bu+0.03−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.7050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4300–10.5000/bu+0.06−2–+5¢/BuJuly (N)11.9381
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5700–9.9500/bu+0.03−68–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.4630
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0500–10.6000/bu+0.01−40–+15¢/BuJuly (N)11.8570
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7000–9.8500/bu+0.03−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.5470
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8800–10.1200/bu+0.03−57–−33¢/BuJuly (N)11.6710
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8000–9.9500/bu+0.03−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.6150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0900–10.5000/bu+0.06−36–+5¢/BuJuly (N)11.7850
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7300–9.9000/bu+0.03−52–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.5966
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1000–10.3100/bu+0.06−35–−14¢/BuJuly (N)11.7538
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7000–9.8800/bu+0.03−55–−37¢/BuNovember (X)11.5467
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1000–10.3600/bu+0.06−35–−9¢/BuJuly (N)11.8507
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8500/bu+0.03−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.6217
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2500–10.3000/bu+0.06−20–−15¢/BuJuly (N)11.7275
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6100–9.9000/bu+0.03−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.5421
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0300–10.2100/bu+0.06−42–−24¢/BuJuly (N)11.7654
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.4400–10.7500/bu+0.07−1–+30¢/BuJuly (N)12.1190
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4000–10.8000/bu+0.06−5–+35¢/BuJuly (N)12.0700
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4000–10.8000/bu+0.06−5–+35¢/BuJuly (N)12.0700

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9425–4.9925/bu+0.05−35–−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8925/bu+0.05−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8925/bu+0.05−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6925–4.7925/bu+0.05−60–−50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.9425–5.2425/bu+0.05−35–−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.2850

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2675/bu+0.02−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6350/bu+0.04+16¢/BuJuly (N)4.6850
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0175–4.0675/bu+0.02−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3950–4.5350/bu+0.02−8–+6¢/BuJuly (N)4.4604
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0875/bu+0.02−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4650–4.5150/bu+0.00−1–+4¢/BuJuly (N)4.5106
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7275–4.2375/bu+0.02−66–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1350–4.6250/bu+0.02−34–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.3270
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9875–4.0875/bu+0.02−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4817
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0550–4.3550/bu+0.06−42–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.3336
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9875–4.0375/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1150–4.3250/bu+0.02−36–−15¢/BuJuly (N)4.2750
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9275–4.1375/bu+0.02−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1650–4.3550/bu+0.02−31–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.2894
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8375–4.1775/bu+0.02−55–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4043
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0550–4.4450/bu+0.22−42–−3¢/BuJuly (N)4.3513
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9875–4.0375/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4375
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3150–4.3450/bu+0.02−16–−13¢/BuJuly (N)4.2830
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8675–4.0375/bu+0.02−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4086
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1250–4.2350/bu+0.02−35–−24¢/BuJuly (N)4.2896
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3250–4.5350/bu+0.02−15–+6¢/BuJuly (N)4.4821
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4050–4.4750/bu+0.02−7–0¢/BuJuly (N)4.6450
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4050–4.4750/bu+0.02−7–0¢/BuJuly (N)4.6550
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.