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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, May 9
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1950/bu+0.06−11¢/BuNovember (X)11.9075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6375/bu+0.07+12¢/BuJuly (N)12.3200
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8750–9.9250/bu+0.06−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)11.7875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3875–10.5175/bu+0.07−13–0¢/BuJuly (N)12.0417
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9550–10.0550/bu+0.06−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.7575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4975–10.5675/bu+0.07−2–+5¢/BuJuly (N)12.0775
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6250–10.0050/bu+0.06−68–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.5155
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1175–10.6675/bu+0.07−40–+15¢/BuJuly (N)11.9540
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7550–9.9050/bu+0.06−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.5995
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9475–10.1875/bu+0.07−57–−33¢/BuJuly (N)11.7725
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8550–10.0050/bu+0.06−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.6675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1675–10.5675/bu+0.08−35–+5¢/BuJuly (N)11.8900
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7850–9.9550/bu+0.06−52–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.6502
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1675–10.3775/bu+0.07−35–−14¢/BuJuly (N)11.8556
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7550–9.9350/bu+0.06−55–−37¢/BuNovember (X)11.5992
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1675–10.4275/bu+0.07−35–−9¢/BuJuly (N)11.9414
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9050/bu+0.06−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.6575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3675/bu+0.12−15¢/BuJuly (N)11.8325
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6650–9.9550/bu+0.06−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.5946
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0975–10.2775/bu+0.07−42–−24¢/BuJuly (N)11.8571
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.5075–10.8175/bu+0.07−1–+30¢/BuJuly (N)12.2240
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4675–10.8675/bu+0.07−5–+35¢/BuJuly (N)12.1750
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4675–10.8675/bu+0.07−5–+35¢/BuJuly (N)12.1750

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8675–4.9175/bu+0.08−35–−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8175/bu+0.08−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8175/bu+0.08−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6175–4.7175/bu+0.08−60–−50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.8675–5.1675/bu+0.08−35–−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.5200

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3000/bu+0.03−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6575/bu+0.02+16¢/BuJuly (N)4.8175
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0500–4.1000/bu+0.03−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4175–4.5575/bu+0.02−8–+6¢/BuJuly (N)4.6042
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1200/bu+0.03−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4875–4.5375/bu+0.02−1–+4¢/BuJuly (N)4.6425
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7600–4.2700/bu+0.03−66–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1575–4.6475/bu+0.02−34–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.4575
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0200–4.1200/bu+0.03−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6017
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0775–4.3775/bu+0.02−42–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.4661
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0200–4.0700/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5550
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1375–4.3475/bu+0.02−36–−15¢/BuJuly (N)4.4046
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9600–4.1700/bu+0.03−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5506
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1875–4.3775/bu+0.02−31–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.4169
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8700–4.2100/bu+0.03−55–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5243
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0475–4.4675/bu+0.01−45–−3¢/BuJuly (N)4.4775
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0200–4.0700/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3375–4.3675/bu+0.02−16–−13¢/BuJuly (N)4.4155
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9000–4.0700/bu+0.03−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5286
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1475–4.2875/bu+0.02−35–−21¢/BuJuly (N)4.4175
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3475–4.5575/bu+0.02−15–+6¢/BuJuly (N)4.6142
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4275–4.4975/bu+0.02−7–0¢/BuJuly (N)4.7775
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4275–4.4975/bu+0.02−7–0¢/BuJuly (N)4.7875
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.