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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, May 12
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4650/bu+0.27−11¢/BuNovember (X)11.9725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8325/bu+0.20+12¢/BuJuly (N)12.3050
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1450–10.1950/bu+0.27−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)11.8075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5025–10.7125/bu+0.12−21–0¢/BuJuly (N)12.0433
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2250–10.3250/bu+0.27−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.8225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6925–10.7625/bu+0.20−2–+5¢/BuJuly (N)12.0675
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8950–10.2750/bu+0.27−68–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.5805
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3125–10.8625/bu+0.20−40–+15¢/BuJuly (N)11.9410
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0250–10.1750/bu+0.27−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.6645
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1425–10.3425/bu+0.20−57–−37¢/BuJuly (N)11.7650
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1250–10.2750/bu+0.27−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.7325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3625–10.7625/bu+0.20−35–+5¢/BuJuly (N)11.9138
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0550–10.2250/bu+0.27−52–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.7145
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3625–10.5725/bu+0.20−35–−14¢/BuJuly (N)11.8638
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0250–10.2050/bu+0.27−55–−37¢/BuNovember (X)11.6642
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2225–10.6225/bu+0.06−49–−9¢/BuJuly (N)11.9336
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1750/bu+0.27−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.7225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5625/bu+0.20−15¢/BuJuly (N)11.8375
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9350–10.2250/bu+0.27−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.6596
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2825–10.4525/bu+0.19−43–−26¢/BuJuly (N)11.8364
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.7025–10.9625/bu+0.20−1–+25¢/BuJuly (N)12.2210
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6625–11.0625/bu+0.20−5–+35¢/BuJuly (N)12.1800
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6625–11.0625/bu+0.20−5–+35¢/BuJuly (N)12.1800

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8025–4.8525/bu+0.07−35–−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7525/bu+0.07−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7525/bu+0.07−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5525–4.6525/bu+0.07−60–−50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.8025–5.1025/bu+0.07−35–−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.7550

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3350/bu+0.04−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6400/bu+0.02+16¢/BuJuly (N)4.8150
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0850–4.1350/bu+0.04−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700–4.5400/bu+0.05−11–+6¢/BuJuly (N)4.5567
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1550/bu+0.04−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4700–4.5200/bu+0.02−1–+4¢/BuJuly (N)4.6025
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7950–4.3050/bu+0.04−66–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1400–4.6300/bu+0.02−34–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.4570
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0550–4.1550/bu+0.04−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6117
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0600–4.3600/bu+0.02−42–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.4879
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0550–4.1050/bu+0.04−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1200–4.3300/bu+0.02−36–−15¢/BuJuly (N)4.4293
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9950–4.2050/bu+0.04−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5638
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1800–4.3600/bu+0.01−30–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.4456
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9050–4.2450/bu+0.04−55–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5314
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0400–4.4500/bu+0.01−44–−3¢/BuJuly (N)4.4888
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0550–4.1050/bu+0.04−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3200–4.3500/bu+0.02−16–−13¢/BuJuly (N)4.4430
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9350–4.1050/bu+0.04−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5386
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1300–4.2700/bu+0.02−35–−21¢/BuJuly (N)4.4307
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3300–4.5400/bu+0.02−15–+6¢/BuJuly (N)4.6117
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4100–4.4800/bu+0.02−7–0¢/BuJuly (N)4.8050
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4100–4.4800/bu+0.02−7–0¢/BuJuly (N)4.8150
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.