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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, May 13
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1950/bu+0.02−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.6500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5750/bu+0.01−15¢/BuJuly (N)11.7875
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9550–10.2450/bu+0.02−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.5871
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2750–10.4550/bu+0.01−45–−27¢/BuJuly (N)11.7493
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.7050–10.9750/bu+0.00−2–+25¢/BuJuly (N)12.1710
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6750–11.0750/bu+0.01−5–+35¢/BuJuly (N)12.1300
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6750–11.0750/bu+0.01−5–+35¢/BuJuly (N)12.1300
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5050/bu+0.04−9¢/BuNovember (X)11.9000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8350/bu+0.00+11¢/BuJuly (N)12.2350
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1650–10.2150/bu+0.02−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)11.7350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5150–10.7250/bu+0.01−21–0¢/BuJuly (N)11.9700
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2450–10.3450/bu+0.02−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.7500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7050–10.7750/bu+0.01−2–+5¢/BuJuly (N)12.0175
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9150–10.2950/bu+0.02−68–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.4980
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3250–10.8750/bu+0.01−40–+15¢/BuJuly (N)11.8750
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0450–10.1950/bu+0.02−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.5920
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1550–10.3550/bu+0.01−57–−37¢/BuJuly (N)11.6830
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1450–10.2950/bu+0.02−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.6600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3750–10.7750/bu+0.01−35–+5¢/BuJuly (N)11.9025
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0750–10.2450/bu+0.02−52–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.6447
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3750–10.5850/bu+0.01−35–−14¢/BuJuly (N)11.8175
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0450–10.2250/bu+0.02−55–−37¢/BuNovember (X)11.5917
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2350–10.6350/bu+0.01−49–−9¢/BuJuly (N)11.8636

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8225–4.8725/bu+0.02−35–−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7725/bu+0.02−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7725/bu+0.02−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5725–4.6725/bu+0.02−60–−50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.8225–5.1225/bu+0.02−35–−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.6100

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2900/bu+0.05−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5850/bu+0.06+16¢/BuJuly (N)4.7350
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0400–4.0900/bu+0.05−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5967
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3150–4.4850/bu+0.06−11–+6¢/BuJuly (N)4.4792
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1100/bu+0.05−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4150–4.4650/bu+0.06−1–+4¢/BuJuly (N)4.5381
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7500–4.2600/bu+0.05−66–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0850–4.5750/bu+0.06−34–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.3850
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0100–4.1100/bu+0.05−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5917
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0050–4.3250/bu+0.06−42–−10¢/BuJuly (N)4.4293
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0100–4.0600/bu+0.05−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5538
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0650–4.2750/bu+0.06−36–−15¢/BuJuly (N)4.3793
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9500–4.1600/bu+0.05−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1250–4.3050/bu+0.06−30–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.3956
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8600–4.2000/bu+0.05−55–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5114
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9850–4.3950/bu+0.06−44–−3¢/BuJuly (N)4.4225
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0100–4.0600/bu+0.05−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2650–4.2950/bu+0.06−16–−13¢/BuJuly (N)4.3930
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8900–4.0600/bu+0.05−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5186
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0750–4.2150/bu+0.06−35–−21¢/BuJuly (N)4.3750
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2750–4.5250/bu+0.06−15–+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.5571
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3550–4.4250/bu+0.06−7–0¢/BuJuly (N)4.7550
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3550–4.4250/bu+0.06−7–0¢/BuJuly (N)4.7650
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.