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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, May 14
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5225/bu+0.02−9¢/BuNovember (X)11.8700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8875/bu+0.05+11¢/BuJuly (N)12.2150
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1825–10.2325/bu+0.02−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)11.6950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5675–10.7775/bu+0.05−21–0¢/BuJuly (N)11.9600
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2625–10.3625/bu+0.02−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.7100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7575–10.8275/bu+0.05−2–+5¢/BuJuly (N)12.0000
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9325–10.3125/bu+0.02−68–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.4680
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3775–10.9275/bu+0.05−40–+15¢/BuJuly (N)11.8590
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0625–10.2125/bu+0.02−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.5520
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2075–10.3875/bu+0.05−57–−39¢/BuJuly (N)11.6530
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1125–10.3125/bu+0.03−50–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.6213
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4575–10.8275/bu+0.08−32–+5¢/BuJuly (N)11.8988
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0925–10.2625/bu+0.02−52–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.6055
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4275–10.6375/bu+0.05−35–−14¢/BuJuly (N)11.8069
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0625–10.2425/bu+0.02−55–−37¢/BuNovember (X)11.5533
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3275–10.6875/bu+0.09−45–−9¢/BuJuly (N)11.8450
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2125/bu+0.02−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.6100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6275/bu+0.05−15¢/BuJuly (N)11.7775
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9725–10.2625/bu+0.02−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.5471
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3275–10.4975/bu+0.05−45–−28¢/BuJuly (N)11.7479
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.7575–11.0275/bu+0.05−2–+25¢/BuJuly (N)12.1670
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7275–11.1275/bu+0.05−5–+35¢/BuJuly (N)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7275–11.1275/bu+0.05−5–+35¢/BuJuly (N)12.1200

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8975–4.9475/bu+0.08−35–−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8475/bu+0.08−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8475/bu+0.08−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6475–4.7475/bu+0.08−60–−50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.8975–5.1975/bu+0.08−35–−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.5425

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2850/bu+0.01−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6150/bu+0.03+16¢/BuJuly (N)4.7050
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0350–4.0850/bu+0.01−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5567
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3550–4.5150/bu+0.04−10–+6¢/BuJuly (N)4.4690
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1050/bu+0.01−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4450–4.4950/bu+0.03−1–+4¢/BuJuly (N)4.4983
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7450–4.2550/bu+0.01−66–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1050–4.6050/bu+0.02−35–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.3350
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0050–4.1050/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5517
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0350–4.3550/bu+0.03−42–−10¢/BuJuly (N)4.3793
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0050–4.0550/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5138
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1550–4.3050/bu+0.09−30–−15¢/BuJuly (N)4.3279
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9450–4.1550/bu+0.01−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1550–4.3350/bu+0.03−30–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.3450
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8550–4.1950/bu+0.01−55–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0050–4.4250/bu+0.02−45–−3¢/BuJuly (N)4.3675
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0050–4.0550/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2950–4.3250/bu+0.03−16–−13¢/BuJuly (N)4.3430
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8850–4.0550/bu+0.01−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4786
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1050–4.2450/bu+0.03−35–−21¢/BuJuly (N)4.3207
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3050–4.5550/bu+0.03−15–+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.5370
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3850–4.4550/bu+0.03−7–0¢/BuJuly (N)—
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3850–4.4550/bu+0.03−7–0¢/BuJuly (N)4.7150
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.