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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, May 16
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2650/bu+0.00−9¢/BuNovember (X)11.8925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6100/bu+0.01+11¢/BuJuly (N)12.3800
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9250–9.9750/bu+0.00−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)11.7175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2900–10.5000/bu+0.01−21–0¢/BuJuly (N)12.1283
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0050–10.1050/bu+0.00−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.7325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4800–10.5500/bu+0.01−2–+5¢/BuJuly (N)12.1975
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6750–10.0550/bu+0.00−68–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.4945
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1000–10.6500/bu+0.01−40–+15¢/BuJuly (N)12.0280
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8050–9.9550/bu+0.00−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.5985
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9300–10.1100/bu+0.01−57–−39¢/BuJuly (N)11.8320
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8550–10.0550/bu+0.00−50–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.6438
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1800–10.5500/bu+0.01−32–+5¢/BuJuly (N)12.0438
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8350–10.0050/bu+0.00−52–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.6294
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1500–10.3600/bu+0.01−35–−14¢/BuJuly (N)11.9563
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8050–9.9850/bu+0.00−55–−37¢/BuNovember (X)11.5758
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0500–10.4000/bu+0.01−45–−10¢/BuJuly (N)12.0114
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9550/bu+0.00−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.6325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3500/bu+0.01−15¢/BuJuly (N)11.9300
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7150–10.0050/bu+0.00−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.5682
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0500–10.2300/bu+0.01−45–−27¢/BuJuly (N)11.9100
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.4800–10.7500/bu+0.01−2–+25¢/BuJuly (N)12.3120
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4500–10.8500/bu—−5–+35¢/BuJuly (N)12.3550
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4500–10.8500/bu+0.01−5–+35¢/BuJuly (N)12.3050

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9000–4.9500/bu+0.08−35–−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8500/bu+0.08−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8500/bu+0.08−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6500–4.7500/bu+0.08−60–−50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.9000–5.1500/bu+0.08−35–−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.3475

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2350/bu+0.03−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5950/bu+0.05+16¢/BuJuly (N)4.6050
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9850–4.0350/bu+0.03−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4483
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3350–4.4950/bu+0.05−10–+6¢/BuJuly (N)4.3930
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0550/bu+0.03−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4250–4.4750/bu+0.05−1–+4¢/BuJuly (N)4.4117
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6950–4.2050/bu+0.03−66–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0850–4.5850/bu+0.05−35–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.2410
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9550–4.0550/bu+0.03−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4467
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0150–4.3150/bu+0.05−42–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.2750
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9550–4.0050/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4088
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1350–4.2850/bu+0.05−30–−15¢/BuJuly (N)4.2179
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8950–4.1050/bu+0.03−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3988
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1350–4.3150/bu+0.05−30–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.2475
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8050–4.1450/bu+0.03−55–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3493
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9850–4.4050/bu+0.05−45–−3¢/BuJuly (N)4.2725
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9550–4.0050/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2750–4.3050/bu+0.05−16–−13¢/BuJuly (N)4.2430
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8350–4.0050/bu+0.03−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3736
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0850–4.2250/bu+0.05−35–−21¢/BuJuly (N)4.2193
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2850–4.5350/bu+0.05−15–+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.4370
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4650–4.5350/bu—+3–+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.5350
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3650–4.6350/bu+0.05−7–+20¢/BuJuly (N)4.6650
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.