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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, May 19
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2800/bu+0.02−9¢/BuNovember (X)12.0275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6375/bu+0.03+13¢/BuJuly (N)12.5800
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9400–9.9900/bu+0.02−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)11.8525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2975–10.5275/bu+0.01−21–+2¢/BuJuly (N)12.3600
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0200–10.1200/bu+0.02−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.8675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4875–10.5575/bu+0.01−2–+5¢/BuJuly (N)12.4150
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6900–10.0700/bu+0.02−68–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.6295
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1175–10.6575/bu+0.02−39–+15¢/BuJuly (N)12.2280
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8200–9.9700/bu+0.02−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.7335
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9375–10.1175/bu+0.01−57–−39¢/BuJuly (N)12.0540
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8700–10.0700/bu+0.02−50–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.7788
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1875–10.5575/bu+0.01−32–+5¢/BuJuly (N)12.2475
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8500–10.0200/bu+0.02−52–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.7655
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1575–10.3675/bu+0.01−35–−14¢/BuJuly (N)12.1606
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8200–10.0000/bu+0.02−55–−37¢/BuNovember (X)11.7108
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0475–10.4275/bu+0.00−46–−8¢/BuJuly (N)12.2214
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9700/bu+0.02−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.7675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3575/bu+0.01−15¢/BuJuly (N)12.1125
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7300–10.0200/bu+0.02−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.7032
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0575–10.2275/bu+0.01−45–−28¢/BuJuly (N)12.1243
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.4775–10.7575/bu+0.00−3–+25¢/BuJuly (N)12.5120
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4575–10.8575/bu+0.01−5–+35¢/BuJuly (N)12.5550
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4575–10.8575/bu+0.01−5–+35¢/BuJuly (N)12.5050

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9400–4.9900/bu+0.04−35–−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8900/bu+0.04−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8900/bu+0.04−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6900–4.7900/bu+0.04−60–−50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.9400–5.2400/bu+0.04−35–−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.7225

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2975/bu+0.06−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6550/bu+0.06+18¢/BuJuly (N)4.6850
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0475–4.0975/bu+0.06−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5258
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4150–4.5350/bu+0.08−6–+6¢/BuJuly (N)4.5030
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1175/bu+0.06−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4650–4.5150/bu+0.04−1–+4¢/BuJuly (N)4.5017
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7575–4.2675/bu+0.06−66–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1250–4.6250/bu+0.04−35–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.3230
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0175–4.1175/bu+0.06−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5242
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0550–4.3550/bu+0.04−42–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.3521
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0175–4.0675/bu+0.06−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4838
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1750–4.3250/bu+0.04−30–−15¢/BuJuly (N)4.2993
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9575–4.1675/bu+0.06−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4763
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1750–4.3550/bu+0.04−30–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.3294
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8675–4.2075/bu+0.06−55–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4254
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0250–4.4450/bu+0.04−45–−3¢/BuJuly (N)4.3550
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0175–4.0675/bu+0.06−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3150–4.3450/bu+0.04−16–−13¢/BuJuly (N)4.3230
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8975–4.0675/bu+0.06−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4511
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1250–4.2650/bu+0.04−35–−21¢/BuJuly (N)4.3064
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3250–4.5750/bu+0.04−15–+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.5170
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5050–4.5750/bu+0.04+3–+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.6150
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4050–4.6750/bu+0.04−7–+20¢/BuJuly (N)4.7450
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.