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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, May 21
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4325/bu+0.11−9¢/BuNovember (X)12.0325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7575/bu+0.10+13¢/BuJuly (N)12.6225
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0925–10.1425/bu+0.11−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)11.8675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4175–10.6775/bu+0.10−21–+5¢/BuJuly (N)12.3775
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1725–10.2725/bu+0.11−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.8825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5775–10.6775/bu+0.10−5–+5¢/BuJuly (N)12.4100
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8425–10.2225/bu+0.11−68–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.6425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2375–10.7775/bu+0.10−39–+15¢/BuJuly (N)12.2305
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9725–10.1225/bu+0.11−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.7485
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0575–10.2375/bu+0.10−57–−39¢/BuJuly (N)12.0745
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0225–10.2225/bu+0.11−50–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.7938
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3275–10.6775/bu+0.10−30–+5¢/BuJuly (N)12.2300
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0025–10.1725/bu+0.11−52–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.7808
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2775–10.4875/bu+0.10−35–−14¢/BuJuly (N)12.1419
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9725–10.1525/bu+0.11−55–−37¢/BuNovember (X)11.7242
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1875–10.5475/bu+0.12−44–−8¢/BuJuly (N)12.2211
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1225/bu+0.11−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.7825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4775/bu+0.10−15¢/BuJuly (N)12.1025
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8825–10.1725/bu+0.11−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.7111
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1775–10.3675/bu+0.10−45–−26¢/BuJuly (N)12.1325
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.6175–10.8775/bu+0.10−1–+25¢/BuJuly (N)12.5245
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5775–10.9775/bu+0.10−5–+35¢/BuJuly (N)12.5375
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5775–10.9775/bu+0.10−5–+35¢/BuJuly (N)12.4875

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1425–5.1925/bu+0.03−35–−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0925/bu+0.03−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0925/bu+0.03−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8925–4.9925/bu+0.03−60–−50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.1425–5.4425/bu+0.03−35–−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.7150

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4350/bu+0.07−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8100/bu+0.08+20¢/BuJuly (N)4.7325
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1850–4.2350/bu+0.07−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5233
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5800–4.6200/bu+0.08−3–+1¢/BuJuly (N)4.5308
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2550/bu+0.07−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6000–4.7100/bu+0.07−1–+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.5500
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8950–4.4050/bu+0.07−66–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3000–4.7600/bu+0.11−31–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.3465
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1550–4.2550/bu+0.07−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5217
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2300–4.4900/bu+0.07−38–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.3725
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1550–4.2050/bu+0.07−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4813
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3100–4.4900/bu+0.07−30–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.3096
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0950–4.3050/bu+0.07−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4738
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3100–4.5200/bu+0.07−30–−9¢/BuJuly (N)4.3363
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0050–4.3450/bu+0.07−55–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4171
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1900–4.6200/bu+0.08−42–+1¢/BuJuly (N)4.3800
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1550–4.2050/bu+0.07−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4500–4.4800/bu+0.07−16–−13¢/BuJuly (N)4.3305
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0350–4.2050/bu+0.07−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4486
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2600–4.4600/bu+0.07−35–−15¢/BuJuly (N)4.3196
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4600–4.6700/bu+0.07−15–+6¢/BuJuly (N)4.5358
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6400–4.7100/bu+0.07+3–+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.6025
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5400–4.8100/bu+0.07−7–+20¢/BuJuly (N)4.6925
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.