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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, May 22
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4625/bu+0.03−9¢/BuNovember (X)12.0100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8150/bu+0.06+14¢/BuJuly (N)12.5625
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1225–10.1725/bu+0.03−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)11.8450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4650–10.7250/bu+0.05−21–+5¢/BuJuly (N)12.3208
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2025–10.3025/bu+0.03−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.8600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6250–10.7250/bu+0.05−5–+5¢/BuJuly (N)12.3650
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8725–10.2525/bu+0.03−68–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.6200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2950–10.8250/bu+0.06−38–+15¢/BuJuly (N)12.1765
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0025–10.1525/bu+0.03−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.7260
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1050–10.2850/bu+0.05−57–−39¢/BuJuly (N)12.0285
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0525–10.2525/bu+0.03−50–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.7713
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3750–10.7250/bu+0.05−30–+5¢/BuJuly (N)12.1600
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0325–10.2025/bu+0.03−52–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.7569
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3250–10.5350/bu+0.05−35–−14¢/BuJuly (N)12.0844
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0025–10.1825/bu+0.03−55–−37¢/BuNovember (X)11.7017
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2350–10.6050/bu+0.05−44–−7¢/BuJuly (N)12.1696
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1525/bu+0.03−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.7600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5250/bu+0.05−15¢/BuJuly (N)12.0325
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9125–10.2025/bu+0.03−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.6886
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2250–10.4150/bu+0.05−45–−26¢/BuJuly (N)12.0639
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.6650–10.9250/bu+0.05−1–+25¢/BuJuly (N)12.4565
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6250–11.0250/bu+0.05−5–+35¢/BuJuly (N)12.4675
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6250–11.0250/bu+0.05−5–+35¢/BuJuly (N)12.4175

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0950–5.1450/bu+0.05−35–−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0450/bu+0.05−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0450/bu+0.05−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8450–4.9450/bu+0.05−60–−50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.0950–5.3950/bu+0.05−35–−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.7650

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4125/bu+0.02−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8400/bu+0.03+21¢/BuJuly (N)4.7700
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1625–4.2125/bu+0.02−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5483
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6000–4.6400/bu+0.02−3–+1¢/BuJuly (N)4.5767
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2325/bu+0.02−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6200–4.7300/bu+0.02−1–+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.6000
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8725–4.3825/bu+0.02−66–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3200–4.7800/bu+0.02−31–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.4020
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1325–4.2325/bu+0.02−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5467
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2500–4.5100/bu+0.02−38–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.3986
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1325–4.1825/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5063
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3300–4.5100/bu+0.02−30–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.3386
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0725–4.2825/bu+0.02−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3300–4.5400/bu+0.02−30–−9¢/BuJuly (N)4.3663
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9825–4.3225/bu+0.02−55–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4421
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2200–4.6600/bu+0.03−41–+3¢/BuJuly (N)4.4288
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1325–4.1825/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4700–4.5000/bu+0.02−16–−13¢/BuJuly (N)4.3600
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0125–4.1825/bu+0.02−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4736
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2800–4.4800/bu+0.02−35–−15¢/BuJuly (N)4.3529
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4800–4.6900/bu+0.02−15–+6¢/BuJuly (N)4.5683
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6600–4.7300/bu+0.02+3–+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.6300
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5600–4.8300/bu+0.02−7–+20¢/BuJuly (N)4.7200
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.