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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, May 23
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4150/bu+0.05−9¢/BuNovember (X)12.0450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7325/bu+0.08+13¢/BuJuly (N)12.6800
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0750–10.1250/bu+0.05−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)11.8800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4525–10.6525/bu+0.01−15–+5¢/BuJuly (N)12.4183
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1550–10.2550/bu+0.05−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.8950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5525–10.6525/bu+0.07−5–+5¢/BuJuly (N)12.4700
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8250–10.2050/bu+0.05−68–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.6590
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2125–10.7525/bu+0.08−39–+15¢/BuJuly (N)12.2540
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9550–10.1050/bu+0.05−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.7610
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0325–10.2125/bu+0.07−57–−39¢/BuJuly (N)12.1220
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0050–10.2050/bu+0.05−50–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.8063
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3025–10.6525/bu+0.07−30–+5¢/BuJuly (N)12.2475
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9850–10.1550/bu+0.05−52–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.7933
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2525–10.4625/bu+0.07−35–−14¢/BuJuly (N)12.1769
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9550–10.1350/bu+0.05−55–−37¢/BuNovember (X)11.7400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1625–10.5325/bu+0.07−44–−7¢/BuJuly (N)12.2757
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1050/bu+0.05−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.7950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4525/bu+0.07−15¢/BuJuly (N)12.1200
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8650–10.1550/bu+0.05−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.7236
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1525–10.3625/bu+0.07−45–−24¢/BuJuly (N)12.1614
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.5925–10.8525/bu+0.07−1–+25¢/BuJuly (N)12.5520
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5525–10.9525/bu+0.07−5–+35¢/BuJuly (N)12.5550
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5525–10.9525/bu+0.07−5–+35¢/BuJuly (N)12.5050

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0750–5.1250/bu+0.02−35–−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0250/bu+0.02−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0250/bu+0.02−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8250–4.9250/bu+0.02−60–−50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.0750–5.3750/bu+0.02−35–−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.7575

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3875/bu+0.03−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8050/bu+0.04+21¢/BuJuly (N)4.7975
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1375–4.1875/bu+0.03−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5658
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5750–4.6050/bu+0.03−2–+1¢/BuJuly (N)4.5842
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2075/bu+0.03−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5850–4.6950/bu+0.04−1–+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.6150
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8475–4.3575/bu+0.03−66–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2850–4.7450/bu+0.04−31–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.4175
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1075–4.2075/bu+0.03−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5642
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2250–4.4750/bu+0.03−37–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.4089
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1075–4.1575/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5238
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2950–4.4750/bu+0.04−30–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.3461
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0475–4.2575/bu+0.03−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5169
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2950–4.5050/bu+0.04−30–−9¢/BuJuly (N)4.3869
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9575–4.2975/bu+0.03−55–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1850–4.6250/bu+0.04−41–+3¢/BuJuly (N)4.4500
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1075–4.1575/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4350–4.4650/bu+0.04−16–−13¢/BuJuly (N)4.3675
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9875–4.1575/bu+0.03−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4911
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2450–4.4550/bu+0.04−35–−14¢/BuJuly (N)4.3675
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4450–4.6550/bu+0.04−15–+6¢/BuJuly (N)4.5792
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6250–4.6950/bu+0.04+3–+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.6375
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5250–4.7950/bu+0.04−7–+20¢/BuJuly (N)4.7275
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.