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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, May 27
● Bids as filed52 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4175/bu+0.00−9¢/BuNovember (X)11.9550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7550/bu+0.02+13¢/BuJuly (N)12.4750
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0775–10.1275/bu+0.00−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)11.7900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4750–10.6750/bu+0.02−15–+5¢/BuJuly (N)12.2333
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1575–10.2575/bu+0.00−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.8050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5750–10.6750/bu+0.02−5–+5¢/BuJuly (N)12.2850
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8275–10.2075/bu+0.00−68–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.5710
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2350–10.7750/bu+0.02−39–+15¢/BuJuly (N)12.1250
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9575–10.1075/bu+0.00−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.6710
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0550–10.2350/bu+0.02−57–−39¢/BuJuly (N)11.9370
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0075–10.2075/bu+0.00−50–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.7163
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3250–10.6750/bu+0.02−30–+5¢/BuJuly (N)12.0625
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9875–10.1575/bu+0.00−52–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.7013
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2750–10.4850/bu+0.02−35–−14¢/BuJuly (N)11.9938
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9575–10.1375/bu+0.00−55–−37¢/BuNovember (X)11.6517
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2250–10.5550/bu+0.06−40–−7¢/BuJuly (N)12.1050
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1075/bu+0.00−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.7050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4750/bu+0.02−15¢/BuJuly (N)11.9425
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8675–10.1575/bu+0.00−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.6336
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1750–10.3850/bu+0.02−45–−24¢/BuJuly (N)11.9779
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered9.9275/bu—−58¢/BuNovember (X)—
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.6250–10.8750/bu+0.030–+25¢/BuJuly (N)12.3670
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6250–10.9750/bu+0.070–+35¢/BuJuly (N)12.3700
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6250–10.9750/bu+0.070–+35¢/BuJuly (N)12.3200

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9350–4.9850/bu+0.14−35–−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8850/bu+0.14−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8850/bu+0.14−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6850–4.7850/bu+0.14−60–−50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.9350–5.2850/bu+0.14−35–0¢/BuJuly (N)6.7875

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3850/bu+0.00−8¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8050/bu—+21¢/BuJuly (N)4.7750
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0950–4.1450/bu+0.04−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5358
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5750–4.6050/bu—−2–+1¢/BuJuly (N)4.5633
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1650/bu+0.04−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5850–4.6950/bu—−1–+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.5925
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8050–4.3150/bu+0.04−66–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2850–4.7450/bu—−31–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.4010
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0650–4.1650/bu+0.04−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5342
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2250–4.4750/bu—−37–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.3864
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0650–4.1150/bu+0.04−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3050–4.4750/bu+0.01−29–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.3279
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0050–4.2150/bu+0.04−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4869
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2950–4.5050/bu—−30–−9¢/BuJuly (N)4.3600
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9150–4.2550/bu+0.04−55–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4339
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2950–4.6250/bu+0.11−30–+3¢/BuJuly (N)4.4325
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0650–4.1150/bu+0.04−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4350–4.4650/bu—−16–−13¢/BuJuly (N)4.3450
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9450–4.1150/bu+0.04−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4611
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2450–4.4550/bu—−35–−14¢/BuJuly (N)4.3421
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4450–4.6550/bu—−15–+6¢/BuJuly (N)4.5567
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6250–4.6950/bu—+3–+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.6150
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5250–4.7950/bu—−7–+20¢/BuJuly (N)4.7050
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.