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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, May 28
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.9525–5.3025/bu+0.02−35–0¢/BuJuly (N)6.7125
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9525–5.0025/bu+0.02−35–−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9025/bu+0.02−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9025/bu+0.02−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7025–4.8025/bu+0.02−60–−50¢/BuJuly (N)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3550/bu+0.03−8¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7200/bu+0.09+21¢/BuJuly (N)4.7025
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0650–4.1150/bu+0.03−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4708
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4900–4.5200/bu+0.09−2–+1¢/BuJuly (N)4.4892
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1350/bu+0.03−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5000–4.6100/bu+0.09−1–+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.5200
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7750–4.2850/bu+0.03−66–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2000–4.6600/bu+0.09−31–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.3325
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0350–4.1350/bu+0.03−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4692
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1400–4.3900/bu+0.09−37–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.3139
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0350–4.0850/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2300–4.4100/bu+0.08−28–−10¢/BuJuly (N)4.2539
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9750–4.1850/bu+0.03−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4219
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2300–4.4200/bu+0.07−28–−9¢/BuJuly (N)4.2875
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8850–4.2250/bu+0.03−55–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3689
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1900–4.5400/bu+0.11−32–+3¢/BuJuly (N)4.3613
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0350–4.0850/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3500–4.3800/bu+0.09−16–−13¢/BuJuly (N)4.2805
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9150–4.0850/bu+0.03−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3961
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1600–4.3700/bu+0.09−35–−14¢/BuJuly (N)4.2768
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3600–4.5700/bu+0.09−15–+6¢/BuJuly (N)4.4842
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5400–4.6100/bu+0.09+3–+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.5425
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4400–4.7100/bu+0.09−7–+20¢/BuJuly (N)4.6575

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2850/bu+0.13−9¢/BuNovember (X)11.8175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6350/bu+0.12+15¢/BuJuly (N)12.3300
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9450–9.9950/bu+0.13−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)11.6525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3350–10.5350/bu+0.14−15–+5¢/BuJuly (N)12.0800
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0250–10.1250/bu+0.13−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.6675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4350–10.5350/bu+0.14−5–+5¢/BuJuly (N)12.1200
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6950–10.0750/bu+0.13−68–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.4295
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1250–10.6350/bu+0.11−36–+15¢/BuJuly (N)11.9520
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8250–9.9750/bu+0.13−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.5335
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9150–10.0950/bu+0.14−57–−39¢/BuJuly (N)11.7800
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9250–10.0750/bu+0.08−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.5788
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1850–10.5350/bu+0.14−30–+5¢/BuJuly (N)11.9175
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8550–10.0250/bu+0.13−52–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.5627
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1350–10.3450/bu+0.14−35–−14¢/BuJuly (N)11.8381
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8250–10.0050/bu+0.13−55–−37¢/BuNovember (X)11.5142
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0850–10.4350/bu+0.14−40–−5¢/BuJuly (N)11.9371
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9750/bu+0.13−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.5675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3350/bu+0.14−15¢/BuJuly (N)11.8000
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7350–10.0250/bu+0.13−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.4961
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0350–10.2450/bu+0.14−45–−24¢/BuJuly (N)11.8343
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.4850–10.7350/bu+0.140–+25¢/BuJuly (N)12.2120
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4850–10.8350/bu+0.140–+35¢/BuJuly (N)12.2150
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4850–10.8350/bu+0.140–+35¢/BuJuly (N)12.1650
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.