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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Jun 4
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0325/bu+0.07−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0325/bu+0.07−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8325–4.9325/bu+0.07−60–−50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.2325–5.4325/bu+0.07−20–0¢/BuJuly (N)6.2525
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0825–5.1325/bu+0.07−35–−30¢/BuJuly (N)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3675/bu+0.05−7¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6075/bu+0.01+22¢/BuJuly (N)4.6325
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675–4.1175/bu+0.05−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2733
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3475–4.3975/bu+0.02−4–+1¢/BuJuly (N)4.3925
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1375/bu+0.05−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3775–4.4875/bu+0.00−1–+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.4275
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7775–4.2875/bu+0.05−66–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1175–4.5375/bu+0.05−27–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.2645
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0375–4.1375/bu+0.05−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2717
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0475–4.2875/bu+0.03−34–−10¢/BuJuly (N)4.1868
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8375–4.0875/bu+0.05−60–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1275–4.3175/bu+0.00−26–−7¢/BuJuly (N)4.1392
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9775–4.1875/bu+0.05−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2288
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1275–4.2975/bu+0.00−26–−9¢/BuJuly (N)4.1465
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8875–4.2275/bu+0.05−55–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1857
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0375–4.4675/bu+0.00−35–+8¢/BuJuly (N)4.2800
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0375–4.0875/bu+0.05−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2275–4.2875/bu+0.00−16–−10¢/BuJuly (N)4.1545
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9175–4.0875/bu+0.05−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1986
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0575–4.2275/bu+0.00−33–−16¢/BuJuly (N)4.1808
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3275–4.4675/bu+0.00−6–+8¢/BuJuly (N)4.3908
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4875/bu+0.00+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.4025
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4875/bu+0.00+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.4025

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1600/bu+0.04−9¢/BuNovember (X)11.3850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6700/bu+0.05+22¢/BuJuly (N)11.9825
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8200–9.8700/bu+0.04−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)11.1900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3000–10.5000/bu+0.04−15–+5¢/BuJuly (N)11.7475
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9000–10.0000/bu+0.04−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.2150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4300–10.5000/bu+0.04−2–+5¢/BuJuly (N)11.7775
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5700–9.9500/bu+0.04−68–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.9950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1700–10.6000/bu+0.02−28–+15¢/BuJuly (N)11.6225
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7000–9.8500/bu+0.04−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.0710
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8800–10.1300/bu+0.04−57–−32¢/BuJuly (N)11.4405
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8000–9.9500/bu+0.04−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.1163
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1900–10.5000/bu+0.04−26–+5¢/BuJuly (N)11.5458
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7300–9.9000/bu+0.04−52–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.1011
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1000–10.3500/bu+0.04−35–−10¢/BuJuly (N)11.5194
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7000–9.8800/bu+0.04−55–−37¢/BuNovember (X)11.0617
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1700–10.4800/bu+0.04−28–+3¢/BuJuly (N)11.6196
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8500/bu+0.04−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.1050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3000–10.3500/bu+0.04−15–−10¢/BuJuly (N)11.4600
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6100–9.9100/bu+0.04−64–−34¢/BuNovember (X)11.0336
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0500–10.3000/bu+0.04−40–−15¢/BuJuly (N)11.5011
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.5000–10.7000/bu+0.04+5–+25¢/BuJuly (N)11.8825
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4500–10.8000/bu+0.040–+35¢/BuJuly (N)11.8725
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4500–10.8000/bu+0.040–+35¢/BuJuly (N)11.8475
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.