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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, May 1
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7075/bu+0.10−12¢/BuNovember (X)10.1950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2525/bu+0.08+22¢/BuJuly (N)10.7600
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3975–11.4475/bu+0.10−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.9017
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5275–11.8775/bu+0.06−35–0¢/BuMay (K)10.4904
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4775–11.5275/bu+0.10−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.9800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7275–11.9375/bu+0.06−15–+6¢/BuMay (K)10.6125
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0975–11.6275/bu+0.10−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7410
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7725–12.2625/bu+0.11−26–+23¢/BuJuly (N)10.4315
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1575–11.3775/bu+0.06−67–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.8350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3775–11.6125/bu+0.07−50–−42¢/BuMay (K)10.1271
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3775–11.4775/bu+0.10−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6125–11.9325/bu+0.15−42–−10¢/BuJuly (N)10.4397
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3175–11.5275/bu+0.10−51–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.8894
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4975–11.8625/bu+0.06−38–−17¢/BuMay (K)10.3109
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2775–11.4275/bu+0.10−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8279
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5975–12.0825/bu+0.06−28–+5¢/BuMay (K)10.4175
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4775/bu+0.10−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7475–11.7825/bu+0.10−13–−25¢/BuMay (K)10.3325
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2675–11.4775/bu+0.10−56–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8164
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5275–11.7375/bu+0.11−35–−14¢/BuMay (K)10.2421
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.9875–12.2325/bu+0.06+11–+20¢/BuMay (K)10.7120
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7775/bu—−10¢/BuMay (K)10.7300
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7775/bu+0.06−10¢/BuMay (K)10.7300

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9275/bu+0.01−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.1050
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8975–5.9775/bu+0.01−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.0300
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9775/bu+0.01−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.8967
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.8450–6.0950/bu+0.06−40–−15¢/BuMay (K)5.2400

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8575/bu+0.05−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0525/bu+0.06+25¢/BuJuly (N)4.8800
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6375–4.6875/bu+0.05−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1508
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5325–4.7425/bu+0.04−15–+6¢/BuMay (K)4.6379
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6875–4.7375/bu+0.05−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6825–4.8025/bu+0.040¢/BuMay (K)4.6856
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2875–4.8375/bu+0.05−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9985
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6025–5.0525/bu+0.12−20–+25¢/BuJuly (N)4.5950
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5875–4.6375/bu+0.05−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1608
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3325–4.5525/bu+0.03−35–−13¢/BuMay (K)4.3714
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5875–4.6375/bu+0.05−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3825–4.6425/bu+0.04−30–−16¢/BuMay (K)4.4263
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5475–4.7375/bu+0.05−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1375
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4125–4.7025/bu+0.04−27–−10¢/BuMay (K)4.4577
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4575–4.7675/bu+0.05−53–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4925–4.9125/bu+0.04−19–+11¢/BuMay (K)4.5568
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6375–4.6875/bu+0.05−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5325–4.6125/bu+0.04−15–−19¢/BuMay (K)4.4938
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5575–4.6375/bu+0.05−43–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0811
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4425–4.6025/bu+0.04−24–−20¢/BuMay (K)4.4150
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5825–4.8825/bu+0.06−22–+8¢/BuJuly (N)4.6588
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7825–4.8525/bu—+10–+5¢/BuMay (K)4.6650
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7525–4.8525/bu+0.09+7–+5¢/BuMay (K)4.6600
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.