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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, May 6
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6350/bu+0.14−12¢/BuNovember (X)10.1100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1275/bu+0.20+18¢/BuJuly (N)10.5225
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3250–11.3750/bu+0.14−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.8167
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7375–11.7875/bu+0.11−21–−16¢/BuJuly (N)10.3092
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4050–11.4550/bu+0.14−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.8950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6400–11.8575/bu+0.17−15–−9¢/BuMay (K)10.4025
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0250–11.5550/bu+0.14−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7060
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6075–12.1775/bu+0.17−34–+23¢/BuJuly (N)10.2375
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0550–11.4050/bu+0.16−70–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3275–11.7775/bu+0.17−62–−17¢/BuJuly (N)9.9442
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3050–11.4050/bu+0.14−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5975–11.8175/bu+0.17−35–−13¢/BuJuly (N)10.2750
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2450–11.4550/bu+0.14−51–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.8050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5575–11.7775/bu+0.17−39–−17¢/BuJuly (N)10.1506
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2050–11.3550/bu+0.14−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7786
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6775–11.9175/bu+0.17−27–−3¢/BuJuly (N)10.1654
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4050/bu+0.14−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6475–11.7175/bu+0.17−30–−23¢/BuJuly (N)10.2092
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1950–11.3450/bu+0.14−56–−41¢/BuNovember (X)9.7229
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4475–11.7075/bu+0.17−50–−24¢/BuJuly (N)10.0296
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.9675–12.1475/bu+0.15+2–+20¢/BuJuly (N)10.5125
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7975/bu+0.17−15¢/BuJuly (N)10.5425
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7975/bu+0.17−15¢/BuJuly (N)10.5425

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7225/bu+0.11−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.0175
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6925–5.7725/bu+0.11−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.9425
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7225–5.7725/bu+0.16−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.8092
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.6225–6.0225/bu+0.11−55–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.1425

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7700/bu+0.11−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9050/bu+0.14+22¢/BuJuly (N)4.6725
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5500–4.6000/bu+0.11−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0608
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5450–4.6050/bu+0.11−14–−8¢/BuJuly (N)4.4508
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6000–4.6500/bu+0.11−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5275–4.6850/bu+0.130¢/BuMay (K)4.4875
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2000–4.7500/bu+0.11−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9355
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3950–4.9350/bu+0.12−29–+25¢/BuJuly (N)4.3500
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4900–4.5500/bu+0.12−41–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0658
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2550–4.4950/bu+0.12−43–−19¢/BuJuly (N)4.2068
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5000–4.5500/bu+0.11−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2275–4.5250/bu+0.13−30–−16¢/BuMay (K)4.2200
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4600–4.6500/bu+0.11−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3550–4.5850/bu+0.12−33–−10¢/BuJuly (N)4.2700
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700–4.6800/bu+0.11−53–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0063
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4750–4.7050/bu+0.12−21–+2¢/BuJuly (N)4.3611
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5500–4.6000/bu+0.11−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4850–4.6050/bu+0.12−20–−8¢/BuJuly (N)4.3425
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4800–4.5500/bu+0.11−42–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9846
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3550–4.4850/bu+0.12−33–−20¢/BuJuly (N)4.2168
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4650–4.7650/bu+0.12−22–+8¢/BuJuly (N)4.4542
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7050–4.7350/bu+0.12+2–+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.4575
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7050–4.7350/bu+0.12+2–+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.4575
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.