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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, May 7
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6150/bu+0.02−12¢/BuNovember (X)10.1400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1025/bu+0.03+18¢/BuJuly (N)10.5700
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3050–11.3550/bu+0.02−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.8467
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7125–11.7625/bu+0.03−21–−16¢/BuJuly (N)10.3667
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3850–11.4350/bu+0.02−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.9250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6200–11.8225/bu+0.02−15–−10¢/BuMay (K)10.4600
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0050–11.5350/bu+0.02−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7360
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5525–12.1525/bu+0.06−37–+23¢/BuJuly (N)10.2240
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0350–11.3850/bu+0.02−70–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3025–11.7525/bu+0.03−62–−17¢/BuJuly (N)9.9767
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2850–11.3850/bu+0.02−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5725–11.7925/bu+0.03−35–−13¢/BuJuly (N)10.3300
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2250–11.4350/bu+0.02−51–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.8350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5725–11.7525/bu+0.02−35–−17¢/BuJuly (N)10.2100
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1850–11.3350/bu+0.02−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8086
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6525–11.8625/bu+0.03−27–−6¢/BuJuly (N)10.2214
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3850/bu+0.02−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6225–11.6925/bu+0.03−30–−23¢/BuJuly (N)10.2833
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1750–11.3250/bu+0.02−56–−41¢/BuNovember (X)9.7529
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4225–11.7425/bu+0.03−50–−18¢/BuJuly (N)10.0857
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.0025–12.0725/bu+0.04+8–+15¢/BuJuly (N)10.5720
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7725/bu+0.03−15¢/BuJuly (N)10.6000
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7725/bu+0.03−15¢/BuJuly (N)10.6000

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6725/bu+0.05−45¢/BuJuly (N)4.9675
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6425–5.7225/bu+0.05−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.8925
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6725–5.7225/bu+0.05−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.7592
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.5725–5.9725/bu+0.05−55–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.0925

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7650/bu+0.01−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8950/bu+0.01+22¢/BuJuly (N)4.6350
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5450–4.5950/bu+0.01−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0408
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5350–4.5950/bu+0.01−14–−8¢/BuJuly (N)4.4333
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5950–4.6450/bu+0.01−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5275–4.6750/bu—0¢/BuMay (K)4.4875
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1950–4.7450/bu+0.01−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9155
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3250–4.9250/bu+0.07−35–+25¢/BuJuly (N)4.3070
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4850–4.5450/bu+0.01−41–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0458
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2450–4.4850/bu+0.01−43–−19¢/BuJuly (N)4.1779
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4950–4.5450/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2275–4.5150/bu—−30–−16¢/BuMay (K)4.2025
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4550–4.6450/bu+0.01−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3750–4.5750/bu+0.02−30–−10¢/BuJuly (N)4.2538
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3650–4.6750/bu+0.01−53–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9863
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4650–4.6350/bu+0.01−21–−4¢/BuJuly (N)4.3088
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5450–4.5950/bu+0.01−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4750–4.5950/bu+0.01−20–−8¢/BuJuly (N)4.3300
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4750–4.5450/bu+0.01−42–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9646
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3550–4.4750/bu—−32–−20¢/BuJuly (N)4.1936
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4550–4.7550/bu+0.01−22–+8¢/BuJuly (N)4.4333
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6950–4.8250/bu+0.01+2–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.4400
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6950–4.8250/bu+0.01+2–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.4400
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.