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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, May 11
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8275/bu+0.05−12¢/BuNovember (X)10.4650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3100/bu+0.05+18¢/BuJuly (N)10.8325
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5175–11.5675/bu+0.05−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)10.1717
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8800–11.9700/bu+0.01−25–−16¢/BuJuly (N)10.5942
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5975–11.6475/bu+0.05−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.2500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9800–12.0300/bu+0.19−15–−10¢/BuJuly (N)10.7225
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2175–11.7475/bu+0.05−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.0610
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7400–12.3600/bu+0.02−39–+23¢/BuJuly (N)10.4905
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1975–11.5975/bu+0.05−75–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.1050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5100–11.9600/bu+0.05−62–−17¢/BuJuly (N)10.2258
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4975–11.5975/bu+0.05−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.1850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7800–12.0000/bu+0.05−35–−13¢/BuJuly (N)10.5850
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4375–11.6475/bu+0.05−51–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.1600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7800–11.9600/bu+0.05−35–−17¢/BuJuly (N)10.4594
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3975–11.5475/bu+0.05−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.1336
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8600–12.0500/bu+0.05−27–−8¢/BuJuly (N)10.4639
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5975/bu+0.05−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.1750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8300–11.9000/bu+0.05−30–−23¢/BuJuly (N)10.5625
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3575–11.5375/bu+0.02−59–−41¢/BuNovember (X)10.0779
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6300–11.9600/bu+0.05−50–−17¢/BuJuly (N)10.3539
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.1800–12.2800/bu+0.02+5–+15¢/BuJuly (N)10.8065
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9800/bu+0.05−15¢/BuJuly (N)10.8625
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9800/bu+0.05−15¢/BuJuly (N)10.8625

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8900/bu+0.15−45¢/BuJuly (N)4.8275
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8600–5.9400/bu+0.15−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.7525
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8900–5.9400/bu+0.15−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.6192
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.7900–6.1900/bu+0.15−55–−15¢/BuJuly (N)4.9525

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8475/bu+0.04−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9725/bu+0.04+22¢/BuJuly (N)4.6400
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6275–4.6775/bu+0.04−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1083
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6125–4.6725/bu+0.04−14–−8¢/BuJuly (N)4.4233
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6775–4.7275/bu+0.04−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6825–4.7525/bu+0.12−7–0¢/BuJuly (N)4.4925
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2775–4.8275/bu+0.04−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9830
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4025–4.9825/bu+0.03−35–+23¢/BuJuly (N)4.3040
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5675–4.6475/bu+0.04−41–−33¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1133
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3225–4.5625/bu+0.04−43–−19¢/BuJuly (N)4.1857
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5775–4.6275/bu+0.04−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4325–4.5925/bu+0.17−32–−16¢/BuJuly (N)4.2100
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5375–4.7275/bu+0.04−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4525–4.6525/bu+0.04−30–−10¢/BuJuly (N)4.2625
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4475–4.7575/bu+0.04−53–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0538
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5425–4.7125/bu+0.04−21–−4¢/BuJuly (N)4.3075
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6275–4.6775/bu+0.04−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5525–4.6725/bu+0.04−20–−8¢/BuJuly (N)4.3350
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5475–4.6275/bu+0.03−43–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0321
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4125–4.5125/bu+0.04−34–−24¢/BuJuly (N)4.2014
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5325–4.8325/bu+0.04−22–+8¢/BuJuly (N)4.4417
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.8025–4.9025/bu+0.04+5–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.4450
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.8025–4.9025/bu+0.04+5–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.4450
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.