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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, May 12
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9300/bu+0.10−12¢/BuNovember (X)10.5050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4475/bu+0.14+18¢/BuJuly (N)10.8350
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6200–11.6700/bu+0.10−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)10.1917
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0175–12.1075/bu+0.14−25–−16¢/BuJuly (N)10.6050
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7000–11.7500/bu+0.10−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.2700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1175–12.1675/bu+0.14−15–−10¢/BuJuly (N)10.7350
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3200–11.8500/bu+0.10−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.0810
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8775–12.4975/bu+0.14−39–+23¢/BuJuly (N)10.5030
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3000–11.7000/bu+0.10−75–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.1250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6475–12.0975/bu+0.14−62–−17¢/BuJuly (N)10.2400
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6000–11.7000/bu+0.10−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.2050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9175–12.1375/bu+0.14−35–−13¢/BuJuly (N)10.5975
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5400–11.7500/bu+0.10−51–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.1800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9175–12.0975/bu+0.14−35–−17¢/BuJuly (N)10.4725
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5000–11.6500/bu+0.10−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.1536
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0175–12.1875/bu+0.16−25–−8¢/BuJuly (N)10.4750
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7000/bu+0.10−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.1950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9675–12.0375/bu+0.14−30–−23¢/BuJuly (N)10.5750
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4600–11.6400/bu+0.10−59–−41¢/BuNovember (X)10.0964
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7675–12.0975/bu+0.14−50–−17¢/BuJuly (N)10.3521
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.3175–12.4175/bu+0.14+5–+15¢/BuJuly (N)10.8070
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1175/bu+0.14−15¢/BuJuly (N)10.8750
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1175/bu+0.14−15¢/BuJuly (N)10.8750

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.3400/bu+0.45−45¢/BuJuly (N)4.8475
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.3100–6.3900/bu+0.45−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.7725
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.3400–6.3900/bu+0.45−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.6392
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered6.2400–6.6400/bu+0.45−55–−15¢/BuJuly (N)4.9725

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8900/bu+0.04−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0100/bu+0.04+21¢/BuJuly (N)4.5850
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6700–4.7200/bu+0.04−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0633
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6600–4.7200/bu+0.05−14–−8¢/BuJuly (N)4.3683
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7200–4.7700/bu+0.04−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7300–4.8000/bu+0.05−7–0¢/BuJuly (N)4.4375
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3200–4.8700/bu+0.04−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9380
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4500–5.0300/bu+0.05−35–+23¢/BuJuly (N)4.2490
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6100–4.6900/bu+0.04−41–−33¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0683
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700–4.6100/bu+0.05−43–−19¢/BuJuly (N)4.1364
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6200–4.6700/bu+0.04−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4500–4.6400/bu+0.02−35–−16¢/BuJuly (N)4.1550
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5800–4.7700/bu+0.04−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5000–4.7000/bu+0.05−30–−10¢/BuJuly (N)4.2094
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4900–4.8000/bu+0.04−53–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0088
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5700–4.7600/bu+0.03−23–−4¢/BuJuly (N)4.2513
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6700–4.7200/bu+0.04−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6000–4.7200/bu+0.05−20–−8¢/BuJuly (N)4.2800
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6000–4.6700/bu+0.05−42–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9871
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4800–4.5600/bu+0.07−32–−24¢/BuJuly (N)4.1464
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5800–4.8800/bu+0.05−22–+8¢/BuJuly (N)4.3967
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.8500–4.9500/bu+0.05+5–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.3900
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.8500–4.9500/bu+0.05+5–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.3900
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.