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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, May 13
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9775/bu+0.05−10¢/BuNovember (X)10.5225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4700/bu+0.02+18¢/BuJuly (N)10.8875
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6475–11.6975/bu+0.03−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)10.2092
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0400–12.1300/bu+0.02−25–−16¢/BuJuly (N)10.6658
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7275–11.7775/bu+0.03−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.2875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1400–12.1900/bu+0.02−15–−10¢/BuJuly (N)10.7875
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3475–11.8775/bu+0.03−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.0985
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9000–12.5200/bu+0.02−39–+23¢/BuJuly (N)10.5535
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2775–11.6275/bu+0.02−80–−45¢/BuNovember (X)10.1425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6700–11.7900/bu+0.02−62–−50¢/BuJuly (N)10.3025
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6275–11.7275/bu+0.03−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.2163
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9400–12.1600/bu+0.02−35–−13¢/BuJuly (N)10.6563
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5675–11.7775/bu+0.03−51–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.1975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9400–12.1200/bu+0.02−35–−17¢/BuJuly (N)10.5188
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5275–11.6775/bu+0.03−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.1711
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0400–12.2100/bu+0.02−25–−8¢/BuJuly (N)10.5332
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7275/bu+0.03−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.2125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9900–12.0600/bu+0.02−30–−23¢/BuJuly (N)10.6275
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4875–11.6975/bu+0.03−59–−38¢/BuNovember (X)10.1039
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7900–12.1200/bu+0.02−50–−17¢/BuJuly (N)10.4089
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.3400–12.4900/bu+0.02+5–+20¢/BuJuly (N)10.8535
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1400/bu+0.02−15¢/BuJuly (N)10.9275
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1400/bu+0.02−15¢/BuJuly (N)10.9275

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.3050/bu+0.04−45¢/BuJuly (N)4.9225
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2750–6.3550/bu+0.04−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.8475
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.3050–6.3550/bu+0.04−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.7142
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered6.2050–6.6050/bu+0.04−55–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.0475

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9000/bu+0.01−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0275/bu+0.02+22¢/BuJuly (N)4.6150
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6800–4.7300/bu+0.01−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0583
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6675–4.7275/bu+0.01−14–−8¢/BuJuly (N)4.4117
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7300–4.7800/bu+0.01−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7375–4.8075/bu+0.01−7–0¢/BuJuly (N)4.4675
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3300–4.8800/bu+0.01−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9330
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4575–5.0375/bu+0.01−35–+23¢/BuJuly (N)4.2730
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6200–4.6800/bu+0.01−41–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0633
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3775–4.6175/bu+0.01−43–−19¢/BuJuly (N)4.1707
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6300–4.6800/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4575–4.6475/bu+0.01−35–−16¢/BuJuly (N)4.2063
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5900–4.7800/bu+0.01−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5075–4.7075/bu+0.01−30–−10¢/BuJuly (N)4.2394
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5000–4.8100/bu+0.01−53–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0038
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5775–4.7675/bu+0.01−23–−4¢/BuJuly (N)4.2813
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6800–4.7300/bu+0.01−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6075–4.7275/bu+0.01−20–−8¢/BuJuly (N)4.3100
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6100–4.6800/bu+0.01−42–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9821
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4875–4.5675/bu+0.01−32–−24¢/BuJuly (N)4.1836
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5875–4.9075/bu+0.01−22–+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.4267
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.8575–4.9575/bu+0.01+5–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.4200
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.8575–4.9575/bu+0.01+5–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.4200
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.