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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, May 14
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7350/bu+0.24−10¢/BuNovember (X)10.2625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1050/bu+0.37+18¢/BuJuly (N)10.6225
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4050–11.4550/bu+0.24−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.9492
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7250–11.7750/bu+0.32−20–−15¢/BuJuly (N)10.4008
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4850–11.5350/bu+0.24−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.0275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8050–11.8450/bu+0.34−12–−8¢/BuJuly (N)10.5225
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1050–11.6350/bu+0.24−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8385
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5050–12.1550/bu+0.40−42–+23¢/BuJuly (N)10.2885
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0850–11.3850/bu+0.19−75–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.8825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3050–11.4750/bu+0.37−62–−45¢/BuJuly (N)10.0375
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3850–11.4850/bu+0.24−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9563
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5750–11.7950/bu+0.37−35–−13¢/BuJuly (N)10.3913
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3250–11.5350/bu+0.24−51–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.9375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5750–11.7550/bu+0.37−35–−17¢/BuJuly (N)10.2550
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2850–11.4350/bu+0.24−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9111
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6750–11.8150/bu+0.37−25–−11¢/BuJuly (N)10.2668
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4850/bu+0.24−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6250–11.6950/bu+0.37−30–−23¢/BuJuly (N)10.3625
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2450–11.4550/bu+0.24−59–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.8439
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4250–11.7550/bu+0.37−50–−17¢/BuJuly (N)10.1454
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.9750–12.1250/bu+0.37+5–+20¢/BuJuly (N)10.5885
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7750/bu+0.37−15¢/BuJuly (N)10.6625
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7750/bu+0.37−15¢/BuJuly (N)10.6625

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1300/bu+0.18−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.0025
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1000–6.1800/bu+0.18−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.9275
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1300–6.1800/bu+0.18−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.7942
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered6.0300–6.4300/bu+0.18−55–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.1275

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7825/bu+0.12−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8950/bu+0.13+22¢/BuJuly (N)4.6450
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5625–4.6125/bu+0.12−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0408
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5350–4.5950/bu+0.13−14–−8¢/BuJuly (N)4.4483
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6125–4.6625/bu+0.12−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6050–4.6750/bu+0.13−7–0¢/BuJuly (N)4.4975
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2125–4.7625/bu+0.12−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9155
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3050–4.9050/bu+0.15−37–+23¢/BuJuly (N)4.3030
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5025–4.5625/bu+0.12−41–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0458
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2450–4.4850/bu+0.13−43–−19¢/BuJuly (N)4.2036
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4625–4.5625/bu+0.17−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3550–4.5150/bu+0.10−32–−16¢/BuJuly (N)4.2375
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4725–4.6625/bu+0.12−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3750–4.5750/bu+0.13−30–−10¢/BuJuly (N)4.2700
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3825–4.6925/bu+0.12−53–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9863
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4450–4.6150/bu+0.13−23–−6¢/BuJuly (N)4.3113
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5625–4.6125/bu+0.12−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4750–4.5950/bu+0.13−20–−8¢/BuJuly (N)4.3400
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4925–4.5625/bu+0.12−42–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9646
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3550–4.4350/bu+0.13−32–−24¢/BuJuly (N)4.2193
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4550–4.7750/bu+0.13−22–+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.4567
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7250–4.8250/bu+0.13+5–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.4500
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7250–4.8250/bu+0.13+5–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.4500
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.