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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, May 15
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6275/bu+0.11−8¢/BuNovember (X)10.2650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9300/bu+0.18+16¢/BuJuly (N)10.6100
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2775–11.3275/bu+0.13−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.9517
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5700–11.6200/bu+0.16−20–−15¢/BuJuly (N)10.3883
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3575–11.4075/bu+0.13−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.0300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6500–11.6900/bu+0.16−12–−8¢/BuJuly (N)10.5100
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9775–11.5075/bu+0.13−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8410
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3500–12.0000/bu+0.16−42–+23¢/BuJuly (N)10.2760
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9575–11.2575/bu+0.13−75–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.8850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1500–11.3200/bu+0.16−62–−45¢/BuJuly (N)10.0300
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2575–11.3575/bu+0.13−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9588
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4200–11.6400/bu+0.16−35–−13¢/BuJuly (N)10.3813
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1975–11.4075/bu+0.13−51–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.9400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4200–11.6000/bu+0.16−35–−17¢/BuJuly (N)10.2419
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1575–11.3075/bu+0.13−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9136
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5200–11.6500/bu+0.16−25–−12¢/BuJuly (N)10.2543
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3575/bu+0.13−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4700–11.5400/bu+0.16−30–−23¢/BuJuly (N)10.3500
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1175–11.3275/bu+0.13−59–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.8464
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2700–11.5700/bu+0.16−50–−20¢/BuJuly (N)10.1300
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.8200–11.9700/bu+0.16+5–+20¢/BuJuly (N)10.5760
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6200/bu+0.16−15¢/BuJuly (N)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6200/bu+0.16−15¢/BuJuly (N)10.6500

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9075/bu+0.22−45¢/BuJuly (N)4.9250
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8775–5.9575/bu+0.22−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.8500
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9075–5.9575/bu+0.22−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.7167
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.8075–6.2075/bu+0.22−55–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.0250

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6400/bu+0.14−17¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7575/bu+0.14+20¢/BuJuly (N)4.5950
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4600–4.5100/bu+0.10−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0083
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4175–4.4775/bu+0.12−14–−8¢/BuJuly (N)4.3983
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5100–4.5600/bu+0.10−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4875–4.5575/bu+0.12−7–0¢/BuJuly (N)4.4475
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1100–4.6600/bu+0.10−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8830
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1875–4.7875/bu+0.12−37–+23¢/BuJuly (N)4.2530
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4000–4.4600/bu+0.10−41–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0133
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1275–4.3675/bu+0.12−43–−19¢/BuJuly (N)4.1536
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3600–4.4600/bu+0.10−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9838
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2375–4.3975/bu+0.12−32–−16¢/BuJuly (N)4.1900
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700–4.5600/bu+0.10−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2575–4.4575/bu+0.12−30–−10¢/BuJuly (N)4.2206
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2800–4.5900/bu+0.10−53–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9538
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3275–4.4975/bu+0.12−23–−6¢/BuJuly (N)4.2613
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4600–4.5100/bu+0.10−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3575–4.4775/bu+0.12−20–−8¢/BuJuly (N)4.2900
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3900–4.4600/bu+0.10−42–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9321
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2375–4.3175/bu+0.12−32–−24¢/BuJuly (N)4.1707
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3375–4.6575/bu+0.12−22–+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.4100
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6075–4.7075/bu+0.12+5–+15¢/BuJuly (N)—
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6075–4.7075/bu+0.12+5–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.5000
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.