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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, May 18
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8700/bu+0.24−14¢/BuNovember (X)10.2800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2900/bu+0.36+16¢/BuJuly (N)10.6375
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5800–11.6300/bu+0.30−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.9667
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9300–11.9800/bu+0.36−20–−15¢/BuJuly (N)10.3875
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6600–11.7100/bu+0.30−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.0450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0100–12.0500/bu+0.36−12–−8¢/BuJuly (N)10.5175
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2800–11.8100/bu+0.30−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8560
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7200–12.3600/bu+0.37−41–+23¢/BuJuly (N)10.2855
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2100–11.5600/bu+0.25−80–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.9000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5100–11.6800/bu+0.36−62–−45¢/BuJuly (N)10.0342
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5600–11.6600/bu+0.30−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9738
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7800–12.0000/bu+0.36−35–−13¢/BuJuly (N)10.3888
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5000–11.7100/bu+0.30−51–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.9550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7800–12.0100/bu+0.36−35–−12¢/BuJuly (N)10.2519
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4600–11.6100/bu+0.30−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9286
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8800–12.0300/bu+0.36−25–−10¢/BuJuly (N)10.2675
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6600/bu+0.30−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8300–11.9000/bu+0.36−30–−23¢/BuJuly (N)10.3575
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4200–11.6200/bu+0.30−59–−39¢/BuNovember (X)9.8614
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6300–11.9400/bu+0.36−50–−19¢/BuJuly (N)10.1389
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.1800–12.3800/bu+0.36+5–+25¢/BuJuly (N)10.5915
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9800/bu—−15¢/BuJuly (N)10.6575
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9800/bu+0.36−15¢/BuJuly (N)10.6575

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1950/bu+0.29−45¢/BuJuly (N)4.9650
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1650–6.2450/bu+0.29−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.8900
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1950–6.2450/bu+0.29−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.7567
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered6.0950–6.4950/bu+0.29−55–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.0900

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8100/bu+0.17−17¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9700/bu+0.21+20¢/BuJuly (N)4.6550
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6300–4.6800/bu+0.17−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0708
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6300–4.6900/bu+0.21−14–−8¢/BuJuly (N)4.4550
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6800–4.7300/bu+0.17−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7000–4.7700/bu+0.21−7–0¢/BuJuly (N)4.4875
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2800–4.8300/bu+0.17−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9455
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4000–5.0000/bu+0.21−37–+23¢/BuJuly (N)4.2910
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5800–4.6300/bu+0.18−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0758
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3400–4.5500/bu+0.21−43–−22¢/BuJuly (N)4.2007
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5300–4.6300/bu+0.17−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0463
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4400–4.6100/bu+0.20−33–−16¢/BuJuly (N)4.2363
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5400–4.7300/bu+0.17−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4700–4.6700/bu+0.21−30–−10¢/BuJuly (N)4.2613
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4500–4.7600/bu+0.17−53–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0163
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5400–4.7100/bu+0.21−23–−6¢/BuJuly (N)4.3050
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6300–4.6800/bu+0.17−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5700–4.6900/bu+0.21−20–−8¢/BuJuly (N)4.3300
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5600–4.6300/bu+0.17−42–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9946
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4500–4.5300/bu+0.21−32–−24¢/BuJuly (N)4.2207
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5500–4.8900/bu+0.21−22–+12¢/BuJuly (N)4.4533
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.8200–4.9200/bu—+5–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.5400
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.8200–4.9200/bu+0.21+5–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.5400
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.