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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, May 19
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2550/bu+0.04+16¢/BuJuly (N)10.6600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8900/bu+0.02−14¢/BuNovember (X)10.3200
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6000–11.6500/bu+0.02−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)10.0067
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8950–11.9450/bu+0.04−20–−15¢/BuJuly (N)10.4133
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6800–11.7300/bu+0.02−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.0850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9750–12.0150/bu+0.04−12–−8¢/BuJuly (N)10.5250
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3000–11.8300/bu+0.02−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8960
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6850–12.3250/bu+0.04−41–+23¢/BuJuly (N)10.3140
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2800–11.5800/bu+0.07−75–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.9300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4750–11.6450/bu+0.04−62–−45¢/BuJuly (N)10.0500
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5800–11.6800/bu+0.02−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.0138
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7450–11.9650/bu+0.04−35–−13¢/BuJuly (N)10.4150
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5200–11.7300/bu+0.02−51–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.9950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7450–11.9750/bu+0.04−35–−12¢/BuJuly (N)10.2838
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4800–11.6300/bu+0.02−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9686
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8450–11.9950/bu+0.04−25–−10¢/BuJuly (N)10.2900
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6800/bu+0.02−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.0100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7950–11.8650/bu+0.04−30–−23¢/BuJuly (N)10.3800
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4400–11.6300/bu+0.02−59–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9014
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5950–11.9050/bu+0.04−50–−19¢/BuJuly (N)10.1743
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.1450–12.3450/bu+0.04+5–+25¢/BuJuly (N)10.6060
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9950/bu+0.02−10¢/BuJuly (N)10.6800
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9450/bu+0.04−15¢/BuJuly (N)10.6800

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2225/bu+0.03−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.1350
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1925–6.2725/bu+0.03−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.0600
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2225–6.2725/bu+0.03−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.9267
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered6.1225–6.5225/bu+0.03−55–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.2600

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8075/bu+0.00−17¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9525/bu+0.02+20¢/BuJuly (N)4.7350
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6275–4.6775/bu+0.00−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1383
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6125–4.6725/bu+0.02−14–−8¢/BuJuly (N)4.5283
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6775–4.7275/bu+0.00−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6825–4.7525/bu+0.02−7–0¢/BuJuly (N)4.5775
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2775–4.8275/bu+0.00−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0130
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3825–4.9825/bu+0.02−37–+23¢/BuJuly (N)4.3730
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5675–4.6275/bu+0.01−41–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1433
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3225–4.5325/bu+0.02−43–−22¢/BuJuly (N)4.2793
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5275–4.6275/bu+0.00−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1138
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4225–4.5925/bu+0.02−33–−16¢/BuJuly (N)4.3075
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5375–4.7275/bu+0.00−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4525–4.6525/bu+0.02−30–−10¢/BuJuly (N)4.3313
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4475–4.7575/bu+0.00−53–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0838
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5625–4.6925/bu+0.02−19–−6¢/BuJuly (N)4.3813
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6275–4.6775/bu+0.00−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5525–4.6725/bu+0.02−20–−8¢/BuJuly (N)4.4000
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5575–4.6275/bu+0.00−42–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0621
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4325–4.5325/bu+0.02−32–−22¢/BuJuly (N)4.3064
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5325–4.8725/bu+0.02−22–+12¢/BuJuly (N)4.5250
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7525–4.8425/bu+0.070–+9¢/BuJuly (N)4.6100
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.8025–4.9025/bu+0.02+5–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.6100
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.