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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, May 20
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7950/bu+0.10−14¢/BuNovember (X)10.4325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1875/bu+0.07+19¢/BuJuly (N)10.7575
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5050–11.5550/bu+0.10−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)10.1192
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7975–11.8475/bu+0.10−20–−15¢/BuJuly (N)10.5208
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5850–11.6350/bu+0.10−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.1975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8775–11.9175/bu+0.10−12–−8¢/BuJuly (N)10.6225
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2050–11.7350/bu+0.10−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.0085
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5875–12.2275/bu+0.10−41–+23¢/BuJuly (N)10.4195
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1850–11.4850/bu+0.10−75–−45¢/BuNovember (X)10.0425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3775–11.5475/bu+0.10−62–−45¢/BuJuly (N)10.1475
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4850–11.5850/bu+0.10−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.1263
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6475–11.8675/bu+0.10−35–−13¢/BuJuly (N)10.5125
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4250–11.6350/bu+0.10−51–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.1075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6475–11.8775/bu+0.10−35–−12¢/BuJuly (N)10.3863
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3850–11.5350/bu+0.10−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0811
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7475–11.9075/bu+0.10−25–−9¢/BuJuly (N)10.3904
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5850/bu+0.10−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.1225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6975–11.7675/bu+0.10−30–−23¢/BuJuly (N)10.4775
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3450–11.5350/bu+0.10−59–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0139
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4975–11.7975/bu+0.10−50–−20¢/BuJuly (N)10.2718
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.9475–12.2475/bu+0.20−5–+25¢/BuJuly (N)10.7115
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8975/bu+0.10−10¢/BuJuly (N)10.7775
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8475/bu+0.10−15¢/BuJuly (N)10.7775

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1550/bu+0.07−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.1675
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1250–6.2050/bu+0.07−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.0925
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1550–6.2050/bu+0.07−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.9592
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered6.0550–6.4550/bu+0.07−55–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.2925

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7225/bu+0.09−17¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8675/bu+0.09+21¢/BuJuly (N)4.8100
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5425–4.5925/bu+0.09−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2083
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5175–4.5775/bu+0.10−14–−8¢/BuJuly (N)4.5950
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5925–4.6425/bu+0.09−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5875–4.6575/bu+0.10−7–0¢/BuJuly (N)4.6525
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1925–4.7425/bu+0.09−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0830
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2875–4.8875/bu+0.10−37–+23¢/BuJuly (N)4.4540
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4925–4.5425/bu+0.08−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2133
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2275–4.4375/bu+0.10−43–−22¢/BuJuly (N)4.3457
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4425–4.5425/bu+0.09−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1838
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3275–4.4975/bu+0.10−33–−16¢/BuJuly (N)4.3800
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4525–4.6425/bu+0.09−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3575–4.5575/bu+0.10−30–−10¢/BuJuly (N)4.3950
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3625–4.6725/bu+0.09−53–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1538
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4775–4.6075/bu+0.09−18–−5¢/BuJuly (N)4.4650
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5425–4.5925/bu+0.09−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4575–4.5775/bu+0.10−20–−8¢/BuJuly (N)4.4650
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4725–4.5425/bu+0.09−42–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1321
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3375–4.4375/bu+0.10−32–−22¢/BuJuly (N)4.3757
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4375–4.7775/bu+0.10−22–+12¢/BuJuly (N)4.5833
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7475/bu+0.01+9¢/BuJuly (N)4.6750
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7075–4.8075/bu+0.10+5–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.6750
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.