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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, May 21
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7275/bu+0.07−14¢/BuNovember (X)10.4625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1425/bu+0.05+20¢/BuJuly (N)10.8150
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4375–11.4875/bu+0.07−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)10.1492
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7425–11.7925/bu+0.06−20–−15¢/BuJuly (N)10.5683
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5175–11.5675/bu+0.07−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.2275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8225–11.8625/bu+0.06−12–−8¢/BuJuly (N)10.6700
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1375–11.6675/bu+0.07−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.0385
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5525–12.1725/bu+0.04−39–+23¢/BuJuly (N)10.4690
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1175–11.4175/bu+0.07−75–−45¢/BuNovember (X)10.0725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3225–11.4925/bu+0.06−62–−45¢/BuJuly (N)10.1950
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4175–11.5175/bu+0.07−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.1563
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5925–11.8125/bu+0.06−35–−13¢/BuJuly (N)10.5600
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3575–11.5675/bu+0.07−51–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.1375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5925–11.8225/bu+0.06−35–−12¢/BuJuly (N)10.4338
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3175–11.4675/bu+0.07−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.1111
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6925–11.8625/bu+0.06−25–−8¢/BuJuly (N)10.4421
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5175/bu+0.07−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.1525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6425–11.6925/bu+0.06−30–−25¢/BuJuly (N)10.5250
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2775–11.4675/bu+0.07−59–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0439
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4425–11.7525/bu+0.06−50–−19¢/BuJuly (N)10.3293
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.8925–12.1925/bu+0.06−5–+25¢/BuJuly (N)10.7590
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8425/bu+0.06−10¢/BuJuly (N)10.8250
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7925/bu+0.06−15¢/BuJuly (N)10.8250

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0250/bu+0.13−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.1200
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9950–6.0750/bu+0.13−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.0450
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0250–6.0750/bu+0.13−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.9117
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.9250–6.3250/bu+0.13−55–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.2450

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6800/bu+0.04−17¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8225/bu+0.05+20¢/BuJuly (N)4.8400
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5000–4.5500/bu+0.04−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1858
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4825–4.5425/bu+0.04−14–−8¢/BuJuly (N)4.6150
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5500–4.6000/bu+0.04−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5525–4.6225/bu+0.04−7–0¢/BuJuly (N)4.6750
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1500–4.7000/bu+0.04−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0605
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2625–4.8525/bu+0.03−36–+23¢/BuJuly (N)4.4780
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4500–4.5000/bu+0.04−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1908
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1925–4.4025/bu+0.04−43–−22¢/BuJuly (N)4.3657
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4000–4.5000/bu+0.04−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1613
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2925–4.4625/bu+0.04−33–−16¢/BuJuly (N)4.4000
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4100–4.6000/bu+0.04−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3225–4.5225/bu+0.04−30–−10¢/BuJuly (N)4.4188
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3200–4.6300/bu+0.04−53–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1313
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4425–4.5725/bu+0.04−18–−5¢/BuJuly (N)4.4813
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5000–4.5500/bu+0.04−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4225–4.5425/bu+0.04−20–−8¢/BuJuly (N)4.4850
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4300–4.5000/bu+0.04−42–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1096
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3025–4.4025/bu+0.04−32–−22¢/BuJuly (N)4.3971
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4025–4.7425/bu+0.04−22–+12¢/BuJuly (N)4.6167
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7125/bu+0.04+9¢/BuJuly (N)4.6950
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6725–4.7725/bu+0.04+5–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.6950
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.