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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, May 22
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7375/bu+0.01−14¢/BuNovember (X)10.4150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1750/bu+0.03+21¢/BuJuly (N)10.7325
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4475–11.4975/bu+0.01−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)10.1017
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7650–11.8150/bu+0.02−20–−15¢/BuJuly (N)10.5092
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5275–11.5775/bu+0.01−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.1800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8450–11.8850/bu+0.02−12–−8¢/BuJuly (N)10.5975
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1475–11.6775/bu+0.01−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.9910
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5750–12.1950/bu+0.02−39–+23¢/BuJuly (N)10.3945
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1275–11.4275/bu+0.01−75–−45¢/BuNovember (X)10.0250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3450–11.5150/bu+0.02−62–−45¢/BuJuly (N)10.1242
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4275–11.5275/bu+0.01−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.1088
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6150–11.8350/bu+0.02−35–−13¢/BuJuly (N)10.5100
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3675–11.5775/bu+0.01−51–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.0900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6150–11.8450/bu+0.02−35–−12¢/BuJuly (N)10.3613
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3275–11.4775/bu+0.01−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0636
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7150–11.8850/bu+0.02−25–−8¢/BuJuly (N)10.3696
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5275/bu+0.01−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.1050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6650–11.7150/bu+0.02−30–−25¢/BuJuly (N)10.4525
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2875–11.4775/bu+0.01−59–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9964
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4650–11.7750/bu+0.02−50–−19¢/BuJuly (N)10.2608
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.9150–12.2150/bu+0.02−5–+25¢/BuJuly (N)10.6865
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8650/bu+0.02−10¢/BuJuly (N)10.7525
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8150/bu+0.02−15¢/BuJuly (N)10.7525

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0125/bu+0.01−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.1000
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9825–6.0625/bu+0.01−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.0250
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0125–6.0625/bu+0.01−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.8917
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.9125–6.3125/bu+0.01−55–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.2250

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6950/bu+0.02−17¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8425/bu+0.02+21¢/BuJuly (N)4.8050
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5150–4.5650/bu+0.02−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1608
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4925–4.5525/bu+0.01−14–−8¢/BuJuly (N)4.5850
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5650–4.6150/bu+0.02−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5625–4.6325/bu+0.01−7–0¢/BuJuly (N)4.6400
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1650–4.7150/bu+0.02−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0355
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2725–4.8625/bu+0.01−36–+23¢/BuJuly (N)4.4430
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4650–4.5150/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1658
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1925–4.4125/bu—−44–−22¢/BuJuly (N)4.3393
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4150–4.5150/bu+0.02−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1363
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3025–4.4725/bu+0.01−33–−16¢/BuJuly (N)4.3713
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4250–4.6150/bu+0.02−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3325–4.5325/bu+0.01−30–−10¢/BuJuly (N)4.3819
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3350–4.6450/bu+0.02−53–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1063
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4525–4.5825/bu+0.01−18–−5¢/BuJuly (N)4.4425
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5150–4.5650/bu+0.02−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4325–4.5525/bu+0.01−20–−8¢/BuJuly (N)4.4500
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4450–4.5150/bu+0.02−42–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0846
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3125–4.4125/bu+0.01−32–−22¢/BuJuly (N)4.3667
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4125–4.7525/bu+0.01−22–+12¢/BuJuly (N)4.5817
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7225/bu+0.01+9¢/BuJuly (N)4.6600
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6825–4.7825/bu+0.01+5–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.6600
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.