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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, May 26
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6625/bu+0.08−14¢/BuNovember (X)10.4175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0700/bu+0.11+21¢/BuJuly (N)10.7550
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3725–11.4225/bu+0.08−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)10.1042
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6700–11.7200/bu+0.10−19–−14¢/BuJuly (N)10.5317
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4525–11.5025/bu+0.08−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.1825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7400–11.7800/bu+0.11−12–−8¢/BuJuly (N)10.6200
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0725–11.6025/bu+0.08−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.9935
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4800–12.1000/bu+0.10−38–+24¢/BuJuly (N)10.4170
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0525–11.3525/bu+0.08−75–−45¢/BuNovember (X)10.0275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2400–11.4200/bu+0.11−62–−44¢/BuJuly (N)10.1517
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3525–11.4525/bu+0.08−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.1113
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5100–11.7300/bu+0.11−35–−13¢/BuJuly (N)10.5163
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2925–11.5025/bu+0.08−51–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.0925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5100–11.7400/bu+0.11−35–−12¢/BuJuly (N)10.3963
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2525–11.4025/bu+0.08−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0661
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6100–11.7900/bu+0.11−25–−7¢/BuJuly (N)10.3979
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4525/bu+0.08−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.1075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5600–11.6100/bu+0.11−30–−25¢/BuJuly (N)10.4750
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2125–11.4025/bu+0.08−59–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9989
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3600–11.6700/bu+0.11−50–−19¢/BuJuly (N)10.2667
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.8100–12.1100/bu+0.11−5–+25¢/BuJuly (N)10.7150
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7600/bu+0.11−10¢/BuJuly (N)10.8000
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7100/bu+0.11−15¢/BuJuly (N)10.8000

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9050/bu+0.11−45¢/BuJuly (N)4.9600
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8750–5.9550/bu+0.11−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.8850
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9050–5.9550/bu+0.11−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.7517
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.8050–6.2050/bu+0.11−55–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.1100

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6600/bu+0.04−16¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7850/bu+0.06+21¢/BuJuly (N)4.8050
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4700–4.5200/bu+0.05−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1183
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4350–4.4950/bu+0.06−14–−8¢/BuJuly (N)4.5850
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5200–4.5700/bu+0.05−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5450–4.5850/bu+0.02−3–+1¢/BuJuly (N)4.6400
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1200–4.6700/bu+0.05−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9930
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2150–4.8050/bu+0.06−36–+23¢/BuJuly (N)4.4430
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4200–4.4700/bu+0.05−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1233
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1350–4.3550/bu+0.06−44–−22¢/BuJuly (N)4.3393
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700–4.4700/bu+0.05−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0938
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2550–4.4150/bu+0.05−32–−16¢/BuJuly (N)4.3775
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3800–4.5700/bu+0.05−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2750–4.4750/bu+0.06−30–−10¢/BuJuly (N)4.3856
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2900–4.6000/bu+0.05−53–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0638
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3950–4.5250/bu+0.06−18–−5¢/BuJuly (N)4.4563
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4700–4.5200/bu+0.05−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3750–4.4950/bu+0.06−20–−8¢/BuJuly (N)4.4500
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4000–4.4700/bu+0.05−42–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0513
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2550–4.3550/bu+0.06−32–−22¢/BuJuly (N)4.3667
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3550–4.6950/bu+0.06−22–+12¢/BuJuly (N)4.5833
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6650/bu+0.06+9¢/BuJuly (N)4.6600
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6250–4.7250/bu+0.06+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.