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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, May 27
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6850/bu+0.02−13¢/BuNovember (X)10.2850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0625/bu+0.01+21¢/BuJuly (N)10.6350
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3850–11.4350/bu+0.01−43–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.9717
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6625–11.7125/bu+0.01−19–−14¢/BuJuly (N)10.3917
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4650–11.5150/bu+0.01−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.0500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7325–11.7725/bu+0.01−12–−8¢/BuJuly (N)10.4800
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0850–11.6150/bu+0.01−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8610
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4725–12.0925/bu+0.01−38–+24¢/BuJuly (N)10.2930
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0750–11.3650/bu+0.02−74–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.8950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2325–11.4125/bu+0.01−62–−44¢/BuJuly (N)10.0133
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3650–11.4650/bu+0.01−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5025–11.7225/bu+0.01−35–−13¢/BuJuly (N)10.3763
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3050–11.5150/bu+0.01−51–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.9600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5025–11.7325/bu+0.01−35–−12¢/BuJuly (N)10.2588
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2650–11.4150/bu+0.01−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9336
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6225–11.7825/bu+0.01−23–−7¢/BuJuly (N)10.2679
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4650/bu+0.01−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5525–11.6025/bu+0.01−30–−25¢/BuJuly (N)10.3350
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2250–11.4150/bu+0.01−59–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8664
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3525–11.6825/bu+0.01−50–−17¢/BuJuly (N)10.1250
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.8025–12.1025/bu+0.01−5–+25¢/BuJuly (N)10.5770
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7525/bu+0.01−10¢/BuJuly (N)10.6600
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7025/bu+0.01−15¢/BuJuly (N)10.6600

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7750/bu+0.13−45¢/BuJuly (N)4.9775
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7450–5.8250/bu+0.13−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.9025
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7750–5.8250/bu+0.13−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)4.7692
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.6750–6.0750/bu+0.13−55–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.1275

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6150/bu+0.05−16¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7050/bu+0.08+18¢/BuJuly (N)4.7200
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4250–4.4750/bu+0.05−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0883
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3850–4.4450/bu+0.05−14–−8¢/BuJuly (N)4.5000
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4750–4.5250/bu+0.05−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4950–4.5350/bu+0.05−3–+1¢/BuJuly (N)4.5550
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0750–4.6250/bu+0.05−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9630
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1650–4.7550/bu+0.05−36–+23¢/BuJuly (N)4.3720
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3750–4.4250/bu+0.05−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0933
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0750–4.3050/bu+0.06−45–−22¢/BuJuly (N)4.2571
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3250–4.4250/bu+0.05−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0638
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2050–4.3650/bu+0.05−32–−16¢/BuJuly (N)4.3000
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3350–4.5250/bu+0.05−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2250–4.4250/bu+0.05−30–−10¢/BuJuly (N)4.3019
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2450–4.5550/bu+0.05−53–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0338
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3450–4.4750/bu+0.05−18–−5¢/BuJuly (N)4.3750
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4250–4.4750/bu+0.05−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3250–4.4450/bu+0.05−20–−8¢/BuJuly (N)4.3650
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3550–4.4250/bu+0.05−42–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0121
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2050–4.3050/bu+0.05−32–−22¢/BuJuly (N)4.2800
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3050–4.6450/bu+0.05−22–+12¢/BuJuly (N)4.5017
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6050/bu+0.06+8¢/BuJuly (N)4.5750
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5750–4.6750/bu+0.05+5–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.5750
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.