GX_GR113
Springfield, IL Fri May 11, 2012 USDA-IL Dept of Ag Market News
Illinois Grain Prices in Country Elevators
This is Friday's report of the grain prices and trends prepared by the USDA
and the Illinois Department of Agriculture.
Illinois country grain prices were lower on Friday afternoon, with soybeans
sharply lower. Fund selling at the Board of Trade pushed soybean futures
lower on Friday.
In Northern and Western Illinois country grain dealers quoted shelled corn
bids 5 cents lower at 5.92-6.05. Soybean bids traded 50 cents lower at
13.64-13.83.
In Central Illinois country grain dealers quoted shelled corn bids were
6 to 10 cents lower at 6.00-6.16. Soybean bids were 49 cents lower at
13.82-13.94.
In the Southern part of the state, shelled corn bids were 7 to 10 cents
lower at 6.01-6.27. Soybean bids were 50 cents lower at 13.89-14.08. Wheat
bids were 3 to 6 cents lower at 5.70-5.95.
Commercial grain prices paid farmers by Interior Illinois Country
Elevators after 2.00 p.m. today are listed below in dollars per bushel:
AREA US 2 CORN US 1 SOYBEANS US 2 SOFT WHEAT
NORTHERN 5.92 - 6.03 13.64 - 13.76 -----------
WESTERN 5.94 - 6.05 13.73 - 13.83 -----------
N. CENTRAL 6.00 - 6.11 13.82 - 13.91 -----------
S. CENTRAL 6.13 - 6.16 13.83 - 13.94 -----------
WABASH 6.10 - 6.18 13.90 - 14.01 5.70 - 5.82
W.S. WEST 6.01 - 6.12 13.89 - 13.93 5.85 - 5.94
L. EGYPT 6.13 - 6.27 13.96 - 14.08 5.82 - 5.95
Central Illinois average price Corn 6.08 (+27 N)
Soybeans 13.88 (-18 N)
CONTRACT BIDS FOR NEW CROP 2012 DELIVERY
AREA CORN SOYBEANS ***SOFT WHEAT***
NORTHERN 4.62 - 4.75 12.75 - 12.76 -----------
WESTERN 4.61 - 4.69 12.76 - 12.86
N. CENTRAL 4.68 - 4.76 12.80 - 12.85 -----------
S. CENTRAL 4.68 - 4.83 12.81 - 12.91 -----------
WABASH 4.77 - 4.89 12.90 - 12.96 5.70 - 5.82
W.S. WEST 4.80 - 4.87 13.01 - 13.04 5.92 - 6.01
L. EGYPT 4.85 - 4.86 12.87 - 12.96 5.72 - 5.91
***June/July 2012 Delivery
Illinois grains- Grain futures ended lower. Early in the week, many traders
started to take profits in positions, which led to lower futures prices.
Both speculator and fund selling weighed on corn, wheat and soybean values.
Many traders had their eye focused on Thursday morning's release of the
USDA's updated Supply Demand numbers. As traders reacted to the report, corn
went sharply lower and soybeans sharply higher. In the USDA's report, the
corn carryout for the 2011-2012 crop years was increased to 851 million
bushels when traders thought it would be steady to lower and this caused
corn values to weaken. On the other hand, traders believed the soybean
carryout would not have been estimated as low as 210 million bushels and
this caused soybean futures to move higher. Higher than expected weekly
exports sales figures for soybeans also gave a boost to soybean values, with
sales of 1.82 million metric tonnes.
The planting pace in Illinois slowed last week due to wet soil conditions in
several areas of the state. According to the Illinois Weather and Crops report,
released by the Illinois Field Office of NASS in Springfield, Illinois, corn
planting was up to 89% complete, compared to 79% last week and the five year
average of 47%. Emergence of the corn crop was running far ahead of schedule.
There was 64% of the crop emerged, compared to 34% last week and the five year
average of 18%. Soybean planting had reached 21% done, compared to 13% last
week and 7% for the five year average. Farmers in the southeastern region of
the state had stopped planting activity due to dry soil conditions, but soil
conditions in most of the state were good. Topsoil moisture was rated 26%
surplus, with 68% adequate and only 6% short. The condition of the Illinois
corn crop was very good, with 78% placed in the good to excellent category,
with 20% fair and only 2% in poor shape. There was 82% of the states wheat
crop in good to excellent condition, with 14% fair and 4% in very poor to poor
condition.
The trading in the cash grain market was slow to moderate. Cash basis ended
mixed for the week, with the processor basis for corn and soybeans mostly
higher and the river terminals ending sharply lower in many cases. At the
Central Illinois Soybean Processors cash bids ended 15 to 21 cents lower at
14.55-14.68, with basis mixed ranging from option N to +13N. The Central
Illinois Corn Processors cash bids were 17 to 19 cents lower with bids ranging
from 6.32-6.47, and basis ended 8 to 10 cents higher at +45N to +60N. At the
Illinois River terminals south of Peoria, cash corn bids ended 30 to 36 cents
higher ranging from 6.20-6.27, with basis down 3 to 9 cents at +33N to +40N.
Cash soybean bids dropped 31 to 32 cents at 14.43-14.45, with basis falling 13
to 14 cents to range from -12N to -10N. New crop corn bids for October delivery
were down 22 cents to range from 4.84-4.88, with basis unchanged at -23Z to
-19Z. New crop soybean bids fell 5 to 11 cents to 13.45-13.49, with basis mixed
-14X to -10X. New crop wheat bids for July 2012 delivery were 14 cents lower
ranging from 5.91-6.01, with basis steady ranging from -10N to option N. At the
Illinois River terminals north of Peoria, cash corn bids declined 32 to 37
cents at 6.15-6.20, with basis down 4 to 9 cents at +28N to +33N. Cash soybean
bids dropped 29 to 36 cents lower at 14.36-14.45, with basis down 11 to 18
cents to -19N to -10N. New crop corn bids for October delivery ended 20 to 24
cents lower at 4.82-4.84, with basis mixed ranging from -25Z to -23Z. New crop
soybean bids lost 9 to 11 cents to 13.39-13.43, with basis steady to 2 cents
lower at -20X to -16X. New crop wheat bids were down 13 cents to 5.97-5.98, with
basis up 1 cent at -4N to -3N. At the St. Louis terminals cash corn bids were
34 to 37 cents lower at 6.36-6.37, with soybeans down 25 cents from 14.70-14.71.
Cash bids for Soft Red Winter wheat dropped 14 cents to 6.16-6.17, with cash
sorghum bids down 31 cents to range from 5.53-5.54.
In northern and western Illinois, cash corn bids to producers at country
elevators were 21 to 26 cents lower at 5.97-6.10, with central Illinois
locations down 20 to 21 cents at 6.06-6.26 and in southern Illinois bids lost
16 to 28 cents to range from 6.11-6.34. Cash soybean bids in northern and
western were down 24 to 28 cents at 14.14-14.33 with central Illinois bids
losing 21 to 22 cents to 14.31-14.43 and southern Illinois decreased 18 to 19
cents at 14.39-14.58. Cash wheat bids for Soft Red Winter wheat in southern
Illinois locations ended 12 to 16 cents lower to range from 5.76-5.98.
New crop corn bids to producers at the country elevators in northern and
western Illinois were 22 cents lower to range from 4.63-4.79, with central
Illinois locations down 22 cents at 4.70-4.85 and in southern Illinois bids
fell 23 to 24 cents to 4.77-4.89. New crop soybean bids for October delivery
in northern and western Illinois were 9 to 10 cents lower at 13.14-13.24,
with central Illinois locations down 4 to 9 cents to 13.18-13.34 and in
southern Illinois bids dropped 7 to 9 cents at 13.24-13.47. New crop wheat
bids for July 2012 delivery in southern Illinois ended 15 to 16 cents lower
at 5.76-6.03.
Central Illinois Average Price at Country Elevators
5/10/2012 5/3/2012
Price Basis Price Basis
Corn 6.16 28 1/2 N 6.36 1/2 22N
Soybeans 14.37 -18N 14.58 1/2 -15N
Source: USDA-IL Dept of Ag Market News, Springfield, IL
Phone: 217-782-4925 In state only toll free 888-458-4787
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Grain Prices @ Illinois Interior Country Elevators
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