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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, Jul 8
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0550/bu+0.03−12¢/BuNovember (X)10.7600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5125/bu+0.10+30¢/BuAugust (Q)11.8125
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7750–9.8250/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.5017
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1625–10.2125/bu+0.08−5–0¢/BuAugust (Q)11.6117
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7750–9.9250/bu+0.03−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.5300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2125–10.2925/bu+0.100–+8¢/BuAugust (Q)11.5575
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4550–9.9750/bu+0.03−72–−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.3240
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9725–10.4625/bu+0.04−24–+25¢/BuAugust (Q)11.3175
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6250–9.7750/bu+0.03−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.3550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6925–9.9625/bu+0.10−52–−25¢/BuAugust (Q)11.1963
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7250–9.8750/bu+0.03−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.4113
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8325–10.3225/bu+0.10−38–+11¢/BuAugust (Q)11.4082
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6350–9.8250/bu+0.03−54–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.3991
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7150–10.0625/bu+0.03−46–−15¢/BuNovember (X)11.3456
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6350–9.7750/bu+0.03−54–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.3814
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9625–10.2825/bu+0.06−25–+7¢/BuAugust (Q)11.3882
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7750/bu+0.03−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.4250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0125–10.0625/bu+0.10−20–−15¢/BuAugust (Q)11.2758
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5350–9.8250/bu+0.03−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.3514
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8125–10.0525/bu+0.09−40–−16¢/BuAugust (Q)11.3504
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.7750–10.4250/bu+0.03−40–+25¢/BuNovember (X)11.7005
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1125–10.4625/bu+0.08−10–+25¢/BuAugust (Q)11.8125
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1125–10.4625/bu+0.08−10–+25¢/BuAugust (Q)11.8125

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0800/bu+0.03−35¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1900/bu+0.03−24¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0800/bu+0.03−35¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8800–5.0300/bu+0.03−55–−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.3775–5.4075/bu+0.01−10–−7¢/BuSeptember (U)5.4700

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0625/bu+0.07−8¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3800/bu+0.06+40¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1400
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7725–3.8225/bu+0.07−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0900–4.1300/bu+0.05+11–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0042
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8425–3.8525/bu+0.07−30–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0800–4.1800/bu+0.06+10–+20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0075
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4825–3.9925/bu+0.07−66–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5670
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8400–4.3300/bu+0.08−14–+35¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8220
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7425–3.8425/bu+0.07−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7800–4.0300/bu+0.07−33–+5¢/BuJuly (N)3.7343
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7225–3.7925/bu+0.09−42–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7263
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7600–3.9400/bu+0.06−22–−4¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7229
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7125–3.9425/bu+0.02−43–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7281
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8400–4.0300/bu+0.06−14–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7438
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6425–3.9325/bu+0.07−50–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6763
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8300–4.1500/bu+0.01−15–+17¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8488
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7925/bu+0.07−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8600–4.0300/bu+0.06−12–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7175
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6325–3.7925/bu+0.08−51–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7164
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7800–3.9700/bu+0.10−20–−1¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7704
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0600–4.1300/bu+0.06+8–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9521
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1800–4.3500/bu+0.06+20–+37¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0450
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1800–4.3500/bu+0.06+20–+37¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0450
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.