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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, Jul 15
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8375/bu+0.11−18¢/BuNovember (X)10.3525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3300/bu+0.04+38¢/BuAugust (Q)11.3350
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6175–9.6675/bu+0.05−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.1408
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9300–9.9700/bu+0.03−2–+2¢/BuAugust (Q)11.0950
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6175–9.7675/bu+0.05−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.1550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9800–10.0700/bu+0.03+3–+12¢/BuAugust (Q)11.1325
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2975–9.8175/bu+0.05−72–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.9385
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7500–10.2500/bu+0.06−20–+30¢/BuAugust (Q)10.8725
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4675–9.6175/bu+0.05−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5175–9.7000/bu+0.04−50–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.6833
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5675–9.7675/bu+0.05−45–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.0438
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6300–10.0600/bu+0.06−32–+11¢/BuAugust (Q)11.0250
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4675–9.8775/bu+0.05−55–−14¢/BuNovember (X)10.0278
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5875–9.8100/bu+0.05−43–−14¢/BuNovember (X)10.9363
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4775–9.6175/bu+0.05−54–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0096
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7000–10.0600/bu+0.06−25–+11¢/BuAugust (Q)10.9564
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6175/bu+0.05−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8000/bu+0.06−15¢/BuAugust (Q)10.8850
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3775–9.6675/bu+0.05−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9654
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5500–9.9600/bu+0.06−40–+1¢/BuAugust (Q)10.8379
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.6175–10.2575/bu+0.05−40–+24¢/BuNovember (X)11.2930
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9000–10.3000/bu—−5–+35¢/BuAugust (Q)11.4050
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8500–10.3000/bu+0.06−10–+35¢/BuAugust (Q)11.4050

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8800–5.0300/bu+0.04−50–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7800/bu+0.04−60¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9500/bu+0.04−43¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8300–4.8800/bu+0.04−55–−50¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.2800/bu+0.04−10¢/BuSeptember (U)5.2075

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0375/bu+0.02−16¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3925/bu+0.01+38¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2375
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8275–3.8775/bu+0.02−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0525–4.1625/bu+0.01+4–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0075
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8975–3.9075/bu+0.02−30–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1125–4.1925/bu+0.01+10–+18¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0575
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5375–4.0475/bu+0.02−66–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8825–4.3625/bu+0.01−13–+35¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8715
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7975–3.8975/bu+0.02−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8025–4.0925/bu+0.06−21–+8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8146
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7775–3.8475/bu+0.02−42–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7288
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7825–3.9325/bu+0.04−23–−8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7561
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7575–3.9975/bu+0.02−44–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7294
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8725–4.0625/bu+0.01−14–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8231
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6975–3.9875/bu+0.02−50–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7038
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8625–4.1625/bu+0.01−15–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8988
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8475/bu+0.02−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7375
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0625–4.1625/bu+0.01+5–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7600
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6975–3.8475/bu+0.02−50–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7204
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8125–3.9225/bu+0.01−20–−9¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8232
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0725–4.1925/bu+0.01+6–+18¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0115
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2425–4.3825/bu—+23–+37¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0575
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2125–4.3825/bu+0.01+20–+37¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0825
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.