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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Jul 16
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0250/bu+0.19−18¢/BuNovember (X)10.3300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5150/bu+0.19+38¢/BuAugust (Q)11.4025
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8050–9.8550/bu+0.19−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.1183
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1150–10.1550/bu+0.19−2–+2¢/BuAugust (Q)11.1425
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8050–9.9550/bu+0.19−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.1400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1350–10.2550/bu+0.160–+12¢/BuAugust (Q)11.2000
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4850–10.0050/bu+0.19−72–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.9180
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9550–10.4350/bu+0.21−18–+30¢/BuAugust (Q)10.9400
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6550–9.8050/bu+0.19−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7050–9.8850/bu+0.19−50–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.7308
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7550–9.9550/bu+0.19−45–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.0213
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8150–10.2450/bu+0.19−32–+11¢/BuAugust (Q)11.0925
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6550–10.0650/bu+0.19−55–−14¢/BuNovember (X)10.0083
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7750–9.9950/bu+0.19−43–−14¢/BuNovember (X)11.0044
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6650–9.8050/bu+0.19−54–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8850–10.2650/bu+0.19−25–+13¢/BuAugust (Q)11.0168
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8050/bu+0.19−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9850/bu+0.19−15¢/BuAugust (Q)10.9525
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5650–9.8550/bu+0.19−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9429
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7350–10.0950/bu+0.19−40–−4¢/BuAugust (Q)10.8896
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.8050–10.4450/bu+0.19−40–+24¢/BuNovember (X)11.3505
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0850–10.4850/bu+0.19−5–+35¢/BuAugust (Q)11.4725
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0350–10.4850/bu+0.19−10–+35¢/BuAugust (Q)11.4725

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9125–5.0625/bu+0.03−50–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8125/bu+0.03−60¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9825/bu+0.03−43¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8625–4.9125/bu+0.03−55–−50¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.3125/bu+0.03−10¢/BuSeptember (U)5.2925

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0800/bu+0.04−16¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4325/bu+0.04+38¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2600
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8700–3.9200/bu+0.04−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0725–4.2025/bu+0.02+2–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0150
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9400–3.9500/bu+0.04−30–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1525–4.2325/bu+0.04+10–+18¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0525
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5800–4.0900/bu+0.04−66–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8725–4.4025/bu+0.01−18–+35¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8940
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8400–3.9400/bu+0.04−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8425–4.1325/bu+0.04−21–+8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8443
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8200–3.8900/bu+0.04−42–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7588
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8225–3.9725/bu+0.04−23–−8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7771
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8000–4.0400/bu+0.04−44–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7594
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9125–4.1025/bu+0.04−14–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8513
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7400–4.0300/bu+0.04−50–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7388
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9025–4.2025/bu+0.04−15–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9138
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8900/bu+0.04−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1025–4.2025/bu+0.04+5–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7975
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7400–3.8900/bu+0.04−50–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7504
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8525–3.9625/bu+0.04−20–−9¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8371
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1125–4.2325/bu+0.04+6–+18¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0340
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2825–4.4225/bu+0.04+23–+37¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0650
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2525–4.4225/bu+0.04+20–+37¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0900
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.