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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, Jul 25
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0400/bu+0.03−17¢/BuNovember (X)10.4350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2075/bu+0.06+22¢/BuAugust (Q)11.0850
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8100–9.8600/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.1933
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9075–9.9875/bu+0.09−8–0¢/BuAugust (Q)10.8450
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8100–9.9600/bu+0.03−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.2525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0175–10.0875/bu+0.06+3–+10¢/BuAugust (Q)10.9425
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4900–10.0100/bu+0.03−72–−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.0490
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6675–10.2875/bu+0.17−32–+30¢/BuAugust (Q)10.7125
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6600–9.8100/bu+0.03−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5575–9.7375/bu+0.06−43–−25¢/BuAugust (Q)10.5017
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7600–9.9100/bu+0.03−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.0963
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6875–10.1100/bu+0.06−30–−10¢/BuAugust (Q)10.7879
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6500–9.8600/bu+0.04−56–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.0828
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7275–9.9900/bu+0.07−26–−22¢/BuAugust (Q)10.7406
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6700–9.8100/bu+0.03−54–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0864
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7375–9.9775/bu+0.06−25–−1¢/BuAugust (Q)10.7836
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8100/bu+0.03−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.1017
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8375/bu+0.06−15¢/BuAugust (Q)10.7683
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5600–9.8600/bu+0.03−65–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.0150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5675–9.8875/bu+0.06−42–−10¢/BuAugust (Q)10.6450
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.8100–10.4600/bu+0.03−40–+25¢/BuNovember (X)11.0570
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9375–10.3375/bu+0.06−5–+35¢/BuAugust (Q)10.9500
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8875–10.3375/bu+0.06−10–+35¢/BuAugust (Q)10.9750

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6825–4.8325/bu+0.23−70–−55¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4825/bu+0.03−90¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9025/bu+0.03−48¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7825–4.9825/bu+0.03−60–−40¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.1825–5.2825/bu+0.08−20–−10¢/BuSeptember (U)5.1100

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0200/bu+0.02−17¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2950/bu+0.04+30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2250
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8200–3.8700/bu+0.02−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9450–4.1450/bu+0.05−5–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9717
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8900–3.9000/bu+0.02−30–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0750–4.1150/bu+0.02+8–+12¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0350
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5300–4.0400/bu+0.02−66–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7850–4.3450/bu+0.02−21–+35¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8830
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7900–3.8900/bu+0.02−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7871
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7550–4.0250/bu+0.02−24–+3¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7879
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7900–3.8400/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7413
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7250–4.0150/bu+0.02−27–+2¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7379
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7400–3.9900/bu+0.03−45–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7463
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8650–4.0450/bu+0.04−13–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8238
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6900–3.9800/bu+0.02−50–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7450–4.0850/bu+0.12−25–+9¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8813
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8400/bu+0.02−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0450–4.1450/bu+0.02+5–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7770
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6900–3.8400/bu+0.02−50–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7429
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7950–3.8650/bu+0.00−20–−13¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7850
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0150–4.1750/bu+0.02+2–+18¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0233
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1750–4.3450/bu+0.02+18–+35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0450
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1350–4.3650/bu+0.02+14–+37¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0350
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.