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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Jul 28
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9050/bu+0.00−48¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4850/bu+0.00−90¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7850–4.9850/bu+0.00−60–−40¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.1350–5.2850/bu+0.05−25–−10¢/BuSeptember (U)5.1850
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6850–4.8350/bu+0.00−70–−55¢/BuSeptember (U)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9700/bu+0.05−17¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2175/bu+0.08+28¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2425
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7700–3.8200/bu+0.05−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8575–4.0875/bu+0.09−8–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9825
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8400–3.8500/bu+0.05−30–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9575–4.0175/bu+0.12+2–+8¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0500
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4800–3.9900/bu+0.05−66–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7275–4.2875/bu+0.06−21–+35¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9045
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7400–3.8400/bu+0.05−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8096
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6975–3.9675/bu+0.06−24–+3¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8054
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7400–3.7900/bu+0.05−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7638
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6675–3.8875/bu+0.06−27–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7568
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6900–3.9400/bu+0.05−45–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7688
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8075–3.9875/bu+0.06−13–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8450
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6400–3.9300/bu+0.05−50–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6375–3.9875/bu+0.11−30–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8975
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7900/bu+0.05−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9875–4.0875/bu+0.06+5–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7945
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6400–3.7900/bu+0.05−50–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7654
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7175–3.7775/bu+0.08−22–−16¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8082
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9575–4.1175/bu+0.06+2–+18¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0325
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1175–4.2875/bu+0.06+18–+35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0625
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0775–4.3075/bu+0.06+14–+37¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0525

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9450/bu+0.10−17¢/BuNovember (X)10.3450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1175/bu+0.09+23¢/BuAugust (Q)10.8575
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7150–9.7650/bu+0.10−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.1033
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8075–9.8875/bu+0.10−8–0¢/BuAugust (Q)10.6025
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7150–9.8650/bu+0.10−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.1675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8375–9.9875/bu+0.18−5–+10¢/BuAugust (Q)10.7050
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3950–9.9150/bu+0.10−72–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.9630
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5675–10.1875/bu+0.10−32–+30¢/BuAugust (Q)10.4450
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5650–9.7150/bu+0.10−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4375–9.6375/bu+0.12−45–−25¢/BuAugust (Q)10.2558
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6650–9.8150/bu+0.10−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.0063
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5875–10.0150/bu+0.10−30–−10¢/BuAugust (Q)10.5689
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5550–9.7650/bu+0.10−56–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9916
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6275–9.8950/bu+0.10−26–−22¢/BuAugust (Q)10.5058
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5750–9.7150/bu+0.10−54–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9979
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6375–9.8775/bu+0.10−25–−1¢/BuAugust (Q)10.5132
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7150/bu+0.10−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0117
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7375/bu+0.10−15¢/BuAugust (Q)10.5575
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4650–9.7650/bu+0.10−65–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4675–9.7975/bu+0.10−42–−9¢/BuAugust (Q)10.3918
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.7150–10.3650/bu+0.10−40–+25¢/BuNovember (X)10.7850
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8375–10.2375/bu+0.10−5–+35¢/BuAugust (Q)10.7225
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7875–10.2375/bu+0.10−10–+35¢/BuAugust (Q)10.7475
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.