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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, Jul 29
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9250/bu+0.02−17¢/BuNovember (X)10.1625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9875/bu+0.13+17¢/BuAugust (Q)10.6225
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6950–9.7450/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9208
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6675–9.8675/bu+0.14−15–+5¢/BuAugust (Q)10.3092
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6950–9.8450/bu+0.02−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.9850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7675–9.9175/bu+0.07−5–+10¢/BuAugust (Q)10.4275
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3750–9.8950/bu+0.02−72–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7865
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5375–10.1175/bu+0.03−28–+30¢/BuAugust (Q)10.1850
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5450–9.6950/bu+0.02−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3575–9.5950/bu+0.08−46–−50¢/BuAugust (Q)9.9708
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6450–9.7950/bu+0.02−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.8238
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5175–9.9950/bu+0.07−30–−10¢/BuAugust (Q)10.3111
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5350–9.7450/bu+0.02−56–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8086
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5475–9.8750/bu+0.08−27–−22¢/BuAugust (Q)10.3278
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5550–9.6950/bu+0.02−54–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5675–9.8475/bu+0.07−25–+3¢/BuAugust (Q)10.2439
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6950/bu+0.02−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8292
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6675/bu+0.07−15¢/BuAugust (Q)10.2500
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4450–9.7450/bu+0.02−65–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3775–9.7875/bu+0.09−44–−3¢/BuAugust (Q)10.1292
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.6950–10.3450/bu+0.02−40–+25¢/BuNovember (X)10.5285
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7675–10.1675/bu+0.07−5–+35¢/BuAugust (Q)10.4475
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7175–10.1675/bu+0.07−10–+35¢/BuAugust (Q)10.4725

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5975–4.7475/bu+0.09−70–−55¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3975/bu+0.09−90¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8175/bu+0.09−48¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6975–4.8975/bu+0.09−60–−40¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.0475–5.1975/bu+0.09−25–−10¢/BuSeptember (U)5.1150

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9400/bu+0.03−17¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1025/bu+0.12+21¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1575
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7400–3.7900/bu+0.03−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7725–4.0425/bu+0.09−12–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9092
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8100–3.8200/bu+0.03−30–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8425–3.9725/bu+0.12−5–+8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9850
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4500–3.9600/bu+0.03−66–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5550
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5925–4.2425/bu+0.14−30–+35¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8355
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7100–3.8100/bu+0.03−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7371
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6425–3.9225/bu+0.06−25–+3¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7318
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7100–3.7600/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6913
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6225–3.8425/bu+0.05−27–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6789
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6600–3.9100/bu+0.03−45–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6963
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7425–3.9125/bu+0.07−15–+2¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7731
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6100–3.9000/bu+0.03−50–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5925–3.9325/bu+0.05−30–+4¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8263
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7600–3.8100/bu+0.03−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9425–4.0425/bu+0.05+5–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7195
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6100–3.7600/bu+0.03−50–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6929
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6125–3.7325/bu+0.11−28–−16¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7246
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9125–4.0725/bu+0.05+2–+18¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9575
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0725–4.2425/bu+0.05+18–+35¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9525
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0325–4.2125/bu+0.05+14–+32¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9275
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.