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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Jul 30
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7875/bu+0.14−17¢/BuNovember (X)10.1750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8475/bu+0.14+17¢/BuAugust (Q)10.5950
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5575–9.6075/bu+0.14−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9333
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5275–9.7275/bu+0.14−15–+5¢/BuAugust (Q)10.2950
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5575–9.7075/bu+0.14−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.0000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6275–9.7775/bu+0.14−5–+10¢/BuAugust (Q)10.3300
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2375–9.7575/bu+0.14−72–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8330
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4075–9.9775/bu+0.13−27–+30¢/BuAugust (Q)10.2250
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4075–9.5575/bu+0.14−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2175–9.4575/bu+0.14−46–−50¢/BuAugust (Q)9.9933
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5075–9.6575/bu+0.14−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.8238
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3775–9.8075/bu+0.14−30–−15¢/BuAugust (Q)10.3579
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3975–9.6075/bu+0.14−56–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4275–9.7375/bu+0.12−25–−22¢/BuAugust (Q)10.3743
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4175–9.5575/bu+0.14−54–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8621
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4275–9.7175/bu+0.14−25–+4¢/BuAugust (Q)10.2783
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5575/bu+0.14−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8417
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5275/bu+0.14−15¢/BuAugust (Q)10.2300
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3075–9.6075/bu+0.14−65–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2375–9.6475/bu+0.14−44–−3¢/BuAugust (Q)10.0850
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.5575–10.2075/bu+0.14−40–+25¢/BuNovember (X)10.5590
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6275–10.0275/bu+0.14−5–+35¢/BuAugust (Q)10.4600
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5775–10.0275/bu+0.14−10–+35¢/BuAugust (Q)10.4850

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5375–4.6875/bu+0.06−70–−55¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3375/bu+0.06−90¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7575/bu+0.06−48¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6375–4.7375/bu+0.06−60–−50¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.9875–5.1375/bu+0.06−25–−10¢/BuSeptember (U)5.1475

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9525/bu+0.01−17¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1275/bu+0.03+21¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0975
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7525–3.8025/bu+0.01−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7975–4.0675/bu+0.03−12–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8475
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8225–3.8325/bu+0.01−30–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8675–3.9975/bu+0.03−5–+8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9025
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4625–3.9725/bu+0.01−66–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6075–4.2675/bu+0.02−31–+35¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7795
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7225–3.8225/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6846
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6675–3.9475/bu+0.03−25–+3¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6718
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7225–3.7725/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6388
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6375–3.9375/bu+0.02−28–+2¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6232
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6725–3.8425/bu+0.01−45–−28¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6438
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6675–3.9375/bu+0.08−25–+2¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7088
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6225–3.9125/bu+0.01−50–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6763
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6175–3.9575/bu+0.03−30–+4¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7813
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7725–3.8225/bu+0.01−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9675–4.0675/bu+0.03+5–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6615
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6225–3.7725/bu+0.01−50–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6404
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6375–3.7575/bu+0.03−28–−16¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6575
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9375–4.0975/bu+0.03+2–+18¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8975
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0975–4.2675/bu+0.03+18–+35¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8925
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0575–4.2375/bu+0.03+14–+32¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8675
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.