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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Jul 31
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7225/bu+0.07−17¢/BuNovember (X)10.1150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7975/bu+0.05+18¢/BuAugust (Q)10.4200
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4925–9.5425/bu+0.07−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8733
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4375–9.7075/bu+0.09−18–+9¢/BuAugust (Q)10.2158
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4925–9.6425/bu+0.07−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.9400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5675–9.7175/bu+0.06−5–+10¢/BuAugust (Q)10.2038
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1725–9.6925/bu+0.07−72–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3625–9.9175/bu+0.05−53–+30¢/BuNovember (X)10.1900
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3425–9.4925/bu+0.07−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1275–9.3925/bu+0.09−49–−50¢/BuAugust (Q)9.9375
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4425–9.5925/bu+0.07−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.7638
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3175–9.7425/bu+0.06−30–−15¢/BuAugust (Q)10.3964
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3325–9.5425/bu+0.07−56–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7628
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3675–9.6925/bu+0.06−25–−20¢/BuAugust (Q)10.2783
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3525–9.4925/bu+0.07−54–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8007
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3675–9.6575/bu+0.06−25–+4¢/BuAugust (Q)10.1614
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4925/bu+0.07−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7817
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4675/bu+0.06−15¢/BuAugust (Q)10.1500
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2425–9.5425/bu+0.07−65–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1375–9.5975/bu+0.10−48–−2¢/BuAugust (Q)10.0229
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.4925–10.1425/bu+0.07−40–+25¢/BuNovember (X)10.5240
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5675–9.9675/bu+0.06−5–+35¢/BuAugust (Q)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5175–9.9675/bu+0.06−10–+35¢/BuAugust (Q)10.4200

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5325–4.6825/bu+0.01−70–−55¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3325/bu+0.01−90¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7525/bu+0.01−48¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6325–4.7325/bu+0.01−60–−50¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.9825–5.1325/bu+0.01−25–−10¢/BuSeptember (U)5.1950

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9675/bu+0.02−17¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1200/bu+0.01+18¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0100
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7675–3.8175/bu+0.02−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8200–4.0900/bu+0.02−12–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8400
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8375–3.8475/bu+0.02−30–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8900–4.0200/bu+0.02−5–+8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8825
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4775–3.9875/bu+0.02−66–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6090
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6700–4.2900/bu+0.06−27–+35¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7660
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7375–3.8375/bu+0.02−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6721
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6400–3.9700/bu+0.03−30–+3¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6600
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7375–3.7875/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6263
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6600–3.8900/bu+0.02−28–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6057
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6875–3.8575/bu+0.02−45–−28¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6319
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6900–3.9400/bu+0.02−25–0¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6888
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6375–3.9275/bu+0.02−50–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6638
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6400–3.9800/bu+0.02−30–+4¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7688
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7875–3.8375/bu+0.02−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9900–4.0900/bu+0.02+5–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6600
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6375–3.7875/bu+0.02−50–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6279
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6600–3.7800/bu+0.02−28–−16¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6443
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9600–4.1200/bu+0.02+2–+18¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9000
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1200–4.2900/bu+0.02+18–+35¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0800–4.2600/bu+0.02+14–+32¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8850
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.