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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Aug 4
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3050–9.5950/bu+0.06−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9361
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2100–9.7400/bu+0.07−48–+5¢/BuAugust (Q)10.1932
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.6450–10.0950/bu+0.15−30–+15¢/BuNovember (X)10.7555
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6450–10.2450/bu—−30–+30¢/BuNovember (X)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6450–10.2450/bu+0.13−30–+30¢/BuNovember (X)10.8000
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5450/bu+0.18−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.3475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8650/bu+0.05−8¢/BuNovember (X)10.7375
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5150–9.5950/bu+0.02−43–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.1175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4600–9.8100/bu+0.08−23–+12¢/BuAugust (Q)10.4467
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5450–9.6950/bu+0.05−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.1950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5950–9.7950/bu+0.08−35–−15¢/BuNovember (X)10.4275
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2250–9.7450/bu+0.05−72–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.9915
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2750–9.6750/bu+0.09−67–−27¢/BuNovember (X)10.3605
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1850–9.5450/bu+0.16−76–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1850–9.4450/bu+0.06−76–−50¢/BuNovember (X)10.1567
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4950–9.6450/bu+0.05−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.0063
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4950–9.7450/bu+0.05−45–−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.6389
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3750–9.5450/bu+0.04−57–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0042
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4250–9.7250/bu+0.06−52–−22¢/BuNovember (X)10.5161
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3850–9.5450/bu+0.03−56–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0161
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2450–9.5350/bu+0.12−70–−41¢/BuNovember (X)10.3846
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5450/bu+0.05−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0242
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5450–9.5950/bu+0.08−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.4200

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4675–4.6175/bu—−70–−55¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2675/bu—−90¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5675–4.6675/bu—−60–−50¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.8675–5.1175/bu+0.05−30–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)5.3450

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9200/bu+0.02−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0800/bu+0.01+21¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1475
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7000–3.7500/bu+0.04−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6800–3.9200/bu+0.03−19–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9192
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7700–3.7800/bu+0.04−30–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7700–3.8900/bu+0.08−10–+2¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9600
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4100–3.9200/bu+0.04−66–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6480
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5700–3.9500/bu+0.06−30–+8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8255
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6700–3.7800/bu+0.04−40–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7586
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5600–3.8200/bu+0.04−31–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7504
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6700–3.7200/bu+0.04−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7113
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5500–3.9200/bu+0.07−32–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6961
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6200–3.7900/bu+0.04−45–−28¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7163
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6600–3.8400/bu+0.02−21–−3¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7669
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5700–3.8600/bu+0.04−50–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7138
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5700–3.8000/bu+0.03−30–−7¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8213
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7200–3.7700/bu+0.04−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8700–4.0200/bu+0.080–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7435
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5700–3.7200/bu+0.04−50–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7043
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5000–3.7200/bu+0.12−37–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7132
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.8200–4.0400/bu+0.10−5–+17¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9492
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0500–4.1200/bu—+18–+25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9425
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0500–4.1200/bu+0.02+18–+25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9425
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.