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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, Aug 5
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5075/bu+0.04−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.2175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8575/bu+0.01−5¢/BuNovember (X)10.4975
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4775–9.5575/bu+0.04−43–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4875–9.9375/bu+0.03−42–+3¢/BuNovember (X)10.2833
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5075–9.6575/bu+0.04−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.0225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5575–9.7575/bu+0.04−35–−15¢/BuNovember (X)10.3025
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1875–9.7075/bu+0.04−72–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2375–9.6575/bu+0.04−67–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.1830
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1475–9.5075/bu+0.04−76–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8208
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1475–9.5075/bu+0.04−76–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0088
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4575–9.6075/bu+0.04−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.8600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4575–9.9275/bu+0.04−45–+2¢/BuNovember (X)10.4989
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3375–9.5075/bu+0.04−57–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8706
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3775–9.6875/bu+0.05−53–−22¢/BuNovember (X)10.2832
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3475–9.5075/bu+0.04−56–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8746
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2075–9.7275/bu+0.04−70–−18¢/BuNovember (X)10.2104
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5075/bu+0.04−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5075–9.5575/bu+0.04−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.2800
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2675–9.5575/bu+0.04−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2075–9.6875/bu+0.00−70–−22¢/BuNovember (X)10.0561
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.6075–10.0575/bu+0.04−30–+15¢/BuNovember (X)10.5855
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6075–10.2075/bu+0.04−30–+30¢/BuNovember (X)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6075–10.2075/bu+0.04−30–+30¢/BuNovember (X)10.6513

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3825/bu—−70¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0575
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1825/bu—−90¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9325
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4825–4.6325/bu—−60–−45¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9575
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.7325–5.0325/bu+0.14−35–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)5.3825

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8700/bu+0.05−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0350/bu+0.05+22¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1275
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6500–3.7000/bu+0.05−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6450–3.8650/bu+0.04−17–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8742
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7200–3.7300/bu+0.05−30–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7150–3.8450/bu+0.06−10–+3¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9050
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.3600–3.8700/bu+0.05−66–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6245
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4650–3.8950/bu+0.11−35–+8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7595
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6200–3.7300/bu+0.05−40–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7411
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5050–3.7650/bu+0.06−31–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7246
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6200–3.6700/bu+0.05−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5150–3.8700/bu+0.04−30–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6732
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5700–3.7400/bu+0.05−45–−28¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6988
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6050–3.7950/bu+0.06−21–−2¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7344
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5200–3.8100/bu+0.05−50–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6938
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5150–3.7450/bu+0.06−30–−7¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7988
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6700–3.7200/bu+0.05−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7150
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8150–3.9650/bu+0.060–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7215
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5200–3.6700/bu+0.05−50–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6868
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4450–3.6650/bu+0.06−37–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6961
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.7850–3.9850/bu+0.04−3–+17¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9292
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9950–4.0650/bu+0.06+18–+25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9225
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9950–4.0650/bu+0.06+18–+25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9225
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.