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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Aug 6
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4850/bu+0.02−36¢/BuNovember (X)10.0875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7850/bu+0.07−6¢/BuNovember (X)10.3675
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4150–9.4950/bu+0.06−43–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4250–9.8750/bu+0.06−42–+3¢/BuNovember (X)10.2275
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4450–9.5950/bu+0.06−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.9425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4950–9.8450/bu+0.06−35–0¢/BuNovember (X)10.2050
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1250–9.6450/bu+0.06−72–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1750–9.5950/bu+0.06−67–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.0225
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.0850–9.4450/bu+0.06−76–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1350–9.4450/bu+0.01−71–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8500
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3950–9.5450/bu+0.06−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.7863
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3950–9.8650/bu+0.06−45–+2¢/BuNovember (X)10.4118
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2750–9.4450/bu+0.06−57–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7819
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3150–9.6250/bu+0.06−53–−22¢/BuNovember (X)10.1361
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2850–9.4450/bu+0.06−56–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7946
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1450–9.6650/bu+0.06−70–−18¢/BuNovember (X)10.0661
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4450/bu+0.06−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8042
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4450–9.4950/bu+0.06−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.1625
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2050–9.4950/bu+0.06−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1450–9.6250/bu+0.06−70–−22¢/BuNovember (X)9.9332
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.5450–9.9950/bu+0.06−30–+15¢/BuNovember (X)10.4955
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5450–10.1450/bu+0.06−30–+30¢/BuNovember (X)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5450–10.1450/bu+0.06−30–+30¢/BuNovember (X)10.5700

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3850/bu+0.00−70¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0075
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1850/bu+0.00−90¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8825
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4850–4.6350/bu+0.00−60–−45¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9325
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.7350–4.9850/bu+0.00−35–−10¢/BuSeptember (U)5.3325

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8625/bu+0.01−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0175/bu+0.02+22¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0325
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6425–3.6925/bu+0.01−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6575–3.8475/bu+0.01−14–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8058
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7125–3.7225/bu+0.01−30–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6575–3.8275/bu+0.06−14–+3¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8450
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.3525–3.8625/bu+0.01−66–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5795
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4475–3.8775/bu+0.02−35–+8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6925
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6125–3.7225/bu+0.01−40–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4875–3.7475/bu+0.02−31–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6696
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6125–3.6625/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6488
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4975–3.8625/bu+0.02−30–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6182
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5625–3.7325/bu+0.01−45–−28¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6519
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5875–3.7775/bu+0.02−21–−2¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6694
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5125–3.8025/bu+0.01−50–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6488
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.3875–3.7275/bu+0.13−41–−7¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7375
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6625–3.7125/bu+0.01−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7975–3.9475/bu+0.020–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6585
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5125–3.6625/bu+0.01−50–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6332
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4275–3.6475/bu+0.02−37–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6311
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.7975–3.9675/bu+0.010–+17¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8392
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9475–3.9775/bu+0.05+15–+18¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8675
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9475–3.9775/bu+0.05+15–+18¢/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.