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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Aug 7
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2825/bu+0.10−90¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8750
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5825–4.7325/bu+0.10−60–−45¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9100
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.8325–5.0825/bu+0.10−35–−10¢/BuSeptember (U)5.3250
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4825/bu+0.10−70¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0000

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9300/bu+0.07−14¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0650/bu+0.05+22¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9525
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7000–3.7500/bu+0.06−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7250–3.8650/bu+0.07−12–+2¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7625
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7200–3.7700/bu+0.01−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7950–3.8950/bu+0.14−5–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7700
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.3300–3.8700/bu+0.02−74–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5420
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4950–3.9250/bu+0.05−35–+8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6245
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6700–3.7800/bu+0.06−40–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6571
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5350–3.7950/bu+0.05−31–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6268
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6700–3.7200/bu+0.06−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6113
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5450–3.7950/bu+0.05−30–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5782
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6200–3.7900/bu+0.06−45–−28¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6131
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6250–3.8250/bu+0.04−22–−2¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6286
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5100–3.7900/bu+0.00−56–−28¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6113
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4150–3.7650/bu+0.03−43–−8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6975
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6900–3.7700/bu+0.03−38–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8450–3.9950/bu+0.050–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6125
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5700–3.7200/bu+0.06−50–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5957
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4750–3.6950/bu+0.05−37–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5882
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.8450–4.0150/bu+0.050–+17¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7975
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9950–4.0250/bu+0.05+15–+18¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8275
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9950–4.0250/bu+0.05+15–+18¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8275

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5975/bu+0.11−34¢/BuNovember (X)9.9625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8875/bu+0.10−5¢/BuNovember (X)10.2625
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4875–9.5375/bu+0.07−45–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5075–9.9575/bu+0.08−43–+2¢/BuNovember (X)10.1142
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3875–9.5875/bu+0.06−55–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5875–9.9375/bu+0.09−35–0¢/BuNovember (X)10.0925
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.0075–9.5875/bu+0.12−93–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2675–9.6875/bu+0.09−67–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.9035
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1775–9.5375/bu+0.09−76–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2375–9.6375/bu+0.10−70–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.7150
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4875–9.6375/bu+0.09−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.6813
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4875–9.9575/bu+0.09−45–+2¢/BuNovember (X)10.3139
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3675–9.5375/bu+0.09−57–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6738
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4075–9.7175/bu+0.09−53–−22¢/BuNovember (X)10.0296
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1875–9.5375/bu+0.10−75–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6896
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2375–9.7575/bu+0.09−70–−18¢/BuNovember (X)9.9611
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5375/bu+0.09−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5375–9.5875/bu+0.09−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.0700
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2975–9.5875/bu+0.09−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.5768
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2375–9.6575/bu+0.09−70–−28¢/BuNovember (X)9.8025
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.6375–10.0875/bu+0.09−30–+15¢/BuNovember (X)10.3805
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6375–10.2375/bu+0.09−30–+30¢/BuNovember (X)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6375–10.2375/bu+0.09−30–+30¢/BuNovember (X)10.4650
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.