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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, Aug 8
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5350/bu+0.06−34¢/BuNovember (X)9.9050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8550/bu+0.03−2¢/BuNovember (X)10.2050
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4250–9.4750/bu+0.06−45–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4450–9.8950/bu+0.06−43–+2¢/BuNovember (X)10.1246
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3250–9.5250/bu+0.06−55–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5250–9.8750/bu+0.06−35–0¢/BuNovember (X)10.0350
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered8.9650–9.5250/bu+0.04−91–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2050–9.6250/bu+0.06−67–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.8900
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1150–9.4750/bu+0.06−76–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5783
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1650–9.5750/bu+0.07−71–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.7458
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4250–9.5750/bu+0.06−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.6238
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4250–9.8950/bu+0.06−45–+2¢/BuNovember (X)10.2493
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3050–9.4750/bu+0.06−57–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3450–9.6550/bu+0.06−53–−22¢/BuNovember (X)9.9664
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1450–9.4750/bu+0.04−73–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6321
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1850–9.6950/bu+0.05−69–−18¢/BuNovember (X)9.9007
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4750–9.4950/bu+0.06−40–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.6250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4750–9.5250/bu+0.06−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.0125
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2350–9.5250/bu+0.06−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.5150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1750–9.5750/bu+0.06−70–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.7579
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.5750–10.0250/bu+0.06−30–+15¢/BuNovember (X)10.3230
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5750–10.1750/bu+0.06−30–+30¢/BuNovember (X)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5750–10.1750/bu+0.06−30–+30¢/BuNovember (X)10.5275

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4450/bu+0.04−70¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0500
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2450/bu+0.04−90¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9250
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5450–4.6950/bu+0.04−60–−45¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9600
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.7950–5.0450/bu+0.04−35–−10¢/BuSeptember (U)5.3500

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9150/bu+0.02−14¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0475/bu+0.02+22¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9275
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6850–3.7350/bu+0.02−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6775–3.8475/bu+0.05−15–+2¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7392
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7050–3.7550/bu+0.02−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7775–3.8775/bu+0.02−5–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7250
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.3250–3.8850/bu+0.01−73–−17¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5220
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4775–3.9075/bu+0.02−35–+8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5635
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6550–3.7650/bu+0.02−40–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6386
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5175–3.7775/bu+0.02−31–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6018
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6550–3.7050/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5913
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5275–3.7775/bu+0.02−30–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5546
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6050–3.7750/bu+0.02−45–−28¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5931
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5475–3.7975/bu+0.08−28–−3¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6058
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5050–3.7750/bu+0.01−55–−28¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5913
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4075–3.7475/bu+0.01−42–−8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6413
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6750–3.7550/bu+0.02−38–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7775–3.9775/bu+0.07−5–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5875
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5550–3.7050/bu+0.02−50–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5857
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4575–3.6775/bu+0.02−37–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5561
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.8275–3.9975/bu+0.020–+17¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7642
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9775–4.0075/bu+0.02+15–+18¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8025
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9775–4.0075/bu+0.02+15–+18¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8025
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.