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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Aug 11
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7725/bu+0.24−34¢/BuNovember (X)9.6900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0825/bu+0.23−3¢/BuNovember (X)10.0400
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6625–9.7125/bu+0.24−45–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5783
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6825–10.1325/bu+0.24−43–+2¢/BuNovember (X)9.9488
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5625–9.7625/bu+0.24−55–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.5675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7625–10.1125/bu+0.24−35–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.8750
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2025–9.7625/bu+0.24−91–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.3100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4425–9.8625/bu+0.24−67–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.7200
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3525–9.7125/bu+0.24−76–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.4033
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3825–9.8125/bu+0.22−73–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.5517
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6625–9.8125/bu+0.24−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.4588
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6625–10.1325/bu+0.24−45–+2¢/BuNovember (X)10.0843
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5425–9.7125/bu+0.24−57–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.4481
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5825–9.8925/bu+0.24−53–−22¢/BuNovember (X)9.7943
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3825–9.7125/bu+0.24−73–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.3857
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4125–9.9325/bu+0.23−70–−18¢/BuNovember (X)9.6857
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7125–9.7325/bu+0.24−40–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.4100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7125–9.7625/bu+0.24−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8350
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4725–9.7625/bu+0.24−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.3386
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4125–9.7825/bu+0.24−70–−33¢/BuNovember (X)9.5986
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.8125–10.2625/bu+0.24−30–+15¢/BuNovember (X)10.1480
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8125–10.4125/bu+0.24−30–+30¢/BuNovember (X)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8125–10.4125/bu+0.24−30–+30¢/BuNovember (X)10.3650

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4500/bu+0.01−70¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9925
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2500/bu+0.01−90¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8675
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5500–4.7000/bu+0.01−60–−45¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9025
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.8000–5.0500/bu+0.01−35–−10¢/BuSeptember (U)5.2925

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9375/bu+0.02−14¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0700/bu+0.02+22¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9725
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7075–3.7575/bu+0.02−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7133
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6200–3.8700/bu+0.06−23–+2¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7825
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7275–3.7775/bu+0.02−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8000–3.9300/bu+0.02−5–+8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7825
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.3475–3.9075/bu+0.02−73–−17¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5110
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4900–3.9300/bu+0.01−36–+8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6185
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6775–3.7875/bu+0.02−40–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5400–3.8000/bu+0.02−31–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6639
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6775–3.7275/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6563
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5500–3.8000/bu+0.02−30–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6168
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6275–3.7975/bu+0.02−45–−28¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6300–3.8200/bu+0.08−22–−3¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6702
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5275–3.7975/bu+0.02−55–−28¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5988
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4300–3.7700/bu+0.02−42–−8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6600
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6975–3.7775/bu+0.02−38–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8000–4.0000/bu+0.02−5–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6365
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5775–3.7275/bu+0.02−50–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6379
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4800–3.6700/bu+0.02−37–−18¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6154
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.8500–4.0200/bu+0.020–+17¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8258
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0000–4.0300/bu+0.02+15–+18¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8675
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0000–4.0300/bu+0.02+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.