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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Aug 14
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8350/bu+0.27−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.4850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1850/bu+0.21−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.8650
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8350–9.8850/bu+0.16−45–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.3950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8550–10.3050/bu+0.16−43–+2¢/BuNovember (X)9.7350
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7350–9.8850/bu+0.16−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.3017
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8850–10.7350/bu+0.16−40–+45¢/BuNovember (X)9.6650
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3750–9.9350/bu+0.16−91–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.0970
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6150–9.8050/bu+0.16−67–−48¢/BuNovember (X)9.3910
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5250–9.8850/bu+0.16−76–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.2283
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5350–9.9850/bu+0.16−75–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.2790
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8350–9.9850/bu+0.16−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.2838
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8850–10.3050/bu+0.11−40–+2¢/BuNovember (X)9.7379
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7150–9.8850/bu+0.16−57–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.2625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7550–10.0650/bu+0.16−53–−22¢/BuNovember (X)9.5737
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5650–9.8850/bu+0.15−72–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.1764
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5850–9.8350/bu+0.16−70–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.4293
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8350–9.9050/bu+0.21−45–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.2517
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8350–9.9350/bu+0.21−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.4850
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6450–9.8850/bu+0.16−64–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.1393
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6350–9.9550/bu+0.11−65–−33¢/BuNovember (X)9.3664
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.9850–10.4350/bu+0.16−30–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.9050
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9850–10.5850/bu+0.16−30–+30¢/BuNovember (X)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9850–10.5850/bu+0.16−30–+30¢/BuNovember (X)10.2850

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3350/bu+0.04−70¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9075
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1350/bu+0.04−90¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7825
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4350–4.5850/bu+0.04−60–−45¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8325
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.6850–4.9350/bu+0.04−35–−10¢/BuSeptember (U)5.2075

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7525/bu+0.08−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9800/bu+0.02+23¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8500
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6025–3.6525/bu—−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6717
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6300–3.7700/bu+0.01−12–+2¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6983
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6225–3.6725/bu—−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7000–3.8500/bu+0.01−5–+10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6900
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.2425–3.8225/bu—−73–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4220
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4000–3.8300/bu+0.02−35–+8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4100
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5725–3.6825/bu—−40–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6471
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4200–3.7000/bu+0.01−33–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5657
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5725–3.6225/bu—−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4500–3.7000/bu+0.01−30–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5114
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5725–3.6925/bu+0.05−40–−28¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5300–3.7200/bu+0.01−22–−3¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5469
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4125–3.6925/bu+0.01−56–−28¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.3200–3.6700/bu—−43–−8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4925
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5725–3.6725/bu—−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7000–3.8500/bu+0.01−5–+10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5160
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4725–3.6225/bu—−50–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5814
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4500–3.5500/bu+0.08−30–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4786
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.7500–3.9200/bu+0.010–+17¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7317
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9000–3.9800/bu+0.01+15–+23¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7350
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.7500–3.9800/bu+0.010–+23¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7350
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.