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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, Aug 15
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9750/bu+0.14−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.3700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2050/bu+0.02−22¢/BuNovember (X)9.6100
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9250–10.0750/bu+0.09−50–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.2800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9250–10.4450/bu+0.07−50–+2¢/BuNovember (X)9.5360
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8750–10.0250/bu+0.14−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.1867
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9750–10.4250/bu+0.09−45–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.5250
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5250–10.0750/bu+0.15−90–−35¢/BuNovember (X)8.9820
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5450–9.9250/bu+0.07−88–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.1620
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6650–10.0250/bu+0.14−76–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.1200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4950–10.0250/bu+0.04−93–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.1340
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9750–10.1250/bu+0.14−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.1750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0250–10.4450/bu+0.14−40–+2¢/BuNovember (X)9.5443
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8250–10.0250/bu+0.11−60–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.1375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8950–10.2050/bu+0.14−53–−22¢/BuNovember (X)9.4471
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5950–9.9250/bu+0.03−83–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.0529
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6750–9.9250/bu+0.09−75–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.2457
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9750–10.0250/bu+0.14−45–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.1367
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9750–10.0750/bu+0.14−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.3700
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7850–10.0250/bu+0.14−64–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.0014
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6050–10.0950/bu+0.03−82–−33¢/BuNovember (X)9.2229
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.1250–10.6250/bu+0.14−30–+20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7900
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2250–10.7250/bu—−20–+30¢/BuNovember (X)9.2200
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2250–10.7250/bu+0.24−20–+30¢/BuNovember (X)9.9700

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3650/bu+0.03−70¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9250
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1650/bu+0.03−90¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8000
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4650–4.6150/bu+0.03−60–−45¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8500
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.7150–4.9150/bu+0.03−35–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)5.2250

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9525/bu+0.20−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675/bu+0.09+23¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6950
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6825–3.7325/bu+0.08−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6267
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7175–3.8375/bu+0.09−12–0¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6183
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7025–3.7525/bu+0.08−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7875–3.9375/bu+0.09−5–+10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6325
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.3525–3.9025/bu+0.11−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.3770
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.3875–3.9175/bu+0.01−45–+8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.3130
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6525–3.7625/bu+0.08−40–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6007
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5075–3.7875/bu+0.09−33–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5121
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6525–3.7025/bu+0.08−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5638
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5375–3.7875/bu+0.09−30–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4707
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6025–3.7725/bu+0.03−45–−28¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6275–3.8075/bu+0.10−21–−3¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5081
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5325–3.7725/bu+0.12−52–−28¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4563
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4375–3.7575/bu+0.12−40–−8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4175
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6525–3.7525/bu+0.08−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7875–3.9375/bu+0.09−5–+10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4610
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5525–3.7025/bu+0.08−50–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5264
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4875–3.7375/bu+0.04−35–−10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4250
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.8375–4.0375/bu+0.090–+20¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7033
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9875–4.0675/bu—+15–+23¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8850
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.8375–4.0675/bu+0.090–+23¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7000
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.