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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Aug 18
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9625/bu+0.01−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.4600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0125/bu+0.19−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6600
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9125–10.0625/bu+0.01−50–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.4367
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9125–10.4325/bu+0.01−50–+2¢/BuNovember (X)9.5280
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8625–10.0125/bu+0.01−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.3267
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9625–10.4125/bu+0.01−45–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.6475
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5125–10.0625/bu+0.01−90–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.1100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5325–9.9125/bu+0.01−88–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.2540
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6425–10.0125/bu+0.02−77–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.3117
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5025–10.1125/bu+0.01−91–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.2380
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9125–10.1125/bu+0.06−50–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.3563
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0125–10.4325/bu+0.01−40–+2¢/BuNovember (X)9.7200
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8125–10.0125/bu+0.01−60–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.3213
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8325–10.1925/bu+0.06−58–−22¢/BuNovember (X)9.6200
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5825–9.9125/bu+0.01−83–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.1943
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6625–9.9125/bu+0.01−75–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.3214
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9125–9.9625/bu+0.06−50–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.3267
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9625–9.9925/bu+0.01−45–−42¢/BuNovember (X)9.5600
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7725–10.0125/bu+0.01−64–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.1957
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5925–10.0325/bu+0.01−82–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.3429
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.0625–10.6125/bu+0.06−35–+20¢/BuNovember (X)9.9800
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2125–10.7125/bu+0.01−20–+30¢/BuNovember (X)9.4100
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2125–10.7125/bu+0.01−20–+30¢/BuNovember (X)10.1600

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3275/bu+0.04−70¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9075
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1275/bu+0.04−90¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7825
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4275–4.5775/bu+0.04−60–−45¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8325
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.6275–4.8775/bu+0.09−40–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)5.2075

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9650/bu+0.01−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9200/bu+0.15+9¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6700
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6950–3.7450/bu+0.01−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7800–3.8300/bu+0.06−5–0¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6817
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7150–3.7650/bu+0.01−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7800–3.9500/bu+0.01−5–+12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6725
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.3650–3.9150/bu+0.01−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.3745
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4100–3.9100/bu+0.02−42–+8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.3560
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6650–3.7750/bu+0.01−40–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6782
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5000–3.7500/bu+0.01−33–−8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5857
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6150–3.7150/bu+0.04−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6375
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5300–3.7800/bu+0.01−30–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5443
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6150–3.9650/bu+0.01−45–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6188
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4800–3.8000/bu+0.15−35–−3¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5755
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5450–3.7850/bu+0.01−52–−28¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4300–3.7500/bu+0.01−40–−8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4753
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6850–3.7650/bu+0.03−38–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7800–3.9300/bu+0.01−5–+10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5360
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5650–3.7150/bu+0.01−50–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4800–3.7300/bu+0.01−35–−10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4829
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.8300–4.0300/bu+0.010–+20¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7742
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9800–4.0600/bu+0.01+15–+23¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9600
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.8300–4.0600/bu+0.010–+23¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7750
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.