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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Aug 20
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9100/bu+0.02−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.5150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9600/bu+0.02−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6950
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8600–9.9600/bu+0.02−50–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.4000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7800–10.3800/bu+0.02−58–+2¢/BuNovember (X)9.5083
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7100–9.8100/bu+0.08−65–−55¢/BuNovember (X)9.3450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9100–10.3600/bu+0.02−45–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.7025
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4300–9.8600/bu+0.01−93–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.1410
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4400–9.8600/bu+0.03−92–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.2110
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5800–9.9600/bu+0.09−78–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.3383
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5500–10.0600/bu+0.06−81–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.2333
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8600–10.0600/bu+0.02−50–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.4113
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9600–10.3800/bu+0.02−40–+2¢/BuNovember (X)9.6821
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8100–9.9600/bu+0.09−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.3763
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7800–10.1400/bu+0.02−58–−22¢/BuNovember (X)9.6421
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5100–9.8600/bu+0.00−85–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.2021
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5900–9.8600/bu+0.02−77–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.2950
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8400–9.8600/bu+0.00−52–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.3817
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8400–9.9400/bu+0.02−52–−42¢/BuNovember (X)9.5700
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7000–9.9600/bu+0.02−66–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.2179
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5400–9.9800/bu+0.02−82–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.3793
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.9600–10.5600/bu+0.02−40–+20¢/BuNovember (X)9.9950
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1600–10.6600/bu+0.02−20–+30¢/BuNovember (X)9.4650
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1600–10.6600/bu+0.02−20–+30¢/BuNovember (X)9.9400

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3550/bu+0.07−70¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8225
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1550/bu+0.07−90¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6975
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4550–4.6050/bu+0.07−60–−45¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7475
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.6050–4.9050/bu+0.02−45–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)5.1225

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9400/bu+0.01−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8900/bu+0.01+9¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6150
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6900–3.7400/bu+0.03−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7000–3.7700/bu+0.05−10–−3¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5883
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6900–3.7900/bu+0.01−35–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7500–3.9500/bu+0.01−5–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6275
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.3400–3.8900/bu+0.01−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.3325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.3800–3.8800/bu+0.01−42–+8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.2690
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6400–3.7500/bu+0.01−40–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6539
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4700–3.7200/bu+0.01−33–−8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5493
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5900–3.7000/bu+0.01−45–−34¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5000–3.7500/bu+0.01−30–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5021
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5900–3.9400/bu+0.01−45–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5981
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5300–3.7400/bu+0.09−27–−6¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5420
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5200–3.7700/bu+0.01−52–−27¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4463
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4400–3.7300/bu+0.01−36–−7¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4147
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6600–3.7400/bu+0.03−38–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7300–3.8500/bu+0.02−7–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5270
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5400–3.6900/bu+0.01−50–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5611
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5000–3.5700/bu+0.01−30–−23¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4379
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.7700–4.0000/bu+0.03−3–+20¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7425
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9500–4.0300/bu+0.01+15–+23¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9350
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.8000–4.0300/bu+0.010–+23¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7450
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.