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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Aug 21
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1700/bu+0.02−90¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5667
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4700–4.6200/bu+0.02−60–−45¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6600
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.6200–4.9200/bu+0.02−45–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0350
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3700/bu+0.02−70¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7350

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0175/bu+0.08−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9725/bu+0.08+10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6550
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7675–3.8175/bu+0.08−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5583
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7725–3.8425/bu+0.07−10–−3¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5600
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7675–3.8675/bu+0.08−35–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8225–4.0225/bu+0.07−5–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6025
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4175–3.9675/bu+0.08−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.2930
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4525–3.9525/bu+0.07−42–+8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.2570
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7175–3.8275/bu+0.08−40–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5993
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5425–3.7925/bu+0.07−33–−8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5093
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6675–3.7775/bu+0.08−45–−34¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5688
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5725–3.8225/bu+0.07−30–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4607
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6675–4.0175/bu+0.08−45–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5469
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6025–3.8125/bu+0.07−27–−6¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4969
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5975–3.8675/bu+0.08−52–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4013
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5125–3.7925/bu+0.07−36–−8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.3825
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7375–3.8175/bu+0.08−38–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8025–3.9225/bu+0.07−7–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4800
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6175–3.7675/bu+0.08−50–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5136
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5725–3.6425/bu+0.07−30–−23¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4036
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.8425–4.0725/bu+0.07−3–+20¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7000
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0225–4.1025/bu+0.07+15–+23¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8950
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.8725–4.1025/bu+0.070–+23¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7050

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1100/bu+0.20−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.3450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2100/bu+0.25−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.4950
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0600–10.1600/bu+0.20−50–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.2000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9800–10.5800/bu+0.20−58–+2¢/BuNovember (X)9.3083
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9100–10.0100/bu+0.20−65–−55¢/BuNovember (X)9.1683
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1100–10.5600/bu+0.20−45–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.4700
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6300–10.0600/bu+0.20−93–−50¢/BuNovember (X)8.9690
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6400–10.0600/bu+0.20−92–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.0430
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7800–10.1600/bu+0.20−78–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.1367
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6700–10.2600/bu+0.12−89–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.0283
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0600–10.2600/bu+0.20−50–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.2075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1600–10.5800/bu+0.20−40–+2¢/BuNovember (X)9.4393
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0100–10.1600/bu+0.20−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.1675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9800–10.3400/bu+0.20−58–−22¢/BuNovember (X)9.3917
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7100–10.0600/bu+0.20−85–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.0250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7900–10.0600/bu+0.20−77–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.1250
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0400–10.0600/bu+0.20−52–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.1817
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0400–10.1400/bu+0.20−52–−42¢/BuNovember (X)9.3325
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9000–10.1600/bu+0.20−66–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.0221
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7400–10.2100/bu+0.20−82–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.1736
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.1600–10.7600/bu+0.20−40–+20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7750
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3600–10.8600/bu+0.20−20–+30¢/BuNovember (X)9.2650
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3600–10.8600/bu+0.20−20–+30¢/BuNovember (X)9.5650
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.