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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, Aug 22
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1850/bu+0.08−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.4600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3050/bu+0.10−28¢/BuNovember (X)9.6100
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0850–10.1850/bu+0.03−50–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.3150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0350–10.6050/bu+0.06−55–+2¢/BuNovember (X)9.4367
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9350–10.0350/bu+0.03−65–−55¢/BuNovember (X)9.2575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9850–10.4850/bu+0.13−60–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.5425
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6550–10.0850/bu+0.03−93–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.0700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7050–10.0850/bu+0.07−88–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.1420
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8050–10.1850/bu+0.03−78–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.2333
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7250–10.2850/bu+0.06−86–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.1400
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0850–10.2850/bu+0.03−50–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.3225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1850–10.6050/bu+0.03−40–+2¢/BuNovember (X)9.5543
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0350–10.1850/bu+0.03−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.2825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0050–10.3650/bu+0.03−58–−22¢/BuNovember (X)9.5067
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7350–10.0850/bu+0.03−85–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.1214
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8150–10.0850/bu+0.03−77–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.2314
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0650–10.0850/bu+0.03−52–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.2967
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0650–10.1650/bu+0.03−52–−42¢/BuNovember (X)9.4100
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9250–10.1850/bu+0.03−66–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.1329
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7650–10.2350/bu+0.03−82–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.2786
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.1850–10.7850/bu+0.03−40–+20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8900
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3850–10.8850/bu+0.03−20–+30¢/BuNovember (X)9.3800
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3850–10.8850/bu+0.03−20–+30¢/BuNovember (X)9.6800

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3475/bu+0.02−70¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6475
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1475/bu+0.02−90¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5058
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4475–4.5975/bu+0.02−60–−45¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5725
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.5975–4.8975/bu+0.02−45–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9475

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0250/bu+0.01−9¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0125/bu+0.04+13¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6175
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7650–3.8150/bu+0.00−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7825–3.8525/bu+0.01−10–−3¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5225
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7650–3.8650/bu+0.00−35–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7825–3.9625/bu+0.04−10–+8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5725
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4150–3.9650/bu+0.00−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.2760
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4625–3.9625/bu+0.01−42–+8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.2215
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7150–3.8250/bu+0.00−40–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5525–3.8025/bu+0.01−33–−8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4675
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6650–3.7750/bu+0.00−45–−34¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5438
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5825–3.8325/bu+0.01−30–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4232
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6650–4.0150/bu+0.00−45–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5219
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6125–3.8225/bu+0.01−27–−6¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4661
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5950–3.8650/bu+0.00−52–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.3838
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5825–3.7950/bu+0.07−30–−32¢/BuSeptember (U)3.3503
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7350–3.8150/bu+0.00−38–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8125–3.9325/bu+0.01−7–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4425
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6150–3.7650/bu+0.00−50–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4886
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5825–3.6525/bu+0.01−30–−23¢/BuSeptember (U)3.3518
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.8525–4.0825/bu+0.01−3–+20¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6500
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0325–4.1125/bu+0.01+15–+23¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8575
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.8825–4.1125/bu+0.010–+23¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6675
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.