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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Jul 15
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0175/bu+0.100¢/BuNovember (X)10.0250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4325/bu+0.10+41¢/BuAugust (Q)10.5150
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6375–11.7375/bu+0.11−38–−28¢/BuNovember (X)9.8250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9525–12.0725/bu+0.11−7–+5¢/BuAugust (Q)10.1317
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6975–11.7675/bu+0.11−32–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.8675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1025–12.1725/bu+0.10+8–+15¢/BuAugust (Q)10.1925
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4375–11.8175/bu+0.11−58–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7330
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7725–12.2725/bu+0.21−25–+25¢/BuAugust (Q)10.1490
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2975–11.5675/bu+0.11−72–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.7350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4725–11.7725/bu+0.10−55–−25¢/BuAugust (Q)9.7967
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5675–11.6675/bu+0.11−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8363
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7225–12.1725/bu+0.06−30–+15¢/BuAugust (Q)10.0053
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5275–11.7875/bu+0.11−49–−23¢/BuNovember (X)9.8063
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7325–11.9725/bu+0.10−29–−5¢/BuAugust (Q)9.8964
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6175–11.7475/bu+0.11−40–−27¢/BuNovember (X)9.7521
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7725–12.1425/bu+0.10−25–+12¢/BuAugust (Q)10.0536
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6175–11.6675/bu+0.11−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7725–11.9025/bu+0.10−25–−12¢/BuAugust (Q)9.9850
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4675–11.6975/bu+0.11−55–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.6750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6525–12.0725/bu+0.10−37–+5¢/BuAugust (Q)9.9050
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.2725–12.4225/bu+0.15+25–+40¢/BuAugust (Q)10.2430
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9225–12.1025/bu—−10–+8¢/BuAugust (Q)10.2850
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8725–12.1025/bu+0.10−15–+8¢/BuAugust (Q)10.2600

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.3250–6.3350/bu+0.33−45–−44¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9875
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.3750–6.4250/bu+0.33−40–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8125
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1750/bu+0.33−60¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8958
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered6.5750/bu+0.33−20¢/BuSeptember (U)5.3125

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6950/bu+0.090¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8450/bu+0.07+37¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4325
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3950–4.4450/bu+0.09−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8933
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4550–4.4950/bu+0.13−2–+2¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1375
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4250–4.4650/bu+0.09−27–−23¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5150–4.6050/bu+0.11+4–+13¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1875
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1050–4.6950/bu+0.09−59–0¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7760
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1750–4.8250/bu+0.14−30–+35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0965
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2850–4.3450/bu+0.09−41–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8983
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1250–4.3750/bu+0.09−35–−10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9458
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2950–4.3450/bu+0.09−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8638
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2250–4.3250/bu+0.10−25–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9268
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3050–4.4450/bu+0.10−39–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2450–4.4250/bu+0.09−23–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0038
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2850–4.4150/bu+0.09−41–−28¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8538
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3950–4.5950/bu+0.09−8–+12¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0750
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3450–4.3950/bu+0.09−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2950–4.3950/bu+0.09−18–−8¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1275
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2950–4.3450/bu+0.09−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8171
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1850–4.3550/bu+0.07−29–−12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8992
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3950–4.6350/bu+0.09−8–+16¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1842
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6250–4.7250/bu—+15–+25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3525
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6250–4.7250/bu+0.14+15–+25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3375
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.