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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Jul 16
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9500/bu+0.070¢/BuNovember (X)10.0850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3600/bu+0.07+41¢/BuAugust (Q)10.5550
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5700–11.6700/bu+0.07−38–−28¢/BuNovember (X)9.8850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8300–12.0000/bu+0.12−12–+5¢/BuAugust (Q)10.2050
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6300–11.7000/bu+0.07−32–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.9275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0300–12.2000/bu+0.07+8–+25¢/BuAugust (Q)10.2850
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3700–11.7500/bu+0.07−58–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7930
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7000–12.2000/bu+0.07−25–+25¢/BuAugust (Q)10.2290
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2300–11.5000/bu+0.07−72–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.7950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4000–11.7000/bu+0.07−55–−25¢/BuAugust (Q)9.8733
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5000–11.6000/bu+0.07−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6500–12.1000/bu+0.07−30–+15¢/BuAugust (Q)10.0719
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4600–11.7200/bu+0.07−49–−23¢/BuNovember (X)9.8450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6600–11.9000/bu+0.07−29–−5¢/BuAugust (Q)9.9850
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5500–11.6800/bu+0.07−40–−27¢/BuNovember (X)9.8121
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7000–12.0600/bu+0.07−25–+11¢/BuAugust (Q)10.1336
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5500–11.6000/bu+0.07−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7000–11.8300/bu+0.07−25–−12¢/BuAugust (Q)10.0650
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4000–11.6300/bu+0.07−55–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.7350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5500–11.9900/bu+0.10−40–+4¢/BuAugust (Q)9.9750
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.2000–12.3500/bu+0.07+25–+40¢/BuAugust (Q)10.3030
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8500–12.0300/bu+0.07−10–+8¢/BuAugust (Q)10.3650
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8000–12.0300/bu+0.07−15–+8¢/BuAugust (Q)10.3400

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2975–6.3075/bu+0.03−45–−44¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9100
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.3475–6.3975/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7350
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1475/bu+0.03−60¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8183
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered6.5475/bu+0.03−20¢/BuSeptember (U)5.2350

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6400/bu+0.060¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7850/bu+0.06+37¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3600
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3400–4.3900/bu+0.06−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8633
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3450–4.4450/bu+0.11−7–+3¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1000
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700–4.4100/bu+0.06−27–−23¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4650–4.5350/bu+0.05+5–+12¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1400
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0500–4.6400/bu+0.06−59–0¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7460
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1150–4.7650/bu+0.06−30–+35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0460
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2300–4.2900/bu+0.06−41–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8683
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0650–4.3150/bu+0.06−35–−10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9133
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2400–4.2900/bu+0.06−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1650–4.2650/bu+0.06−25–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8929
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2500–4.3900/bu+0.06−39–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1850–4.3650/bu+0.06−23–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9640
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2300–4.3600/bu+0.06−41–−28¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8238
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3350–4.4950/bu+0.06−8–+8¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0275
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2900–4.3400/bu+0.06−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2350–4.3350/bu+0.06−18–−8¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0950
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2400–4.2900/bu+0.06−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7871
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1250–4.2950/bu+0.06−29–−12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8600
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3350–4.5750/bu+0.06−8–+16¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1517
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5650–4.6650/bu+0.06+15–+25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3200
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5650–4.6650/bu+0.06+15–+25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3050
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.