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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, Jul 17
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0500/bu+0.10+2¢/BuNovember (X)10.1775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4650/bu+0.11+42¢/BuAugust (Q)10.6175
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6800–11.7500/bu+0.11−35–−28¢/BuNovember (X)9.9775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0150–12.0950/bu+0.19−3–+5¢/BuAugust (Q)10.2758
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7300–11.7800/bu+0.10−30–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.0200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1250–12.2950/bu+0.10+8–+25¢/BuAugust (Q)10.3475
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4200–11.8300/bu+0.05−61–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8855
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7950–12.2950/bu+0.10−25–+25¢/BuAugust (Q)10.2915
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3100–11.5800/bu+0.08−72–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.8875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4950–11.7950/bu+0.10−55–−25¢/BuAugust (Q)9.9342
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5800–11.6800/bu+0.08−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7450–12.1950/bu+0.10−30–+15¢/BuAugust (Q)10.1416
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5400–11.8000/bu+0.08−49–−23¢/BuNovember (X)9.9375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7550–12.0250/bu+0.10−29–−2¢/BuAugust (Q)10.0711
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6000–11.7300/bu+0.05−43–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.9046
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7950–12.1950/bu+0.10−25–+15¢/BuAugust (Q)10.1904
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6300–11.6800/bu+0.08−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8450–11.9250/bu+0.15−20–−12¢/BuAugust (Q)10.1275
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4800–11.7100/bu+0.08−55–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.8189
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6450–12.0950/bu+0.10−40–+5¢/BuAugust (Q)10.0192
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.3450–12.4950/bu+0.15+30–+45¢/BuAugust (Q)10.4055
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9450–12.1350/bu+0.10−10–+9¢/BuAugust (Q)10.4275
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8950–12.1350/bu+0.10−15–+9¢/BuAugust (Q)10.4025

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1775–6.2275/bu+0.12−65–−60¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0375
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.3775–6.4775/bu+0.03−45–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8625
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2275/bu+0.08−60¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9458
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered6.6275/bu+0.08−20¢/BuSeptember (U)5.3375

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6550/bu+0.02−2¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8175/bu+0.03+37¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4250
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3750–4.4250/bu+0.04−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9308
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3675–4.4775/bu+0.02−8–+3¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1500
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3750–4.4450/bu+0.01−30–−23¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4775–4.5575/bu+0.01+3–+11¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2050
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0750–4.6750/bu+0.03−60–0¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8135
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1475–4.7975/bu+0.03−30–+35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1150
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2650–4.3250/bu+0.04−41–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9358
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0975–4.3475/bu+0.03−35–−10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9733
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2750–4.3250/bu+0.04−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1975–4.2975/bu+0.03−25–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9464
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2050–4.4250/bu+0.05−47–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2175–4.3975/bu+0.03−23–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0330
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2550–4.3850/bu+0.03−42–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8913
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3675–4.5375/bu+0.03−8–+9¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0975
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3250–4.3750/bu+0.04−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2675–4.3675/bu+0.03−18–−8¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1600
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2350–4.3250/bu+0.01−44–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8461
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0775–4.3275/bu+0.05−37–−12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9117
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3675–4.6075/bu+0.03−8–+16¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2150
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5975–4.6475/bu+0.03+15–+20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3600
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5975–4.6975/bu+0.03+15–+25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3500
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.