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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Jul 20
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2825/bu+0.23+2¢/BuNovember (X)10.0800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6800/bu+0.22+42¢/BuAugust (Q)10.4700
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9125–12.0625/bu+0.23−35–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2600–12.3100/bu+0.250–+5¢/BuAugust (Q)10.1483
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9625–12.0125/bu+0.23−30–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.9225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3600–12.5100/bu+0.24+10–+25¢/BuAugust (Q)10.2200
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6825–12.0625/bu+0.26−58–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7880
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0100–12.5100/bu+0.22−25–+25¢/BuAugust (Q)10.1640
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5425–11.8125/bu+0.23−72–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.7900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7100–12.0100/bu+0.22−55–−25¢/BuAugust (Q)9.8100
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8125–11.9125/bu+0.23−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8913
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9600–12.4100/bu+0.22−30–+15¢/BuAugust (Q)10.0569
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7725–12.0325/bu+0.23−49–−23¢/BuNovember (X)9.8407
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9700–12.2600/bu+0.22−29–0¢/BuAugust (Q)9.9571
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8625–11.9925/bu+0.26−40–−27¢/BuNovember (X)9.8071
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0100–12.3900/bu+0.22−25–+13¢/BuAugust (Q)10.0671
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8625–11.9125/bu+0.23−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0600–12.1400/bu+0.22−20–−12¢/BuAugust (Q)10.0000
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7125–11.9425/bu+0.23−55–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.7214
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8600–12.2700/bu+0.22−40–+1¢/BuAugust (Q)9.9000
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.5600–12.7100/bu+0.22+30–+45¢/BuAugust (Q)10.2980
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1600–12.3500/bu+0.22−10–+9¢/BuAugust (Q)10.3000
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1100–12.3500/bu+0.22−15–+9¢/BuAugust (Q)10.2750

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0900–6.1400/bu+0.09−65–−60¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9975
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2400–6.3900/bu+0.14−50–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8225
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1400/bu+0.09−60¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9058
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered6.5400/bu+0.09−20¢/BuSeptember (U)5.2975

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7100/bu+0.06−2¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8650/bu+0.05+37¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3575
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4300–4.4800/bu+0.06−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8758
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4250–4.4750/bu+0.06−7–−2¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0992
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4300–4.5000/bu+0.06−30–−23¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5450–4.6050/bu+0.07+5–+11¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1575
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1200–4.7300/bu+0.05−61–0¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7585
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1950–4.8450/bu+0.05−30–+35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0675
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3200–4.3800/bu+0.06−41–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8808
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1450–4.3750/bu+0.05−35–−12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9258
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3300–4.3800/bu+0.06−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2450–4.3450/bu+0.05−25–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9263
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2600–4.4800/bu+0.06−47–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2650–4.4450/bu+0.05−23–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9855
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3000–4.4300/bu+0.05−43–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8363
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4150–4.5950/bu+0.05−8–+10¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0488
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3800–4.4300/bu+0.06−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3150–4.4150/bu+0.05−18–−8¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1125
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2900–4.3800/bu+0.06−44–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7911
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1250–4.3750/bu+0.05−37–−12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8658
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4150–4.6550/bu+0.05−8–+16¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1675
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6450–4.6950/bu+0.05+15–+20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3125
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6450–4.7450/bu+0.05+15–+25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3025
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.