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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, Jul 21
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2475/bu+0.04+2¢/BuNovember (X)10.0750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6250/bu+0.06+43¢/BuAugust (Q)10.4225
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8775–12.0275/bu+0.04−35–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1550–12.2950/bu+0.11−4–+10¢/BuAugust (Q)10.0975
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9275–11.9775/bu+0.04−30–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.9175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2950–12.4450/bu+0.07+10–+25¢/BuAugust (Q)10.1725
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6375–12.0275/bu+0.05−59–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7830
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9450–12.4450/bu+0.07−25–+25¢/BuAugust (Q)10.0805
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4975–11.8275/bu+0.05−73–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6450–11.9550/bu+0.07−55–−24¢/BuAugust (Q)9.7729
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7775–11.8775/bu+0.04−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8950–12.3450/bu+0.07−30–+15¢/BuAugust (Q)10.0238
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7375–11.9275/bu+0.04−49–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.8357
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9050–12.1950/bu+0.07−29–0¢/BuAugust (Q)9.9235
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8175–11.9175/bu+0.05−41–−31¢/BuNovember (X)9.8021
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9950–12.3150/bu+0.02−20–+12¢/BuAugust (Q)10.0082
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8275–11.8775/bu+0.04−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9950–12.0750/bu+0.07−20–−12¢/BuAugust (Q)9.9525
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6775–11.9075/bu+0.04−55–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.7164
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7950–12.1950/bu+0.07−40–0¢/BuAugust (Q)9.8492
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.4950–12.6450/bu+0.07+30–+45¢/BuAugust (Q)10.2830
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0950–12.2850/bu+0.07−10–+9¢/BuAugust (Q)10.2525
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0450–12.2750/bu+0.07−15–+8¢/BuAugust (Q)10.2275

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1000–6.1800/bu+0.01−68–−60¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0700
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2800–6.4300/bu+0.04−50–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8950
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1800/bu+0.04−60¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9783
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered6.5800–6.6000/bu+0.04−20–−18¢/BuSeptember (U)5.3700

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7325/bu+0.02−2¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9275/bu+0.06+40¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3225
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4525–4.5025/bu+0.02−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8333
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4675–4.5075/bu+0.04−6–−2¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0542
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4525–4.5225/bu+0.02−30–−23¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5775–4.6775/bu+0.03+5–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1125
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1325–4.7525/bu+0.01−62–0¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7160
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2275–4.8775/bu+0.03−30–+35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0165
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3425–4.4025/bu+0.02−41–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8383
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1775–4.4075/bu+0.03−35–−12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8858
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3525–4.4025/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2775–4.3775/bu+0.03−25–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8800
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2825–4.5025/bu+0.02−47–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8375
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2975–4.4775/bu+0.03−23–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9418
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3125–4.4425/bu+0.01−44–−31¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7938
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4475–4.6275/bu+0.03−8–+10¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0013
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4025/bu+0.02−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3775–4.4475/bu+0.06−15–−8¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0675
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3025–4.4025/bu+0.01−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7486
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1875–4.3775/bu+0.06−34–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8142
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4475–4.6875/bu+0.03−8–+16¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1225
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6775–4.7275/bu+0.03+15–+20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2575
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7275–4.7775/bu+0.08+20–+25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2475
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.