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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Jul 23
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4075/bu+0.05−3¢/BuNovember (X)10.0725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8150/bu+0.07+44¢/BuAugust (Q)10.2625
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0575–12.2375/bu+0.02−38–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4150–12.4750/bu+0.13+4–+10¢/BuAugust (Q)10.0375
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1375–12.1875/bu+0.05−30–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.9050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4950–12.6250/bu+0.05+12–+25¢/BuAugust (Q)10.1125
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7975–12.4375/bu+0.00−64–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.7705
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2150–12.5750/bu+0.06−16–+20¢/BuAugust (Q)10.0205
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7175–12.0375/bu+0.06−72–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8250–12.1350/bu+0.05−55–−24¢/BuAugust (Q)9.7108
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9875–12.0875/bu+0.05−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0750–12.5250/bu+0.05−30–+15¢/BuAugust (Q)9.9681
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9475–12.1375/bu+0.05−49–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.8232
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0850–12.3750/bu+0.05−29–0¢/BuAugust (Q)9.8812
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9775–12.1075/bu+0.00−46–−33¢/BuNovember (X)9.7896
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1750–12.5250/bu+0.05−20–+15¢/BuAugust (Q)9.9482
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0375–12.0875/bu+0.05−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2250–12.2550/bu+0.10−15–−12¢/BuAugust (Q)9.8925
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8875–12.1175/bu+0.05−55–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.6954
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9750–12.3950/bu+0.05−40–+2¢/BuAugust (Q)9.7508
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.7050–12.8250/bu+0.08+33–+45¢/BuAugust (Q)10.2525
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2750–12.8250/bu+0.05−10–+45¢/BuAugust (Q)10.1925
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2250–12.8250/bu+0.05−15–+45¢/BuAugust (Q)10.1675

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2825–6.3625/bu+0.10−68–−60¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9900
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4625–6.6125/bu+0.10−50–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5150
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.3625/bu+0.10−60¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9150
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered6.7625–6.8125/bu+0.10−20–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)5.2900

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8250/bu+0.02−5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9200/bu+0.10+28¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3375
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5750–4.6250/bu+0.03−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8608
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5700–4.6200/bu+0.02−7–−2¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0825
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5750–4.6450/bu+0.03−30–−23¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6700–4.7600/bu—+3–+12¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1375
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2150–4.8750/bu+0.02−66–0¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7435
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3300–4.8900/bu+0.01−31–+25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0135
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4650–4.5250/bu+0.03−41–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8658
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2900–4.5200/bu+0.02−35–−12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8875
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4750–4.5250/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3900–4.4900/bu+0.02−25–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8975
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4050–4.6250/bu+0.03−47–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4100–4.5900/bu+0.02−23–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9582
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3950–4.5250/bu+0.02−48–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8213
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5100–4.7200/bu+0.03−13–+8¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0238
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5250/bu+0.03−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5000–4.5600/bu+0.03−14–−8¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0925
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4350–4.5250/bu+0.04−44–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7918
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700–4.5200/bu+0.02−37–−12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8325
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5600–4.8000/bu+0.02−8–+16¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1475
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7900–4.8400/bu+0.02+15–+20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2825
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.8400–4.9900/bu+0.02+20–+35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2725
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.