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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, Jul 24
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5050/bu+0.10−3¢/BuNovember (X)10.0400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9000/bu+0.09+42¢/BuAugust (Q)10.2075
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1850–12.3350/bu+0.13−35–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5200–12.5800/bu+0.11+4–+10¢/BuAugust (Q)9.9608
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2350–12.2850/bu+0.10−30–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.8725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6000–12.7300/bu+0.11+12–+25¢/BuAugust (Q)10.0525
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8850–12.5350/bu+0.09−65–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.7380
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2800–12.6800/bu+0.07−20–+20¢/BuAugust (Q)9.9035
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8150–12.1350/bu+0.10−72–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9300–12.2800/bu+0.11−55–−20¢/BuAugust (Q)9.6629
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0850–12.1850/bu+0.10−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8288
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1800–12.6300/bu+0.11−30–+15¢/BuAugust (Q)9.9272
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0450–12.2650/bu+0.10−49–−27¢/BuNovember (X)9.7960
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1900–12.5300/bu+0.11−29–+5¢/BuAugust (Q)9.8372
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0650–12.1850/bu+0.09−47–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7571
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3300–12.6000/bu+0.16−15–+12¢/BuAugust (Q)9.8475
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1350–12.1850/bu+0.10−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3300–12.3600/bu+0.11−15–−12¢/BuAugust (Q)9.8375
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9850–12.2150/bu+0.10−55–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.6486
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0800–12.4700/bu+0.11−40–−1¢/BuAugust (Q)9.7008
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.7800–12.9300/bu+0.08+30–+45¢/BuAugust (Q)10.2200
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3800–12.9300/bu+0.11−10–+45¢/BuAugust (Q)10.1375
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3300–12.9300/bu+0.11−15–+45¢/BuAugust (Q)10.1125

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1000–6.1800/bu+0.18−68–−60¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7575
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2800–6.4300/bu+0.18−50–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4825
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1800/bu+0.18−60¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8825
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered6.5800–6.6600/bu+0.18−20–−12¢/BuSeptember (U)5.2325

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8350/bu+0.01−4¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8925/bu+0.03+25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2950
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5750–4.6250/bu—−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8433
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5425–4.6925/bu+0.03−10–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0500
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5750–4.6750/bu—−30–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6725–4.7325/bu+0.00+3–+9¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0950
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2050–4.8750/bu+0.01−67–0¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7260
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2925–4.8925/bu+0.04−35–+25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9910
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4650–4.5250/bu—−41–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8483
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2425–4.5225/bu+0.05−40–−12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8567
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4750–4.5250/bu—−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3925–4.5925/bu+0.00−25–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8763
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4050–4.6250/bu—−47–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8419
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4125–4.5925/bu+0.00−23–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9297
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3850–4.5750/bu+0.01−49–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8038
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4725–4.7225/bu+0.04−17–+8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9825
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5250/bu—−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5025–4.5625/bu+0.00−14–−8¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0700
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4050–4.5250/bu+0.03−47–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2725–4.4925/bu+0.00−37–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8200
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5625–4.8025/bu+0.00−8–+16¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1250
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7925–4.8425/bu+0.00+15–+20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2600
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.8425–4.9925/bu+0.00+20–+35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2500
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.