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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Jul 27
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1075/bu+0.40−3¢/BuNovember (X)9.9450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5350/bu+0.37+45¢/BuAugust (Q)10.1175
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7875–11.9375/bu+0.40−35–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1350–12.1850/bu+0.39+5–+10¢/BuAugust (Q)9.8525
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8375–11.8875/bu+0.40−30–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.7775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1850–12.3150/bu+0.42+10–+23¢/BuAugust (Q)9.9025
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4775–12.1375/bu+0.41−66–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.6430
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8850–12.2850/bu+0.40−20–+20¢/BuAugust (Q)9.8035
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4175–11.7375/bu+0.40−72–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5350–11.8850/bu+0.40−55–−20¢/BuAugust (Q)9.5588
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6875–11.7875/bu+0.40−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7338
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7850–12.2350/bu+0.40−30–+15¢/BuAugust (Q)9.8203
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6575–11.8675/bu+0.39−48–−27¢/BuNovember (X)9.6897
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8450–12.1350/bu+0.35−24–+5¢/BuAugust (Q)9.7458
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6575–11.7875/bu+0.41−48–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6621
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9350–12.1950/bu+0.40−15–+11¢/BuAugust (Q)9.7304
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7375–11.7875/bu+0.40−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9350–11.9650/bu+0.40−15–−12¢/BuAugust (Q)9.7375
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5875–11.8075/bu+0.40−55–−33¢/BuNovember (X)9.5536
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6850–12.1050/bu+0.40−40–+2¢/BuAugust (Q)9.6058
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.3650–12.5350/bu+0.42+28–+45¢/BuAugust (Q)10.1250
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9850–12.5350/bu+0.40−10–+45¢/BuAugust (Q)10.0375
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9350–12.5350/bu+0.40−15–+45¢/BuAugust (Q)10.0125

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8900–6.0000/bu+0.21−71–−60¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7600
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0500–6.2500/bu+0.23−55–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9050
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0000/bu+0.18−60¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8850
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered6.4000–6.5000/bu+0.18−20–−10¢/BuSeptember (U)5.2100

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6800/bu+0.16−6¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7675/bu+0.13+25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2175
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4400–4.4900/bu+0.14−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7933
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4175–4.4875/bu+0.13−10–−3¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9675
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4400–4.5400/bu+0.14−30–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5175–4.5975/bu+0.160–+8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9775
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0700–4.7400/bu+0.14−67–0¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6760
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1475–4.7675/bu+0.15−37–+25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9335
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2900–4.3900/bu+0.18−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7983
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1175–4.3975/bu+0.13−40–−12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7992
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3400–4.3900/bu+0.14−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2675–4.4675/bu+0.13−25–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8050
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700–4.4900/bu+0.14−47–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8019
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2875–4.4675/bu+0.13−23–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8675
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2500–4.3900/bu+0.14−49–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7538
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3275–4.5975/bu+0.15−19–+8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8775
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3900/bu+0.14−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3775–4.4375/bu+0.13−14–−8¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0125
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700–4.3900/bu+0.14−47–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7157
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1775–4.3675/bu+0.10−34–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7375
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4375–4.6775/bu+0.13−8–+16¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0675
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6675–4.7175/bu+0.13+15–+20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2025
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6675–4.7675/bu+0.18+15–+25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1925
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.