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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Jul 30
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8575/bu+0.04−3¢/BuNovember (X)9.7225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1725/bu+0.05+40¢/BuAugust (Q)9.7975
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5375–11.6875/bu+0.04−35–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.5125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7525–11.8725/bu+0.08−2–+10¢/BuAugust (Q)9.5592
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5875–11.6375/bu+0.04−30–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.5550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9125–12.0225/bu+0.01+14–+25¢/BuAugust (Q)9.6325
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2675–11.8875/bu+0.04−62–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.4205
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5725–11.9725/bu+0.01−20–+20¢/BuAugust (Q)9.5665
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1675–11.4875/bu+0.04−72–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.4225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2225–11.5725/bu+0.01−55–−20¢/BuAugust (Q)9.2617
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4375–11.5375/bu+0.04−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.5113
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4725–11.9225/bu+0.01−30–+15¢/BuAugust (Q)9.5891
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4075–11.6175/bu+0.04−48–−27¢/BuNovember (X)9.4563
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5125–11.8225/bu+0.03−26–+5¢/BuAugust (Q)9.5128
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4875–11.6475/bu—−40–−24¢/BuNovember (X)9.4396
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6225–11.9725/bu+0.01−15–+20¢/BuAugust (Q)9.4804
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4875–11.5375/bu+0.04−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.4925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6225–11.6725/bu+0.01−15–−10¢/BuAugust (Q)9.4675
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3375–11.5675/bu+0.04−55–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.3239
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3925–11.7425/bu+0.01−38–−3¢/BuAugust (Q)9.3258
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.0425–12.2225/bu+0.01+27–+45¢/BuAugust (Q)9.9025
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6725–12.1725/bu+0.01−10–+40¢/BuAugust (Q)9.7675
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6225–12.1725/bu+0.01−15–+40¢/BuAugust (Q)9.7425

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9250–6.0350/bu+0.03−71–−60¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6075
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0850–6.2850/bu+0.03−55–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3325
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9850–6.0350/bu+0.03−65–−60¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6825
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered6.4350–6.5850/bu+0.03−20–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0575

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6250/bu+0.03−6¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7275/bu+0.03+27¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1200
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3850–4.4350/bu+0.03−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7908
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3575–4.3975/bu+0.05−10–−6¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9600
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3850–4.4850/bu+0.03−30–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4575–4.5375/bu+0.030–+8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9575
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0450–4.6850/bu+0.03−64–0¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6735
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2275–4.7075/bu+0.03−23–+25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8500
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2750–4.3350/bu+0.03−41–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7958
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0575–4.3375/bu+0.03−40–−12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7750
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2850–4.3350/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7638
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1975–4.4075/bu+0.04−26–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7922
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2350–4.4350/bu+0.03−45–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7769
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2175–4.4075/bu+0.04−24–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8469
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2850–4.4850/bu+0.03−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7513
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3475–4.5275/bu+0.03−11–+7¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8575
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3350/bu+0.03−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3275–4.3775/bu+0.03−13–−8¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0150
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2050–4.3350/bu+0.03−48–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7146
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0875–4.3175/bu+0.03−37–−14¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7033
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3775–4.6175/bu+0.03−8–+16¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0700
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6075–4.6575/bu+0.03+15–+20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2050
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6075–4.7075/bu+0.03+15–+25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1700
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.