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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, Jul 31
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8450/bu+0.01−3¢/BuNovember (X)9.7225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1200/bu+0.05+40¢/BuAugust (Q)9.8125
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5250–11.6750/bu+0.01−35–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.5125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7000–11.8200/bu+0.05−2–+10¢/BuAugust (Q)9.6275
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5750–11.6250/bu+0.01−30–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.5550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8000–11.9200/bu+0.11+8–+20¢/BuAugust (Q)9.5838
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2550–11.8750/bu+0.01−62–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.4205
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5200–11.9200/bu+0.05−20–+20¢/BuAugust (Q)9.5545
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1550–11.4750/bu+0.01−72–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.4225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1700–11.5200/bu+0.05−55–−20¢/BuAugust (Q)9.2545
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4250–11.5250/bu+0.01−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.5113
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4200–11.8700/bu+0.05−30–+15¢/BuAugust (Q)9.6006
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3950–11.6050/bu+0.01−48–−27¢/BuNovember (X)9.4563
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4600–11.7700/bu+0.05−26–+5¢/BuAugust (Q)9.5675
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4750–11.6350/bu+0.01−40–−24¢/BuNovember (X)9.4396
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5700–11.8200/bu+0.05−15–+10¢/BuAugust (Q)9.4804
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4750–11.5250/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.4925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4200–11.6200/bu+0.20−30–−10¢/BuAugust (Q)9.4675
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3250–11.5550/bu+0.01−55–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.3239
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3200–11.6900/bu+0.07−40–−3¢/BuAugust (Q)9.3065
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.9900–12.1700/bu+0.05+27–+45¢/BuAugust (Q)9.9025
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6200–12.1200/bu+0.05−10–+40¢/BuAugust (Q)9.7800
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5700–12.1200/bu+0.05−15–+40¢/BuAugust (Q)9.5175

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6825–5.7925/bu+0.24−71–−60¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5425
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8425–6.0425/bu+0.24−55–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2675
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7425–5.7925/bu+0.24−65–−60¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6175
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered6.1925–6.3425/bu+0.24−20–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9925

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5800/bu+0.05−6¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6275/bu+0.10+22¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0750
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3400–4.3900/bu+0.05−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7608
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3075–4.3475/bu+0.05−10–−6¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9033
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3400–4.4400/bu+0.05−30–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4075–4.4875/bu+0.050–+8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9125
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0000–4.6400/bu+0.05−64–0¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6435
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1775–4.6575/bu+0.05−23–+25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8050
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2300–4.2900/bu+0.05−41–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7658
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0075–4.2875/bu+0.05−40–−12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7300
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2400–4.2900/bu+0.05−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7338
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1475–4.3575/bu+0.05−26–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7491
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1900–4.3900/bu+0.05−45–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7469
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1675–4.3575/bu+0.05−24–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8019
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2400–4.4500/bu+0.05−40–−19¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7213
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2975–4.4875/bu+0.05−11–+8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8125
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2900/bu+0.05−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2775–4.3275/bu+0.05−13–−8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9700
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1600–4.2900/bu+0.05−48–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6846
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0175–4.2675/bu+0.07−39–−14¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6583
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3275–4.5675/bu+0.05−8–+16¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0250
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5575–4.6075/bu+0.05+15–+20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1600
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5575–4.6575/bu+0.05+15–+25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1250
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.