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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Aug 3
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8825/bu+0.04−4¢/BuNovember (X)9.5450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1525/bu+0.03+23¢/BuNovember (X)9.8650
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5725–11.7225/bu+0.05−35–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.5567
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6775–11.9525/bu+0.02−1–+3¢/BuAugust (Q)9.6800
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6225–11.6725/bu+0.05−30–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.6075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8525–12.0525/bu+0.05−7–+13¢/BuNovember (X)9.6913
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3025–11.9225/bu+0.05−62–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.4730
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4875–11.8375/bu+0.03−20–+15¢/BuAugust (Q)9.4630
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2025–11.5225/bu+0.05−72–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.4250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2825–11.4675/bu+0.11−64–−22¢/BuNovember (X)9.3083
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4725–11.5725/bu+0.05−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.5664
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3875–11.9225/bu+0.03−30–0¢/BuAugust (Q)9.6116
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4425–11.6525/bu+0.05−48–−27¢/BuNovember (X)9.4869
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4575–11.9425/bu+0.00−23–+2¢/BuAugust (Q)9.5950
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5225–11.6825/bu+0.05−40–−24¢/BuNovember (X)9.4707
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5575–11.8825/bu+0.01−13–−4¢/BuAugust (Q)9.4433
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5225–11.5725/bu+0.05−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.5450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5875–11.7225/bu+0.17−10–−20¢/BuAugust (Q)9.5783
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3725–11.5925/bu+0.05−55–−33¢/BuNovember (X)9.3650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3225–11.7325/bu+0.00−60–−19¢/BuNovember (X)9.4029
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.9575–12.2725/bu+0.03+27–+35¢/BuAugust (Q)9.9450
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5875–12.3225/bu—−10–+40¢/BuAugust (Q)9.9450
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5375–12.3225/bu+0.03−15–+40¢/BuAugust (Q)9.9450

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8000–5.9100/bu+0.12−71–−60¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5425
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9600–6.1600/bu+0.12−55–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2675
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8600/bu+0.12−65¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6175
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered6.3100–6.4600/bu+0.12−20–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9925

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6950/bu+0.12−3¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7125/bu+0.09+22¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0800
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4250–4.4750/bu+0.09−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7233
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3925–4.4325/bu+0.09−10–−6¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8117
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4250–4.5250/bu+0.09−30–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4925–4.5625/bu+0.090–+7¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8425
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0850–4.7250/bu+0.09−64–0¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6060
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2725–4.6925/bu+0.10−22–+20¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7120
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3150–4.3750/bu+0.09−41–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7357
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1225–4.3925/bu+0.12−37–−10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6700
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3250–4.3750/bu+0.09−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2325–4.4425/bu+0.09−26–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7163
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2750–4.4750/bu+0.09−45–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7094
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2725–4.4725/bu+0.11−22–−2¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7688
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3250–4.5350/bu+0.09−40–−19¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3825–4.5825/bu+0.09−11–+9¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7314
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3750/bu+0.09−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3750/bu—−35¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3725–4.4125/bu+0.10−12–−8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9325
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2750–4.3750/bu+0.12−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6471
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0825–4.3525/bu+0.07−41–−14¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6200
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4125–4.6425/bu+0.09−8–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9867
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6425/bu—+15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0850
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6425–4.6925/bu+0.09+15–+20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0850
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.