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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, Aug 4
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7375/bu+0.15−4¢/BuNovember (X)9.5075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9775/bu+0.18+20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8575
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4275–11.5775/bu+0.15−35–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.5192
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5400–11.5975/bu+0.14−1–−18¢/BuAugust (Q)9.7242
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4775–11.5275/bu+0.15−30–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.5700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6775–11.7500/bu+0.18−10–+20¢/BuNovember (X)9.6275
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2775–11.7775/bu+0.03−50–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.4355
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3500–11.7000/bu+0.14−20–+15¢/BuAugust (Q)9.4435
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0575–11.3775/bu+0.15−72–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.3875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0475–11.3575/bu+0.24−73–−42¢/BuNovember (X)9.3392
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3275–11.4275/bu+0.15−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.5263
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2500–11.8775/bu+0.14−30–+10¢/BuAugust (Q)9.6938
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2975–11.5075/bu+0.15−48–−27¢/BuNovember (X)9.4494
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3400–11.7975/bu+0.12−21–+2¢/BuAugust (Q)9.5625
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3775–11.5375/bu+0.15−40–−24¢/BuNovember (X)9.4332
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4200–11.7675/bu+0.14−13–−1¢/BuAugust (Q)9.4332
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3775–11.4275/bu+0.15−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.5075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3500–11.5775/bu+0.24−20¢/BuAugust (Q)9.5408
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2275–11.4575/bu+0.15−55–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.3289
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1675–11.7375/bu+0.16−61–−4¢/BuNovember (X)9.3604
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.9275–12.1275/bu+0.03+15–+35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9075
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4500–12.1775/bu+0.14−10–+40¢/BuAugust (Q)9.9075
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4000–12.1775/bu+0.14−15–+40¢/BuAugust (Q)9.9075

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.3200/bu—−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.3200/bu—−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered6.1850–6.3350/bu+0.13−20–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8825

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6250/bu+0.07−3¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6625/bu+0.05+24¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0350
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3550–4.4050/bu+0.07−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6733
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3025–4.3425/bu+0.09−12–−8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7617
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3550–4.4550/bu+0.07−30–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4225–4.4925/bu+0.070–+7¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7925
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1250–4.6550/bu+0.04−53–0¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5560
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2225–4.6225/bu+0.05−20–+20¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6450
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2450–4.3050/bu+0.07−41–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6786
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0525–4.3225/bu+0.07−37–−10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6150
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2550–4.3050/bu+0.07−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1625–4.3725/bu+0.07−26–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6669
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2150–4.4050/bu+0.06−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6594
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2025–4.4025/bu+0.07−22–−2¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7163
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2550–4.4650/bu+0.07−40–−19¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3125–4.5025/bu+0.07−11–+8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6764
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3050/bu+0.07−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3050/bu+0.07−35¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3025–4.3425/bu+0.07−12–−8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8775
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2050–4.3050/bu+0.07−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5971
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9925–4.2825/bu+0.09−43–−14¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5707
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3425–4.5725/bu+0.07−8–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9350
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5225–4.5725/bu+0.12+10–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0300
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5725/bu+0.07+15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0300
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.