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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Aug 5
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7075/bu+0.03−4¢/BuNovember (X)9.4850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9275/bu+0.05+18¢/BuNovember (X)9.7850
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3975–11.5475/bu+0.03−35–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.4567
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4675–11.5275/bu+0.07−28–−22¢/BuNovember (X)9.6617
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4475–11.4975/bu+0.03−30–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.5075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6475–11.7150/bu+0.03−10–+20¢/BuNovember (X)9.6150
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2575–11.7475/bu+0.02−49–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.3730
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5575–11.6650/bu+0.21−19–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.3810
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0275–11.3475/bu+0.03−72–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.3250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0175–11.3275/bu+0.03−73–−42¢/BuNovember (X)9.2833
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2975–11.3975/bu+0.03−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.4638
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2150–11.8475/bu+0.04−30–+10¢/BuAugust (Q)9.6313
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2675–11.4775/bu+0.03−48–−27¢/BuNovember (X)9.3869
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4175–11.7675/bu+0.08−33–+2¢/BuNovember (X)9.5000
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3075–11.4375/bu+0.07−44–−31¢/BuNovember (X)9.3707
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2350–11.6875/bu+0.19−28–−6¢/BuAugust (Q)9.3821
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3475–11.3975/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.4450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3150–11.5475/bu+0.04−20¢/BuAugust (Q)9.4783
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1975–11.4275/bu+0.03−55–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.2693
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1375–11.7075/bu+0.03−61–−4¢/BuNovember (X)9.3021
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.8975–12.0975/bu+0.03+15–+35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8410
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4150–12.1475/bu+0.04−10–+40¢/BuAugust (Q)9.8450
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3650–12.1475/bu+0.04−15–+40¢/BuAugust (Q)9.8450

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.3900/bu+0.07−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.3900/bu+0.07−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered6.2225–6.3725/bu+0.04−20–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8600

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5700/bu+0.06−3¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5675/bu+0.10+20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0175
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3000–4.3500/bu+0.06−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6658
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1775–4.2375/bu+0.13−19–−13¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7525
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3000–4.3700/bu+0.06−30–−23¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3475–4.4175/bu+0.08−2–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7650
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1200–4.6000/bu+0.01−48–0¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5485
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1575–4.5175/bu+0.07−21–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6155
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1900–4.2500/bu+0.06−41–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6711
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9975–4.2175/bu+0.06−37–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5932
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2000–4.2500/bu+0.06−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1075–4.3175/bu+0.06−26–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6506
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1600–4.3500/bu+0.06−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6519
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1475–4.3475/bu+0.06−22–−2¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6950
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1700–4.4100/bu+0.09−43–−19¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1775–4.4075/bu+0.14−19–+4¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6250
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2500/bu+0.06−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2500/bu+0.06−35¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2475–4.2875/bu+0.06−12–−8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8600
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1500–4.2500/bu+0.06−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5882
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9375–4.2275/bu+0.06−43–−14¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5418
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2875–4.5175/bu+0.06−8–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9192
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4675–4.5175/bu+0.06+10–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9625
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5175/bu+0.06+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9625
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.