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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Aug 12
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7825/bu+0.15−5¢/BuNovember (X)10.1025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0025/bu+0.14+17¢/BuNovember (X)10.3925
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4825–11.6325/bu+0.15−35–−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.0158
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5825–11.7525/bu+0.17−25–−8¢/BuNovember (X)10.2492
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5325–11.5825/bu+0.15−30–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.9925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6825–11.7425/bu+0.15−15–−9¢/BuNovember (X)10.1925
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3325–11.8325/bu+0.17−50–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.7525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5025–11.9825/bu+0.12−33–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.9345
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1125–11.4325/bu+0.15−72–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9058
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2325–11.3625/bu+0.16−60–−47¢/BuNovember (X)9.8675
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4325–11.5325/bu+0.15−40–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.0488
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6025–11.9325/bu+0.15−23–+10¢/BuNovember (X)10.2288
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3525–11.5525/bu+0.15−48–−28¢/BuNovember (X)9.9806
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5125–11.8525/bu+0.17−32–+2¢/BuNovember (X)10.1063
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3925–11.5225/bu+0.15−44–−31¢/BuNovember (X)9.8768
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3825–11.7225/bu+0.15−45–−11¢/BuNovember (X)9.9682
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4325–11.4825/bu+0.15−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.0492
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6325/bu+0.15−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.0592
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2625–11.5025/bu+0.15−57–−33¢/BuNovember (X)9.8682
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2025–11.7325/bu+0.15−63–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.8925
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.0125–12.3325/bu+0.15+18–+50¢/BuNovember (X)10.4225
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6325–12.2325/bu+0.15−20–+40¢/BuNovember (X)10.4425
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6325–12.2325/bu+0.15−20–+40¢/BuNovember (X)10.4425

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4775/bu+0.33−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8275/bu+0.23−70¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5558
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.3775/bu+0.13−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered6.3275–6.4775/bu+0.23−20–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8475

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7675/bu+0.20−4¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7300/bu+0.18+16¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9600
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4875–4.5575/bu+0.20−32–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6208
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4300–4.4900/bu+0.20−14–−8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6750
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5075–4.5875/bu+0.20−30–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5200–4.6200/bu+0.20−5–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7725
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2575–4.7575/bu+0.15−55–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4745
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2600–4.6700/bu+0.19−31–+10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5260
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3975–4.4575/bu+0.20−41–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6296
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1600–4.4200/bu+0.20−41–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5286
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4075–4.4575/bu+0.20−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3100–4.5200/bu+0.20−26–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5663
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3675–4.5575/bu+0.20−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6106
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700–4.5500/bu+0.22−20–−2¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6356
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3175–4.6175/bu+0.18−49–−19¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5550
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3200–4.5900/bu+0.20−25–+2¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5300
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4575/bu+0.20−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4500–4.4900/bu+0.20−12–−8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7525
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3575–4.4575/bu+0.20−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5496
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1700–4.4200/bu+0.21−40–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4686
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4900–4.7700/bu+0.20−8–+20¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8533
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6700–4.7200/bu+0.20+10–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9300
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6700–4.7200/bu+0.20+10–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8550
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.