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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Aug 13
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7925/bu+0.01−3¢/BuNovember (X)9.8350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0125/bu+0.01+19¢/BuNovember (X)10.1850
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4725–11.6225/bu+0.01−35–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8617
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5725–11.7425/bu+0.01−25–−8¢/BuNovember (X)10.0867
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5225–11.5725/bu+0.01−30–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.7850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6725–11.7325/bu+0.01−15–−9¢/BuNovember (X)10.2350
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3225–11.8225/bu+0.01−50–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.5950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5125–11.9725/bu+0.01−31–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.7110
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1025–11.4225/bu+0.01−72–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7483
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2225–11.3725/bu+0.01−60–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.7100
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4225–11.5725/bu+0.01−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.8913
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6225–11.9225/bu+0.02−20–+10¢/BuNovember (X)10.0617
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3425–11.6225/bu+0.01−48–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8231
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5025–11.8425/bu+0.01−32–+2¢/BuNovember (X)9.9488
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3825–11.5125/bu+0.01−44–−31¢/BuNovember (X)9.7207
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3725–11.7025/bu+0.01−45–−12¢/BuNovember (X)9.7536
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4225–11.4725/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6225/bu+0.01−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8850
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2525–11.5025/bu+0.01−57–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.7117
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2225–11.7225/bu+0.02−60–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.7464
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.0225–12.4225/bu+0.01+20–+60¢/BuNovember (X)10.2650
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6225–12.0725/bu+0.01−20–+25¢/BuNovember (X)10.2850
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6225–12.0725/bu+0.01−20–+25¢/BuNovember (X)10.2850

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4750/bu+0.00−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8275/bu—−70¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5183
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.3750/bu+0.00−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered6.3275–6.4775/bu—−20–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8100

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6400/bu+0.13−8¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6400/bu+0.09+16¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9800
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4000–4.4700/bu+0.09−32–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6208
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3400–4.4000/bu+0.09−14–−8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6850
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4200–4.5000/bu+0.09−30–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4300–4.5300/bu+0.09−5–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7825
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1700–4.6700/bu+0.09−55–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4785
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1600–4.5800/bu+0.10−32–+10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5440
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3100–4.3700/bu+0.09−41–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6296
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0700–4.3300/bu+0.09−41–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5386
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3200–4.3700/bu+0.09−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2200–4.4300/bu+0.09−26–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5750
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2800–4.4700/bu+0.09−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6165
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2800–4.4600/bu+0.09−20–−2¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6456
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2400–4.5200/bu+0.08−48–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5538
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2300–4.5000/bu+0.09−25–+2¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5425
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700/bu+0.09−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3600–4.4000/bu+0.09−12–−8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7500
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700–4.3700/bu+0.09−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5396
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0600–4.3300/bu+0.11−42–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4871
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4000–4.6800/bu+0.09−8–+20¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8633
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5800–4.6300/bu+0.09+10–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9400
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5800–4.6300/bu+0.09+10–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8650
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.