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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Aug 17
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1700/bu+0.25+1¢/BuNovember (X)9.9625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3800/bu+0.25+22¢/BuNovember (X)10.0125
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8100–11.9600/bu+0.24−35–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.9892
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9300–12.0800/bu+0.26−23–−8¢/BuNovember (X)10.1458
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8600–12.0200/bu+0.24−30–−14¢/BuNovember (X)9.9125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0100–12.1000/bu+0.24−15–−6¢/BuNovember (X)10.1292
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6900–12.1600/bu+0.27−47–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.6765
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8600–12.3100/bu+0.25−30–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.7025
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4400–11.7600/bu+0.23−72–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8658
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5600–11.7100/bu+0.23−60–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.7875
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7600–11.9100/bu+0.24−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.0250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9600–12.2600/bu+0.24−20–+10¢/BuNovember (X)10.1892
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6800–11.8800/bu+0.24−48–−28¢/BuNovember (X)9.9219
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8600–12.2000/bu+0.26−30–+4¢/BuNovember (X)10.0650
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7500–11.8800/bu+0.27−41–−28¢/BuNovember (X)9.7296
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7100–12.0800/bu+0.24−45–−8¢/BuNovember (X)9.7896
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7600–11.8100/bu+0.24−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9458
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9600/bu+0.24−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.9725
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5900–11.8300/bu+0.24−57–−33¢/BuNovember (X)9.8282
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5600–12.1000/bu+0.24−60–−6¢/BuNovember (X)9.7668
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.4100–12.6600/bu+0.24+25–+50¢/BuNovember (X)10.3425
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9600–12.4100/bu—−20–+25¢/BuNovember (X)10.4625
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9600–12.4100/bu+0.24−20–+25¢/BuNovember (X)10.4625

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.6575/bu—−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0475/bu—−70¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5108
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5575/bu—−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered6.5975–6.6975/bu+0.05−15–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7525

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8250/bu+0.07−7¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8300/bu+0.08+18¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9200
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5750–4.6450/bu+0.06−32–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7133
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5100–4.5500/bu+0.06−14–−10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8117
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5950–4.6750/bu+0.06−30–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6000–4.7000/bu+0.06−5–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8600
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3450–4.8450/bu+0.06−55–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3300–4.8000/bu+0.06−32–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5760
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4850–4.5950/bu+0.06−41–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7221
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2400–4.5000/bu+0.06−41–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6129
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4950–4.5450/bu+0.06−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3900–4.5500/bu+0.06−26–−10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6650
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4550–4.6750/bu+0.06−44–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7150
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4500–4.6300/bu+0.06−20–−2¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7019
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4050–4.6950/bu+0.05−49–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6638
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4000–4.5300/bu+0.06−25–−12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6125
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5450/bu+0.06−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7150
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5300–4.5700/bu+0.06−12–−8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8175
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4550–4.5450/bu+0.06−44–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6436
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2400–4.5200/bu+0.06−41–−13¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5600
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5500–4.8700/bu+0.06−10–+22¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9583
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7500–4.8500/bu—+10–+20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0200
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7500–4.8000/bu+0.06+10–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9450
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.