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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Aug 20
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3750/bu+0.01+1¢/BuNovember (X)10.1100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5650/bu+0.01+20¢/BuNovember (X)10.2100
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0150–12.1850/bu+0.01−35–−18¢/BuNovember (X)10.1217
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2150–12.2850/bu+0.05−15–−8¢/BuNovember (X)10.2767
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0650–12.2250/bu+0.01−30–−14¢/BuNovember (X)9.9725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2150–12.3050/bu+0.01−15–−6¢/BuNovember (X)10.2475
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9050–12.4250/bu+0.01−46–+6¢/BuNovember (X)9.7880
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0150–12.5450/bu+0.01−35–+18¢/BuNovember (X)9.8220
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6450–11.9650/bu+0.01−72–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0033
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7850–11.9650/bu+0.01−58–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9200
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9650–12.1150/bu+0.01−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.1725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1650–12.4650/bu+0.01−20–+10¢/BuNovember (X)10.3367
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8850–12.0850/bu+0.01−48–−28¢/BuNovember (X)10.0794
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1150–12.4050/bu+0.01−25–+4¢/BuNovember (X)10.2150
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9650–12.0950/bu+0.00−40–−27¢/BuNovember (X)9.8671
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9650–12.2650/bu+0.06−40–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.8871
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9650–12.0150/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.0533
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1650/bu+0.01−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.0967
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7950–12.0350/bu+0.01−57–−33¢/BuNovember (X)9.9743
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7650–12.4150/bu+0.01−60–+5¢/BuNovember (X)9.9514
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.6150–12.8650/bu+0.01+25–+50¢/BuNovember (X)10.4800
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1650–12.6150/bu+0.01−20–+25¢/BuNovember (X)10.6100
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1650–12.6150/bu+0.01−20–+25¢/BuNovember (X)10.6100

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.7800/bu+0.02−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1275/bu+0.03−70¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.6800/bu+0.02−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered6.6775–6.7775/bu+0.03−15–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7700

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9650/bu+0.06−7¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8875/bu+0.06+10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9725
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7150–4.7850/bu+0.06−32–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5875–4.6575/bu+0.02−20–−13¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8192
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6850–4.8150/bu+0.01−35–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7375–4.8375/bu+0.06−5–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9100
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4450–5.0350/bu+0.04−59–0¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4475–4.9575/bu+0.04−34–+17¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6285
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6250–4.7350/bu+0.06−41–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7746
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3775–4.6375/bu+0.06−41–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6482
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6350–4.6850/bu+0.06−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7288
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5075–4.6875/bu+0.06−28–−10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7200
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5950–4.8150/bu+0.06−44–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7688
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5875–4.7675/bu+0.06−20–−2¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7500
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5150–4.8350/bu+0.04−52–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7238
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5075–4.6675/bu+0.06−28–−12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6700
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6850–4.9150/bu+0.06−35–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6675–4.7075/bu+0.06−12–−8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8425
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5950–4.6850/bu+0.06−44–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6918
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3675–4.6575/bu+0.05−42–−13¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6025
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6875–5.0075/bu+0.06−10–+22¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9875
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.8875–4.9875/bu+0.06+10–+20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0625
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.8875–4.9375/bu+0.06+10–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9875
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.