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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, Aug 21
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4350/bu+0.06+4¢/BuNovember (X)10.1850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5950/bu+0.03+20¢/BuNovember (X)10.3050
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0450–12.2150/bu+0.03−35–−18¢/BuNovember (X)10.1467
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2650–12.3150/bu+0.05−13–−8¢/BuNovember (X)10.2983
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0950–12.2550/bu+0.03−30–−14¢/BuNovember (X)9.9975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1950–12.3950/bu+0.02−20–0¢/BuNovember (X)10.1600
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9550–12.4550/bu+0.05−44–+6¢/BuNovember (X)9.8130
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0450–12.5750/bu+0.03−35–+18¢/BuNovember (X)9.8770
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6750–11.9950/bu+0.03−72–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0283
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8150–11.9950/bu+0.03−58–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9500
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9950–12.1450/bu+0.03−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.1975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1950–12.4950/bu+0.03−20–+10¢/BuNovember (X)10.3561
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9150–12.1250/bu+0.03−48–−27¢/BuNovember (X)10.1044
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1450–12.4350/bu+0.03−25–+4¢/BuNovember (X)10.2400
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9950–12.1250/bu+0.03−40–−27¢/BuNovember (X)9.8921
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9950–12.2950/bu+0.03−40–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.9250
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9950–12.0450/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.0783
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1950/bu+0.03−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.1217
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8250–12.0650/bu+0.03−57–−33¢/BuNovember (X)9.9993
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8950–12.4450/bu+0.13−50–+5¢/BuNovember (X)9.9736
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.6950–12.8950/bu+0.08+30–+50¢/BuNovember (X)10.5050
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1950–12.6450/bu+0.03−20–+25¢/BuNovember (X)10.6350
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1950–12.6450/bu+0.03−20–+25¢/BuNovember (X)10.6350

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.7725/bu+0.01−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1150/bu+0.01−70¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.6725/bu+0.01−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered6.6650–6.7650/bu+0.01−15–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7475

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0050/bu+0.04−8¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9375/bu+0.05+10¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0125
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7650–4.8350/bu+0.05−32–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6375–4.7075/bu+0.05−20–−13¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8292
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7850–4.8650/bu+0.10−30–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7675–4.8875/bu+0.03−7–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8900
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5050–5.0850/bu+0.06−58–0¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5075–4.9875/bu+0.06−33–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6385
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6750–4.7850/bu+0.05−41–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7721
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4275–4.6875/bu+0.05−41–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6568
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6850–4.7350/bu+0.05−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7263
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5575–4.7375/bu+0.05−28–−10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7288
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6450–4.8650/bu+0.05−44–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7663
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6375–4.8375/bu+0.05−20–0¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7569
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5350–4.8950/bu+0.02−55–−19¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7213
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5575–4.7175/bu+0.05−28–−12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7081
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7350–4.9650/bu+0.05−35–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7175–4.7575/bu+0.05−12–−8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8525
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6450–4.7350/bu+0.05−44–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6893
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4175–4.7075/bu+0.05−42–−13¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6125
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7075–5.0875/bu+0.02−13–+25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9975
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.0375/bu+0.15+20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0725
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.9875–5.0375/bu+0.10+15–+20¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9975
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.