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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Aug 26
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7000/bu+0.27+4¢/BuNovember (X)10.1150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8600/bu+0.28+20¢/BuNovember (X)10.2150
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3100–12.4800/bu+0.28−35–−18¢/BuNovember (X)10.0367
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5600–12.6100/bu+0.29−10–−5¢/BuNovember (X)10.1633
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4100–12.4300/bu+0.33−25–−23¢/BuNovember (X)9.8875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4600–12.8600/bu+0.28−20–+20¢/BuNovember (X)10.0250
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3200–12.7200/bu+0.37−34–+6¢/BuNovember (X)9.7030
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3100–12.8400/bu+0.28−35–+18¢/BuNovember (X)9.8290
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9900–12.2600/bu+0.32−67–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9183
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1000–12.3100/bu+0.30−56–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8417
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2600–12.4100/bu+0.28−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.0875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4800–12.8100/bu+0.30−18–+15¢/BuNovember (X)10.2461
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1800–12.3900/bu+0.28−48–−27¢/BuNovember (X)9.9944
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3500–12.7000/bu+0.25−31–+4¢/BuNovember (X)10.0981
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2900–12.4200/bu+0.28−37–−24¢/BuNovember (X)9.7821
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3600–12.5700/bu+0.28−30–−9¢/BuNovember (X)9.8779
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2600–12.3100/bu+0.28−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9683
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4100–12.4600/bu+0.28−25–−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.0117
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0900–12.3200/bu+0.26−57–−34¢/BuNovember (X)9.8893
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1600–12.6300/bu+0.28−50–−3¢/BuNovember (X)9.8321
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.9600–13.1100/bu+0.28+30–+45¢/BuNovember (X)10.3950
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4600–12.9100/bu+0.28−20–+25¢/BuNovember (X)10.5250
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5600–12.9100/bu+0.28−10–+25¢/BuNovember (X)10.5250

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered7.1775/bu+0.34−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.6550/bu+0.45−65¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1225
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.6050–6.7550/bu+0.45−70–−55¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4975
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered7.1550–7.2550/bu+0.45−15–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7225

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2850/bu+0.13−8¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2700/bu+0.17+13¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9250
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0450–5.1150/bu+0.13−32–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9900–5.0900/bu+0.14−15–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7750
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0650–5.1450/bu+0.13−30–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0700–5.1900/bu+0.14−7–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8250
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8050–5.3650/bu+0.15−56–0¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8100–5.2700/bu+0.15−33–+13¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6350
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9550–5.1150/bu+0.13−41–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7171
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7300–4.9900/bu+0.14−41–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6007
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9650–5.0150/bu+0.13−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6713
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8600–5.0400/bu+0.14−28–−10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6563
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9250–5.1450/bu+0.13−44–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7113
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9400–5.1400/bu+0.14−20–0¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6884
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8550–5.1750/bu+0.17−51–−19¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6663
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8600–5.0200/bu+0.17−28–−12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6825
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0150/bu+0.13−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0150–5.0900/bu+0.13−35–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7825
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9150–5.0150/bu+0.13−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6343
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7000–5.0100/bu+0.14−44–−13¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5493
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.0900–5.3900/bu+0.17−5–+25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9400
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.3400/bu+0.14+20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0150
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.2900–5.3400/bu+0.14+15–+20¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9400
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.