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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Aug 27
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7200/bu+0.02+4¢/BuNovember (X)10.1200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8800/bu+0.02+20¢/BuNovember (X)10.2000
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3300–12.5000/bu+0.02−35–−18¢/BuNovember (X)10.0417
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5800–12.6300/bu+0.02−10–−5¢/BuNovember (X)10.1683
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4300–12.4500/bu+0.02−25–−23¢/BuNovember (X)9.8925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4800–12.7800/bu+0.02−20–+10¢/BuNovember (X)10.0300
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2200–12.7400/bu+0.10−46–+6¢/BuNovember (X)9.7080
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3300–12.8600/bu+0.02−35–+18¢/BuNovember (X)9.8520
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0100–12.2800/bu+0.02−67–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9233
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1200–12.3300/bu+0.02−56–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8467
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2800–12.4300/bu+0.02−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.0925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5000–12.8300/bu+0.02−18–+15¢/BuNovember (X)10.2511
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2000–12.4100/bu+0.02−48–−27¢/BuNovember (X)9.9994
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3700–12.7000/bu+0.02−31–+2¢/BuNovember (X)10.1031
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2900–12.4200/bu—−39–−26¢/BuNovember (X)9.7871
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3800–12.5800/bu+0.02−30–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.8829
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2800–12.3300/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9733
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4300–12.4800/bu+0.02−25–−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.0167
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1100–12.3300/bu+0.02−57–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8943
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1800–12.6200/bu+0.02−50–−6¢/BuNovember (X)9.8371
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.9300–12.9800/bu+0.03+25–+30¢/BuNovember (X)10.4000
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4800–12.9300/bu+0.02−20–+25¢/BuNovember (X)10.5300
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5800–12.9300/bu+0.02−10–+25¢/BuNovember (X)10.5300

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered7.2800/bu+0.10−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.7775/bu+0.12−65¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2025
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.7275–6.8775/bu+0.12−70–−55¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5775
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered7.2775–7.3775/bu+0.12−15–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8025

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2350/bu+0.05−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2225/bu+0.05+12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9550
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0150–5.0850/bu+0.03−32–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0025–5.0525/bu+0.01−10–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7958
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0350–5.1150/bu+0.03−30–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0525–5.1525/bu+0.02−5–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8675
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7550–5.3350/bu+0.05−58–0¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7425–5.2325/bu+0.07−36–+13¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6690
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9250–5.0850/bu+0.03−41–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7571
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6925–4.9525/bu+0.04−41–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6307
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9350–4.9850/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7113
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8225–5.0025/bu+0.04−28–−10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6863
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8950–5.1150/bu+0.03−44–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7513
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9025–5.1025/bu+0.04−20–0¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7184
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8050–5.1450/bu+0.05−53–−19¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7063
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7925–4.9825/bu+0.07−31–−12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7150
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9850/bu+0.03−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9525–5.0525/bu+0.06−15–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8125
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8550–4.9850/bu+0.06−48–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6743
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6625–4.9525/bu+0.04−44–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5750
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.0525–5.3525/bu+0.04−5–+25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9700
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.3025/bu+0.04+20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0450
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.2525–5.3025/bu+0.04+15–+20¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9700
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.