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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, Aug 28
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9000/bu+0.18+2¢/BuNovember (X)10.1750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.0800/bu+0.20+20¢/BuNovember (X)10.2650
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5300–12.7000/bu+0.20−35–−18¢/BuNovember (X)10.1067
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7800–12.8300/bu+0.20−10–−5¢/BuNovember (X)10.2300
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6300–12.6500/bu+0.20−25–−23¢/BuNovember (X)9.9575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6800–12.9800/bu+0.20−20–+10¢/BuNovember (X)10.1200
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4200–12.9400/bu+0.20−46–+6¢/BuNovember (X)9.7730
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5300–13.0600/bu+0.20−35–+18¢/BuNovember (X)9.9170
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2100–12.4800/bu+0.20−67–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9883
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3200–12.5800/bu+0.20−56–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.9133
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4800–12.6300/bu+0.20−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.1575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7000–13.0300/bu+0.20−18–+15¢/BuNovember (X)10.3161
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4000–12.6100/bu+0.20−48–−27¢/BuNovember (X)10.0644
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5600–12.9000/bu+0.19−32–+2¢/BuNovember (X)10.1681
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5100–12.6400/bu+0.22−37–−24¢/BuNovember (X)9.8521
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5800–12.7800/bu+0.20−30–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.9436
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4800–12.5300/bu+0.20−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.0383
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6300–12.6800/bu+0.20−25–−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.0817
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3100–12.5300/bu+0.20−57–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9593
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3800–12.8200/bu+0.20−50–−6¢/BuNovember (X)9.8864
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered13.1300–13.1800/bu+0.20+25–+30¢/BuNovember (X)10.4650
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6800–13.1300/bu+0.20−20–+25¢/BuNovember (X)10.5950
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7800–13.1300/bu+0.20−10–+25¢/BuNovember (X)10.5950

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered7.4725/bu+0.19−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered7.0200/bu+0.24−65¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2800
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.9700–7.1200/bu+0.24−70–−55¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6550
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered7.5200–7.6200/bu+0.24−15–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8800

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2550/bu+0.02−11¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2600/bu+0.04+14¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0800
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0450–5.3250/bu+0.03−32–−4¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0200–5.0700/bu+0.02−10–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9092
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0650–5.1450/bu+0.03−30–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0700–5.1700/bu+0.02−5–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0050
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7950–5.3650/bu+0.04−57–0¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7800–5.2500/bu+0.04−34–+13¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7940
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9550–5.1150/bu+0.03−41–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8596
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7100–4.9700/bu+0.02−41–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7493
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9650–5.0150/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8138
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8700–5.0200/bu+0.05−25–−10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8131
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9250–5.1450/bu+0.03−44–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8538
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9200–5.1200/bu+0.02−20–0¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8388
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8850–5.1750/bu+0.08−48–−19¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8088
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8200–5.0000/bu+0.03−30–−12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8356
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0150/bu+0.03−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0200–5.0650/bu+0.07−10–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9375
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8950–5.0150/bu+0.04−47–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7768
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6800–4.9700/bu+0.02−44–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6821
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.0650–5.3000/bu+0.01−30–+18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0950
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.3200/bu+0.02+20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1700
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.2700–5.3200/bu+0.02+15–+20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0950
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.