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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Sep 3
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9450/bu+0.10−37¢/BuNovember (X)10.0250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0550/bu+0.08−26¢/BuNovember (X)10.0250
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7850–9.9650/bu+0.13−53–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7850–10.1650/bu+0.10−53–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.8283
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7150–9.7650/bu+0.05−60–−55¢/BuNovember (X)9.8150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7150–10.1150/bu+0.10−60–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.9125
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4550–9.9150/bu+0.03−86–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6430
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5550–10.0150/bu+0.12−76–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.6430
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4550–9.9150/bu+0.10−86–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7367
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4550–9.9150/bu+0.10−86–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6567
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8150–10.0150/bu+0.10−50–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.8063
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8150–10.0650/bu+0.10−50–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.8321
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7650–10.1350/bu+0.10−55–−18¢/BuNovember (X)9.7506
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7650–9.9350/bu+0.10−55–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.7835
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6350–9.8150/bu+0.08−68–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.7264
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6550–9.8150/bu+0.08−66–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.7150
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7950–9.8150/bu+0.10−52–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.8317
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8150–9.8650/bu+0.05−50–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.7950
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6750–9.9150/bu+0.10−64–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6436
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4350–9.9150/bu+0.10−88–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6350
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.9550–10.3150/bu+0.10−36–0¢/BuNovember (X)10.0850
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1150–10.2150/bu+0.10−20–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.8650
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1150–10.2150/bu+0.10−20–−10¢/BuNovember (X)10.0650

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3200/bu+0.06−90¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5400–4.5900/bu+0.09−50–−45¢/BuSeptember (U)5.1550
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.4700–4.9200/bu+0.06−75–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.6275

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0700/bu+0.05−11¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0800/bu+0.02−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0175
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8300–3.8800/bu+0.05−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7558
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8300–3.9000/bu+0.05−35–−28¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8108
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8800–3.9500/bu—−30–−23¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9000–4.0000/bu+0.05−28–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8825
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5800–4.0500/bu+0.05−60–−13¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6695
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5800–4.0800/bu—−60–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6275
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6400–3.8800/bu+0.05−54–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7932
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6400–3.8800/bu+0.05−54–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7904
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7300–3.8800/bu+0.07−45–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7300–4.0300/bu+0.10−45–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7089
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7400–3.9400/bu+0.05−44–−24¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7338
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6275–3.9300/bu+0.05−35–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7142
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7300–3.9300/bu+0.02−45–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6938
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7300–4.0300/bu+0.05−45–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6800
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8000–3.8800/bu+0.05−38–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8000–3.9300/bu+0.03−38–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6530
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6800–3.8300/bu+0.05−50–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6932
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6275–3.8300/bu+0.04−35¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6857
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9000–4.1300/bu+0.10−28–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8892
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1300–4.1800/bu+0.05−5–0¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1275
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1300–4.1800/bu+0.05−5–0¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1075
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.