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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Sep 4
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9500/bu+0.01−38¢/BuNovember (X)10.0450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0600/bu+0.01−27¢/BuNovember (X)10.0450
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7000–9.9800/bu+0.09−63–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8233
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7000–10.1800/bu+0.09−63–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.8400
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7300–9.8300/bu+0.02−60–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.8350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7300–10.1300/bu+0.02−60–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.9300
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4200–9.9300/bu+0.04−91–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6530
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5000–10.0300/bu+0.06−83–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.6670
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6400–9.9300/bu+0.19−69–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7567
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4700–9.9300/bu+0.02−86–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6383
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8300–10.0300/bu+0.02−50–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.8263
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8300–10.0800/bu+0.02−50–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.8600
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7800–10.1500/bu+0.02−55–−18¢/BuNovember (X)9.7763
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7800–9.9500/bu+0.02−55–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.7813
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5800–9.8300/bu+0.06−75–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.7207
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6300–9.8300/bu+0.03−70–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.7150
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8100–9.8300/bu+0.02−52–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.8517
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8300–9.8800/bu+0.02−50–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.9350
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6800–9.9300/bu+0.01−65–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6636
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4500–9.9300/bu+0.02−88–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6550
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.9800–10.2300/bu+0.03−35–−10¢/BuNovember (X)10.1050
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0800–10.2300/bu+0.04−25–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.8850
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0800–10.2300/bu+0.04−25–−10¢/BuNovember (X)10.1350

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2950/bu+0.03−90¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5225–4.5725/bu+0.02−50–−45¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.4450–4.8950/bu+0.03−75–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.5975

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0775/bu+0.01−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1075/bu+0.03−9¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0275
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8475–3.8975/bu+0.02−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7542
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8475–3.9175/bu+0.02−35–−28¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8025
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9175–3.9675/bu+0.04−28–−23¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9175–4.0175/bu+0.02−28–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8950
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5575–4.0975/bu+0.02−64–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6295
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5575–4.2475/bu+0.02−64–+5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6315
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7775–3.8975/bu+0.14−42–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7761
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6575–3.8975/bu+0.02−54–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7389
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7475–3.8975/bu+0.02−45–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7313
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7475–4.0475/bu+0.02−45–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7175
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7575–3.9975/bu+0.02−44–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7119
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6475–3.9975/bu+0.02−35–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7056
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7375–3.9475/bu+0.01−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6713
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7375–4.0475/bu+0.01−46–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6738
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7475–3.8975/bu+0.05−45–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8175–3.9475/bu+0.02−38–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6825
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6975–3.8475/bu+0.02−50–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6732
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6675–3.8475/bu+0.04−53–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6693
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9175–4.1475/bu+0.02−28–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8908
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.8975–4.1975/bu+0.23−30–0¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0875
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1475–4.1975/bu+0.02−5–0¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0475
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.