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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Sep 8
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9375/bu+0.07−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0675/bu+0.07−27¢/BuNovember (X)9.9800
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7075–9.9875/bu+0.07−63–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7075–10.1875/bu+0.07−63–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.8517
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7375–9.8375/bu+0.07−60–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.8000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7375–10.1375/bu+0.07−60–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.9175
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3975–9.9375/bu+0.04−94–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6280
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4675–10.0375/bu+0.06−87–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.6080
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6475–9.9375/bu+0.07−69–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7083
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4775–9.9375/bu+0.07−86–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6400
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8375–10.0375/bu+0.07−50–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.7750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8375–10.0875/bu+0.07−50–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.8088
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7075–9.9375/bu+0.02−63–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7219
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7575–9.9575/bu+0.07−58–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.7313
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5775–9.8375/bu+0.06−76–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.6743
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6375–9.8375/bu+0.07−70–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.6757
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8175–9.8375/bu+0.07−52–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.7133
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8375–9.8875/bu+0.07−50–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.8133
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6875–9.9375/bu+0.07−65–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6271
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4575–9.9375/bu+0.07−88–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6214
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.9875–10.2375/bu+0.07−35–−10¢/BuNovember (X)10.0000
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0875–10.2375/bu+0.07−25–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.8300
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0875–10.2375/bu+0.07−25–−10¢/BuNovember (X)10.0800

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3375/bu+0.05−90¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5550–4.6050/bu+0.05−50–−45¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.4875–4.9375/bu+0.05−75–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.5350

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0875/bu+0.04−13¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1375/bu+0.04−8¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9425
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8675–3.9175/bu+0.04−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7192
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8675–3.9375/bu+0.04−35–−28¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7725
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9375–3.9875/bu+0.04−28–−23¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9375–4.0375/bu+0.04−28–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8475
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5775–4.1175/bu+0.04−64–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5785
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5575–4.2675/bu+0.02−66–+5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5785
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7975–3.9175/bu+0.04−42–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7482
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6775–3.9175/bu+0.04−54–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7254
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7675–3.9175/bu+0.04−45–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6988
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7675–4.0675/bu+0.04−45–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6825
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7775–3.9775/bu+0.04−44–−24¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6688
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6800–3.9675/bu+0.04−35–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6644
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7375–3.9675/bu+0.03−48–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6375
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7375–4.0175/bu+0.03−48–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6438
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7675–3.9175/bu+0.04−45–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8375–3.9675/bu+0.04−38–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6225
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7175–3.8675/bu+0.04−50–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6439
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6675–3.8675/bu+0.04−55–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6239
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9375–4.1675/bu+0.04−28–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8608
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9175–4.2175/bu+0.04−30–0¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0525
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1675–4.2175/bu+0.04−5–0¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0375
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.