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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, Sep 9
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9125/bu+0.03−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0325/bu+0.04−28¢/BuNovember (X)9.7725
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6625–9.9325/bu+0.05−65–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.6192
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6825–10.1625/bu+0.03−63–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.6358
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7125–9.8625/bu+0.03−60–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.5875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7125–10.1125/bu+0.03−60–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.6950
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3725–9.9125/bu+0.03−94–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.4045
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4225–10.0125/bu+0.05−89–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.3845
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5825–9.9125/bu+0.07−73–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5008
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4525–9.9125/bu+0.03−86–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.4275
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8125–10.0125/bu+0.03−50–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.5675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8125–10.0625/bu+0.03−50–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.6013
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6825–9.9125/bu+0.03−63–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5138
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7325–9.9125/bu+0.03−58–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5188
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5525–9.8125/bu+0.03−76–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.4539
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6125–9.8125/bu+0.03−70–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.4539
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7925–9.8125/bu+0.03−52–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.5058
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8125–9.8625/bu+0.03−50–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.6225
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6625–9.9125/bu+0.03−65–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.4196
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4325–9.9125/bu+0.03−88–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.4082
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.9625–10.2125/bu+0.03−35–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.7925
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0625–10.2125/bu+0.03−25–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.6225
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0625–10.2125/bu+0.03−25–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.8725

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3025/bu+0.04−90¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5075–4.5575/bu+0.05−50–−45¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.4525–4.9025/bu+0.04−75–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.5925

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0575/bu+0.03−14¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1175/bu+0.02−8¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9425
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8475–3.8975/bu+0.02−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6892
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8475–3.9475/bu+0.02−35–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7342
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9175–3.9975/bu+0.02−28–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9175–3.9975/bu+0.02−28–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8125
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5575–4.0675/bu+0.02−64–−13¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5705
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5375–4.1475/bu+0.02−66–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5445
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7775–3.8975/bu+0.02−42–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7182
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6575–3.8975/bu+0.02−54–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6939
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7475–3.8975/bu+0.02−45–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6688
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7475–4.0475/bu+0.02−45–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6525
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7575–3.9475/bu+0.02−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6469
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6625–3.9475/bu+0.02−35–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6332
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7175–3.9475/bu+0.02−48–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7175–3.9975/bu+0.02−48–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6250
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8175–3.8975/bu+0.05−38–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8175–3.9475/bu+0.02−38–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5925
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6975–3.8475/bu+0.02−50–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6139
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6975–3.8475/bu+0.03−50–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5968
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9475–4.1475/bu+0.01−25–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8475
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.8975–4.1975/bu+0.02−30–0¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0225
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1475–4.1975/bu+0.02−5–0¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0075
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.