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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, Sep 12
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8125–10.0625/bu+0.13−65–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.4711
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5825–10.0625/bu+0.13−88–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.4496
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.1125–10.3625/bu+0.13−35–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.8625
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2125–10.3125/bu+0.13−25–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.7125
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2125–10.3125/bu+0.13−25–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.9625
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0725/bu+0.13−39¢/BuNovember (X)9.7825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1825/bu+0.13−28¢/BuNovember (X)9.7225
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8325–10.0825/bu+0.13−63–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.6225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8325–10.3125/bu+0.13−63–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.6308
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8625–10.0625/bu+0.13−60–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8625–10.2625/bu+0.13−60–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.5700
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5225–10.0625/bu+0.13−94–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.3885
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5725–10.1625/bu+0.13−89–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.3685
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7725–10.0625/bu+0.11−69–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5842
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7725–10.0625/bu+0.29−69–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5108
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9625–10.1625/bu+0.13−50–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.6538
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9625–10.2125/bu+0.13−50–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.6850
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8925–10.0425/bu+0.12−57–−42¢/BuNovember (X)9.5956
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8925–10.0425/bu+0.12−57–−42¢/BuNovember (X)9.5988
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6825–9.9625/bu+0.13−78–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.4639
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7525–9.9625/bu+0.13−71–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.4639
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9425–10.0125/bu+0.13−52–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.5958
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9825–10.0125/bu+0.13−48–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.6125

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3350/bu+0.02−90¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5300–4.5800/bu—−50–−45¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.4350–4.9350/bu+0.02−80–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.7975

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2100/bu+0.10−9¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700/bu+0.10−3¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8325
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9500–4.0000/bu+0.10−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7308
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9500–4.0500/bu+0.10−35–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7342
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0500–4.1700/bu+0.10−25–−13¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0500–4.2000/bu+0.10−25–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8075
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6800–4.1700/bu+0.12−62–−13¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5305
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6800–4.2000/bu+0.11−62–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4905
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8500–4.0000/bu+0.10−45–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8068
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8000–4.0000/bu+0.14−50–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7839
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8500–4.0000/bu+0.10−45–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7588
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8500–4.1500/bu+0.10−45–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7488
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8600–4.1200/bu+0.10−44–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7363
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6500–4.1000/bu+0.01−65–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7265
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8500–4.0500/bu+0.10−45–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6213
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8500–4.0500/bu+0.10−45–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6150
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9000–4.0000/bu+0.10−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9000–4.0500/bu+0.10−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6950
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8000–3.9500/bu+0.10−50–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6982
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8000–3.9600/bu+0.10−50–−34¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6739
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0500–4.2500/bu+0.10−25–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9208
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0000–4.3000/bu+0.10−30–0¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1125
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2500–4.3000/bu+0.10−5–0¢/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.