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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Sep 15
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0375/bu+0.04−39¢/BuNovember (X)9.7650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1575/bu+0.03−27¢/BuNovember (X)9.8050
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7975–10.0275/bu+0.04−63–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7975–10.2775/bu+0.04−63–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.6050
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8275–9.9775/bu+0.04−60–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.5525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8275–9.9775/bu+0.04−60–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.5525
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4875–10.0275/bu+0.04−94–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.3710
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5375–10.0775/bu+0.04−89–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.3650
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7675–10.0275/bu+0.01−66–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5667
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7575–10.0275/bu+0.02−67–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.4917
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9275–10.1275/bu+0.04−50–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.6363
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9275–10.1775/bu+0.04−50–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.6488
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7975–10.0075/bu+0.10−63–−42¢/BuNovember (X)9.5781
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8575–9.9975/bu+0.04−57–−43¢/BuNovember (X)9.5813
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6675–9.9275/bu+0.02−76–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.4464
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7175–9.9275/bu+0.04−71–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.4479
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9075–9.9775/bu+0.04−52–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.5783
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9475–9.9775/bu+0.04−48–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.5950
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7775–10.0275/bu+0.04−65–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.4521
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5475–10.0275/bu+0.04−88–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.4379
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.0775–10.2775/bu+0.04−35–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.8150
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2275/bu—−20¢/BuNovember (X)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1775/bu—−25¢/BuNovember (X)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1775–10.2275/bu+0.04−25–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.9450

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2375/bu—−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7500/bu—−50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1600
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.4500–4.9500/bu+0.02−80–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.6350

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1825/bu+0.03−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2225/bu+0.05−1¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8475
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8925–3.9325/bu+0.06−34–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7058
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9025–3.9825/bu+0.05−33–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7092
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9825–4.0325/bu+0.07−25–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9825–4.0025/bu+0.07−25–−23¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7825
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6025–4.1325/bu+0.08−63–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5155
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6125–4.1325/bu+0.07−62–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4855
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7825–3.9325/bu+0.07−45–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7632
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7325–3.9325/bu+0.07−50–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7504
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7825–4.0325/bu+0.07−45–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7338
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7825–3.8825/bu+0.07−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7213
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7925–4.0525/bu+0.07−44–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7113
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8325–3.9825/bu+0.18−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7015
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7825–3.9825/bu+0.07−45–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7925–3.9825/bu+0.06−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5913
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8325–3.9325/bu+0.07−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8325–3.9825/bu+0.07−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6700
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7325–3.8825/bu+0.07−50–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6846
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7325–3.8925/bu+0.07−50–−34¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6604
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9825–4.1825/bu+0.07−25–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8958
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.8825–4.1425/bu—−35–−9¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1825/bu+0.07−5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0225
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.