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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Sep 18
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9950/bu+0.07−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.8025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1150/bu+0.06−26¢/BuNovember (X)9.7725
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7450–9.9750/bu+0.06−63–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7450–10.0750/bu+0.06−63–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.6925
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7750–9.9250/bu+0.06−60–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.6075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7750–9.9250/bu+0.06−60–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.6075
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4450–9.9750/bu+0.06−93–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.4085
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4450–10.0250/bu+0.06−93–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.4285
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7250–9.9750/bu+0.05−65–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6558
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7150–9.9750/bu+0.06−66–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6058
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8750–10.0750/bu+0.06−50–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.7250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8750–10.0750/bu+0.06−50–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.7425
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7450–9.9350/bu+0.06−63–−44¢/BuNovember (X)9.6638
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8250–9.9350/bu+0.04−55–−44¢/BuNovember (X)9.6644
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6250–9.8750/bu+0.06−75–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.5082
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6250–9.8750/bu+0.06−75–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.5082
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8750–9.9250/bu+0.06−50–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.6825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8750–9.9250/bu+0.06−50–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.6825
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7250–9.9750/bu+0.06−65–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5282
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4950–9.9750/bu+0.06−88–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.4939
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.0750–10.1750/bu+0.06−30–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8665
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1750/bu+0.06−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.9325
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1250/bu+0.06−25¢/BuNovember (X)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1250–10.1750/bu+0.06−25–−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.0325

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2375/bu+0.04−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7425/bu+0.04−50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0550
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.3925–4.9425/bu+0.04−85–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.4550

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1375/bu+0.06−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1675/bu+0.10−7¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7575
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9075–3.9375/bu+0.03−33–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6558
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9075–3.9875/bu+0.03−33–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6592
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9675–4.0075/bu+0.03−27–−23¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9675–4.0075/bu+0.03−27–−23¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7250
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5875–4.0875/bu+0.03−65–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5975–4.1675/bu+0.03−64–−7¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4275
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7475–3.9375/bu+0.07−49–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7132
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7475–3.9375/bu+0.03−49–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7161
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7875–3.9375/bu+0.03−45–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6838
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7875–3.8875/bu+0.03−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6825
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8375–3.9875/bu+0.01−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6581
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8375–4.0375/bu+0.03−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6495
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7675–4.0175/bu+0.03−47–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5388
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7775–4.0175/bu+0.03−46–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5325
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8375–3.9375/bu+0.03−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8375–3.9875/bu+0.03−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6200
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7375–3.9375/bu+0.03−50–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6318
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7375–3.9375/bu+0.03−50–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6061
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9875–4.1875/bu+0.03−25–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7908
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.8875–4.1475/bu+0.03−35–−9¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8975
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0375–4.1875/bu+0.03−20–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9225
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.