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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, Sep 19
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8850/bu+0.11−37¢/BuNovember (X)9.7900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9950/bu+0.12−26¢/BuNovember (X)9.7800
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6250–9.8550/bu+0.12−63–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6250–9.9250/bu+0.12−63–−33¢/BuNovember (X)9.6800
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6550–9.8050/bu+0.12−60–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.5825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6550–9.8050/bu+0.12−60–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.5825
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3250–9.8550/bu+0.12−93–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.3860
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3250–9.9050/bu+0.12−93–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.4000
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5950–9.8550/bu+0.13−66–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6433
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5950–9.8550/bu+0.12−66–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5933
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7550–9.9550/bu+0.12−50–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.7125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7550–9.9550/bu+0.12−50–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.7300
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6250–9.8150/bu+0.12−63–−44¢/BuNovember (X)9.6513
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7050–9.8150/bu+0.12−55–−44¢/BuNovember (X)9.6531
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5050–9.7550/bu+0.12−75–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.4814
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5050–9.7550/bu+0.12−75–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.4814
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7550–9.8050/bu+0.12−50–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.6700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7550–9.8050/bu+0.12−50–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.6700
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6150–9.8550/bu+0.11−64–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.4786
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3750–9.8550/bu+0.12−88–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.4443
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.9250–10.0050/bu+0.15−33–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.8540
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0550/bu+0.12−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.9200
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0050/bu+0.12−25¢/BuNovember (X)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0050–10.0550/bu+0.12−25–−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.0200

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2250/bu+0.01−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7250/bu+0.02−50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0850
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.3750–4.9250/bu+0.02−85–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.4850

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1400/bu+0.00−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1800/bu+0.01−6¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6875
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9000–3.9400/bu+0.01−34–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6158
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9000–3.9900/bu+0.01−34–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6192
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9700–4.0100/bu+0.00−27–−23¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9700–4.0100/bu+0.00−27–−23¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6850
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5900–4.0900/bu+0.00−65–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.3715
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6000–4.1900/bu+0.00−64–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.3655
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7500–3.9400/bu+0.00−49–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6732
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7500–3.9400/bu+0.00−49–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6761
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7900–3.9400/bu+0.00−45–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6438
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7900–3.8900/bu+0.00−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6425
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8400–4.0400/bu+0.00−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6163
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8400–4.0400/bu+0.00−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6055
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7700–4.0200/bu+0.00−47–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4788
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7700–4.0200/bu+0.01−47–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4725
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8400–3.9400/bu+0.00−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8400–3.9900/bu+0.00−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5925
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7400–3.9400/bu+0.00−50–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5818
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7400–3.9400/bu+0.00−50–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5361
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.8400–4.1900/bu+0.15−40–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7458
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.8900–4.1500/bu+0.00−35–−9¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8575
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0400–4.1900/bu+0.00−20–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8825
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.