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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Sep 24
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7600/bu+0.01−33¢/BuNovember (X)10.4325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7900/bu+0.05−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.4325
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5600–9.6900/bu+0.07−53–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.1342
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5600–9.6900/bu+0.07−53–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.1342
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4900–9.6400/bu+0.03−60–−45¢/BuNovember (X)10.1175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4900–9.6400/bu+0.03−60–−45¢/BuNovember (X)10.1175
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1600–9.7400/bu+0.03−93–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9705
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1600–9.7900/bu+0.03−93–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.9725
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4300–9.6900/bu+0.03−66–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4300–9.6900/bu+0.03−66–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9875
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5900–9.7900/bu+0.03−50–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.1250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5900–9.7900/bu+0.03−50–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.1425
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4600–9.6700/bu+0.03−63–−42¢/BuNovember (X)10.0738
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5600–9.6700/bu+0.03−53–−42¢/BuNovember (X)10.0700
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3400–9.5900/bu+0.03−75–−50¢/BuNovember (X)10.0154
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3400–9.5900/bu+0.03−75–−50¢/BuNovember (X)10.0154
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5900–9.6400/bu+0.03−50–−45¢/BuNovember (X)10.0825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5900–9.6400/bu+0.03−50–−45¢/BuNovember (X)10.0825
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3900–9.6900/bu+0.03−70–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8996
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3900–9.6900/bu+0.03−70–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8668
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.7900–9.8400/bu+0.03−30–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.2865
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8900/bu+0.03−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.3325
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8400/bu+0.03−25¢/BuNovember (X)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8400–9.8900/bu+0.03−25–−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.3575

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2050/bu+0.01−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6950/bu+0.01−50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2925
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.3450–4.8950/bu+0.01−85–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.6925

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1725/bu—−7¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2225/bu+0.01−2¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8625
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9125–3.9925/bu+0.01−33–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9225–3.9925/bu—−32–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7608
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9725–4.0125/bu+0.02−27–−23¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9725–4.0125/bu+0.02−27–−23¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8150
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6025–4.1925/bu—−64–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4945
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6025–4.1925/bu—−64–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4945
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7825–3.8925/bu+0.02−46–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8011
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7825–3.8925/bu+0.02−46–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8039
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7925–3.9425/bu+0.02−45–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7788
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7925–3.9425/bu+0.02−45–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7838
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8425–4.0425/bu+0.02−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7513
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8425–4.0425/bu+0.02−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7405
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7625–4.0225/bu+0.02−48–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6113
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7625–4.0225/bu+0.02−48–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6113
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8425–3.9425/bu+0.02−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8425–3.9925/bu+0.02−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7275
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7425–3.9425/bu+0.02−50–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7425–3.9425/bu+0.02−50–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6639
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9425–4.1925/bu+0.02−30–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8775
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.8925–4.1525/bu+0.02−35–−9¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9925
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0925–4.2125/bu+0.03−15–−3¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0425
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.