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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Sep 25
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7925/bu+0.03−33¢/BuNovember (X)10.3000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8525/bu+0.06−27¢/BuNovember (X)10.3400
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5925–9.7225/bu+0.03−53–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0117
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5925–9.7225/bu+0.03−53–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0117
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5225–9.6725/bu+0.03−60–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.9950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5225–9.6725/bu+0.03−60–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.9950
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2225–9.7725/bu+0.06−90–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8620
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2225–9.8225/bu+0.06−90–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.8640
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4625–9.7225/bu+0.03−66–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4625–9.7225/bu+0.03−66–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8650
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6225–9.8225/bu+0.03−50–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.0025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6225–9.8225/bu+0.03−50–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.0200
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4925–9.7025/bu+0.03−63–−42¢/BuNovember (X)9.9531
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5925–9.7025/bu+0.03−53–−42¢/BuNovember (X)9.9494
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3725–9.6225/bu+0.03−75–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.9043
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3725–9.6225/bu+0.03−75–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.9043
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6225–9.6725/bu+0.03−50–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.9600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6225–9.6725/bu+0.03−50–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.9600
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4225–9.7225/bu+0.03−70–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7771
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4225–9.7225/bu+0.03−70–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7471
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.8225–9.8725/bu+0.03−30–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.1500
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9225/bu+0.03−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.2100
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8725/bu+0.03−25¢/BuNovember (X)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8725–9.9225/bu+0.03−25–−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.2350

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2675/bu+0.06−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7700/bu+0.08−50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2425
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.4200–4.9700/bu+0.08−85–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.6425

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1875/bu+0.02−7¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2375/bu+0.02−2¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9825
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8675–4.0075/bu+0.05−39–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8675–4.0075/bu+0.06−39–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7408
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9875–4.0275/bu+0.02−27–−23¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9875–4.0275/bu+0.02−27–−23¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7950
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6275–4.2075/bu+0.03−63–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6275–4.2075/bu+0.03−63–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5225
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7975–3.9075/bu+0.02−46–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7796
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7975–3.9075/bu+0.02−46–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7825
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8075–3.9575/bu+0.02−45–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7588
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8075–3.9575/bu+0.02−45–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7638
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8575–4.0575/bu+0.02−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7331
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8575–4.0575/bu+0.02−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7225
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7775–4.0375/bu+0.02−48–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6088
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7775–4.0375/bu+0.02−48–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6088
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8575–3.9575/bu+0.02−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8575–4.0075/bu+0.02−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7075
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7575–3.9575/bu+0.02−50–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7575–3.9575/bu+0.02−50–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6582
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0075–4.2075/bu+0.07−25–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8658
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9075–4.1675/bu+0.02−35–−9¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9725
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1075–4.2275/bu+0.02−15–−3¢/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.