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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Sep 29
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7750/bu+0.03−33¢/BuNovember (X)10.4100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8050/bu+0.06−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.4100
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5750–9.7050/bu+0.03−53–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.1800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5750–9.7050/bu+0.03−53–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.1800
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5350–9.7050/bu+0.00−57–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.1700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5350–9.7050/bu+0.00−57–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.1700
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2050–9.7850/bu+0.03−90–−32¢/BuNovember (X)10.0160
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2050–9.7850/bu+0.03−90–−32¢/BuNovember (X)10.0160
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4550–9.7050/bu+0.02−65–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0833
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4550–9.7050/bu+0.02−65–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0183
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6050–9.7550/bu+0.03−50–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.1650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6050–9.7550/bu+0.03−50–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.1829
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4750–9.6950/bu+0.03−63–−41¢/BuNovember (X)10.1125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5950–9.6950/bu+0.01−51–−41¢/BuNovember (X)10.1081
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3850–9.6050/bu+0.03−72–−50¢/BuNovember (X)10.0471
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3850–9.6050/bu+0.03−72–−50¢/BuNovember (X)10.0500
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6050/bu+0.03−50¢/BuNovember (X)10.1200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6050/bu+0.03−50¢/BuNovember (X)10.1200
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4050–9.7050/bu+0.03−70–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9171
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4050–9.7050/bu+0.03−70–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8871
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.8050–9.8550/bu+0.03−30–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.3000
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9050/bu+0.03−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.3700
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8550/bu+0.03−25¢/BuNovember (X)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8550–9.9050/bu+0.03−25–−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.3950

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2075/bu—−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6950/bu+0.00−50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2400
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.3450–4.8950/bu+0.00−85–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.6400

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1550/bu+0.01−6¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2050/bu+0.01−1¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1175
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8250–3.9650/bu+0.01−39–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8250–3.9650/bu+0.01−39–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8525
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9450–4.0150/bu+0.01−27–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9450–4.0150/bu+0.01−27–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9275
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6050–4.1650/bu+0.01−61–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7395
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6050–4.1650/bu+0.01−61–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7395
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7650–3.8650/bu+0.01−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8961
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7650–3.8650/bu+0.01−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8989
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7650–3.8650/bu+0.01−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8738
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7650–3.8650/bu+0.01−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8788
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8150–4.0150/bu+0.01−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8150–4.0150/bu+0.01−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8355
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7850–4.0150/bu+0.02−43–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7688
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7850–4.0150/bu+0.02−43–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8063
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8150–3.9150/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8150–3.9650/bu+0.01−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8225
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7150–3.9250/bu+0.01−50–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7150–3.9250/bu+0.01−50–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7718
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9650–4.1650/bu+0.01−25–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9808
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.8650–4.1250/bu+0.01−35–−9¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0875
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0650–4.2950/bu+0.01−15–+8¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1375
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.