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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Oct 1
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8500/bu+0.16−28¢/BuNovember (X)10.3900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8500/bu+0.13−28¢/BuNovember (X)10.3900
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5500–9.6800/bu+0.11−58–−45¢/BuNovember (X)10.1700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5500–9.6800/bu+0.11−58–−45¢/BuNovember (X)10.1700
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6300–9.7300/bu+0.11−50–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.1050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6300–9.7300/bu+0.11−50–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.1050
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3300–9.8300/bu+0.11−80–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.0440
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3300–9.8300/bu+0.11−80–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.0440
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4800–9.7800/bu+0.11−65–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.0767
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4800–9.7800/bu+0.11−65–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.0283
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6300–9.7800/bu+0.11−50–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.1614
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6300–9.7800/bu+0.11−50–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.1900
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5800–9.7200/bu+0.11−55–−41¢/BuNovember (X)10.1006
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6200–9.7200/bu+0.11−51–−41¢/BuNovember (X)10.1019
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4800–9.6400/bu+0.11−65–−49¢/BuNovember (X)10.0657
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4800–9.6400/bu+0.11−65–−49¢/BuNovember (X)10.0657
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6300–9.6800/bu+0.11−50–−45¢/BuNovember (X)10.1100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6300–9.6800/bu+0.11−50–−45¢/BuNovember (X)10.1100
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4300–9.5600/bu+0.11−70–−57¢/BuNovember (X)9.9257
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4300–9.5600/bu+0.11−70–−57¢/BuNovember (X)9.9257
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.7600–9.8800/bu+0.11−37–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.2900
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8800–9.9800/bu—−25–−15¢/BuNovember (X)10.3850
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8800–9.9800/bu+0.11−25–−15¢/BuNovember (X)10.4350

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1250/bu+0.01−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5925/bu+0.01−50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.8025
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.6925–4.8425/bu+0.46−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)5.9775

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1050/bu+0.01−6¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1050/bu+0.06−6¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1950
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8650–3.9150/bu—−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8650–3.9150/bu—−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9300
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9150–4.0150/bu+0.01−25–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9150–4.0150/bu+0.01−25–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0125
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6350–4.1150/bu+0.01−53–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8590
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6350–4.1150/bu+0.01−53–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8590
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7150–3.8150/bu+0.01−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9736
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7150–3.8150/bu+0.01−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9736
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7650–3.8650/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9550
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7650–3.8650/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9675
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7650–3.9650/bu+0.01−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9256
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7650–3.9650/bu+0.01−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9150
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7650–3.9650/bu+0.04−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8963
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7650–3.9650/bu+0.04−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8963
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7650–3.9150/bu+0.01−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7650–3.9150/bu+0.01−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8875
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6650–3.8750/bu+0.01−50–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8907
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6650–3.8750/bu+0.01−50–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8850
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9150–4.1650/bu+0.01−25–0¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0583
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.8650–4.0750/bu—−30–−9¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1650
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.8650–4.2550/bu+0.14−30–+9¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2150
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.