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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, Oct 7
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.6675–4.8175/bu+0.06−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)5.7725
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1025/bu+0.05−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5675/bu+0.06−50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.4475

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3775/bu+0.10+18¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3775/bu+0.06+18¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9975
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9975–4.0775/bu+0.03−20–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9975–4.0775/bu+0.03−20–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8125
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9475–4.1475/bu+0.02−25–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9475–4.1475/bu+0.02−25–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8700
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6975–4.1975/bu+0.02−50–0¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6975–4.1975/bu+0.02−50–0¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6295
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7975–3.8975/bu+0.02−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7975–3.8975/bu+0.02−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8675
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7975–3.9175/bu+0.02−40–−28¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7975–3.9175/bu+0.02−40–−28¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8350
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7975–3.9975/bu+0.02−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7975–3.9975/bu+0.02−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8028
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8375–4.0075/bu+0.02−36–−19¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8375–4.0075/bu+0.02−36–−19¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7188
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7975–3.9475/bu+0.02−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7975–3.9475/bu+0.02−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7825
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6975–3.9475/bu+0.02−50–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6975–3.9475/bu+0.02−50–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7661
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9475–4.1975/bu+0.03−25–0¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9408
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.8975–4.1075/bu+0.02−30–−9¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0475
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.8975–4.1075/bu+0.02−30–−9¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0975

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2000/bu+0.10−2¢/BuNovember (X)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1200/bu+0.03−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.9825
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6900–9.8700/bu+0.06−53–−35¢/BuNovember (X)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6900–9.8700/bu+0.06−53–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7392
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7200–9.9400/bu+0.04−50–−28¢/BuNovember (X)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7200–9.9400/bu+0.04−50–−28¢/BuNovember (X)9.6750
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5200–10.0200/bu+0.04−70–−20¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5200–10.0200/bu+0.04−70–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.5625
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6200–9.8200/bu+0.08−60–−40¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6200–9.8700/bu+0.08−60–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6308
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7200–9.8700/bu+0.04−50–−35¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7200–9.8700/bu+0.04−50–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7563
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6700–9.8100/bu+0.04−55–−41¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6900–9.8100/bu+0.03−53–−41¢/BuNovember (X)9.6981
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6700–9.8300/bu+0.07−55–−39¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6700–9.8300/bu+0.07−55–−39¢/BuNovember (X)9.5939
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7200–9.7700/bu+0.04−50–−45¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7200–9.7700/bu+0.04−50–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.7125
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6200–9.6900/bu+0.14−60–−53¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5200–9.7700/bu+0.04−70–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.4896
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.9700–10.0700/bu+0.10−25–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.8925
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9700–10.0700/bu+0.04−25–−15¢/BuNovember (X)10.0625
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9700–10.0700/bu+0.04−25–−15¢/BuNovember (X)10.0625
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.