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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Oct 8
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5125/bu—+7¢/BuJanuary (F)10.6200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4250/bu+0.31+13¢/BuNovember (X)10.0325
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2125–10.3225/bu—−23–−12¢/BuJanuary (F)10.3017
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8150–10.0150/bu+0.13−48–−28¢/BuNovember (X)9.7708
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2625–10.3425/bu—−18–−10¢/BuJanuary (F)10.3475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8950–10.0950/bu+0.18−40–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7400
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9125–10.5125/bu—−53–+7¢/BuJanuary (F)10.2075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6550–10.3950/bu+0.14−64–+10¢/BuNovember (X)9.6265
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8625–9.9925/bu—−58–−45¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7450–9.9450/bu+0.13−55–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6708
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9925–10.1725/bu—−45–−27¢/BuJanuary (F)10.1683
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7950–9.9450/bu+0.08−50–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7938
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9225–10.2125/bu—−52–−23¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0131
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7650–9.9250/bu+0.08−53–−37¢/BuNovember (X)9.7406
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0625–10.2225/bu—−38–−22¢/BuJanuary (F)10.1633
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7950–9.9650/bu+0.13−50–−33¢/BuNovember (X)9.6639
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0425–10.0925/bu—−40–−35¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0367
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8450/bu+0.13−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.7525
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8925–10.2025/bu—−55–−24¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9843
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5950–9.8450/bu+0.08−70–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.5296
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.0550–10.1450/bu+0.09−24–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.9325
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0450–10.1450/bu+0.08−25–−15¢/BuNovember (X)10.1025
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0450–10.1450/bu+0.08−25–−15¢/BuNovember (X)10.1025

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1075/bu+0.01−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5725/bu+0.01−50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.4900
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.6725–4.8225/bu+0.01−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)5.8150

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4875/bu—+11¢/BuMarch (H)4.6000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3900/bu+0.01+17¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0000
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2375–4.2775/bu—−14–−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.2500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0400–4.1000/bu+0.04−18–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7783
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2275–4.3475/bu—−15–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.3400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0200–4.1800/bu+0.07−20–−4¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8725
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9175–4.5475/bu—−46–+17¢/BuMarch (H)4.1900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7800–4.3400/bu+0.08−44–+12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6540
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9375–4.1275/bu—−44–−25¢/BuMarch (H)4.0614
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8200–3.9200/bu+0.02−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8700
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0275–4.0975/bu—−35–−28¢/BuMarch (H)4.0513
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8200–3.9400/bu+0.02−40–−28¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8313
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9775–4.1975/bu—−40–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.0544
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8200–4.0200/bu+0.02−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8047
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0775–4.2275/bu—−30–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.1843
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8600–4.0900/bu+0.02−36–−13¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7300
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0275–4.1775/bu—−35–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.0675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8200–3.9700/bu+0.02−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7850
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8675–4.0975/bu—−51–−28¢/BuMarch (H)4.0583
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7200–4.0000/bu+0.02−50–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7686
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9700–4.1900/bu+0.02−25–−3¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9433
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9200–4.1300/bu+0.02−30–−9¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0500
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9200–4.1300/bu+0.02−30–−9¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1250
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.