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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Oct 9
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4550/bu+0.06+7¢/BuJanuary (F)10.5650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3525/bu+0.07+13¢/BuNovember (X)9.9775
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1550–10.2050/bu+0.06−23–−18¢/BuJanuary (F)10.2467
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8725–9.9725/bu+0.06−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.7158
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2050–10.2850/bu+0.06−18–−10¢/BuJanuary (F)10.2975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8225–10.0225/bu+0.07−40–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7600
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8550–10.4550/bu+0.06−53–+7¢/BuJanuary (F)10.1575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7225–10.3225/bu+0.07−50–+10¢/BuNovember (X)9.4925
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8050–9.9350/bu+0.06−58–−45¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6225–9.9225/bu+0.12−60–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.6158
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9350–10.1650/bu+0.06−45–−22¢/BuJanuary (F)10.1183
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7725–9.9225/bu+0.02−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.7388
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8650–10.1550/bu+0.06−52–−23¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9588
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6925–9.8725/bu+0.07−53–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6844
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0050–10.1650/bu+0.06−38–−22¢/BuJanuary (F)10.1117
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8025–10.0325/bu+0.01−42–−19¢/BuNovember (X)9.6304
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9850–10.0350/bu+0.06−40–−35¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9983
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7725/bu+0.07−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.6975
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8150–10.1450/bu+0.08−57–−24¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9293
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6225–9.8425/bu+0.03−60–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.5075
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.9825–10.0725/bu+0.07−24–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.8975
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9725–10.0725/bu+0.07−25–−15¢/BuNovember (X)10.0475
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9725–10.0725/bu+0.07−25–−15¢/BuNovember (X)10.0475

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0825/bu+0.03−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5650/bu+0.01−50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.5375
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.6650–4.8150/bu+0.01−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)5.8625

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4500/bu+0.04+11¢/BuMarch (H)4.5825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3525/bu+0.04+17¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9750
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2000–4.2400/bu+0.04−14–−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.2292
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0025–4.0625/bu+0.04−18–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7533
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1900–4.3100/bu+0.04−15–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.3175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9825–4.1525/bu+0.04−20–−3¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8650
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8800–4.5100/bu+0.04−46–+17¢/BuMarch (H)4.1775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7525–4.3325/bu+0.03−43–+15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6290
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9000–4.1400/bu+0.04−44–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.0439
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7825–3.9325/bu+0.04−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8450
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9900–4.0800/bu+0.04−35–−26¢/BuMarch (H)4.0338
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7825–3.9325/bu+0.04−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8000
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9400–4.1600/bu+0.04−40–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.0363
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7825–3.9825/bu+0.04−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7783
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0400–4.1900/bu+0.04−30–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.1725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8825–4.0625/bu+0.02−30–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7100
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9900–4.1400/bu+0.04−35–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.0375
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8325–3.9325/bu+0.01−35–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7475
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9000–4.0600/bu+0.03−44–−28¢/BuMarch (H)4.0408
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7325–3.9725/bu+0.01−45–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7493
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9325–4.1525/bu+0.04−25–−3¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9183
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.8825–4.0925/bu+0.04−30–−9¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0250
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.8825–4.0925/bu+0.04−30–−9¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1000
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.