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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, Oct 14
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3425/bu+0.02+10¢/BuJanuary (F)10.3550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1850/bu+0.03+12¢/BuNovember (X)10.0600
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0125–10.0625/bu+0.01−23–−18¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9717
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6850–9.8150/bu+0.01−38–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.5783
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0625–10.1425/bu+0.01−18–−10¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6650–9.8650/bu+0.01−40–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.5775
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7125–10.3125/bu+0.01−53–+7¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5250–10.1650/bu+0.05−54–+10¢/BuNovember (X)9.4175
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6625–9.7925/bu+0.02−58–−45¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6210
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5150–9.7650/bu+0.03−55–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.3650
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7825–10.0225/bu+0.01−46–−22¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6150–9.8150/bu+0.01−45–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.4963
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7225–10.0125/bu+0.01−52–−23¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6919
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5350–9.7150/bu+0.01−53–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.4633
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8625–10.0225/bu+0.01−38–−22¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8717
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6450–9.8750/bu+0.01−42–−19¢/BuNovember (X)9.5257
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8425–9.8925/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7183
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6150–9.7650/bu+0.01−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.4933
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6725–10.0025/bu+0.01−57–−24¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4650–9.6850/bu+0.01−60–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.3243
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.9150–10.0650/bu+0.08−15–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.6300
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8150–10.0650/bu+0.01−25–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.8100
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8150–10.0650/bu+0.01−25–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.8100

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0050/bu+0.03−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5025/bu+0.04−50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2950
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.6025–4.7525/bu+0.04−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)5.6450

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3625/bu+0.02+7¢/BuMarch (H)4.4350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700/bu+0.01+14¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9625
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1525–4.2225/bu+0.02−14–−7¢/BuMarch (H)4.0550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9300–3.9800/bu+0.02−20–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6242
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1425–4.2625/bu+0.02−15–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.1350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9300–4.0700/bu+0.02−20–−6¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6675
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8325–4.4625/bu+0.02−46–+17¢/BuMarch (H)4.0000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6800–4.2800/bu+0.00−45–+15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5245
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8525–4.0925/bu+0.03−44–−20¢/BuMarch (H)3.8733
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7300–3.9300/bu+0.01−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6639
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9325–4.0425/bu+0.02−36–−25¢/BuMarch (H)3.8338
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7300–3.8700/bu+0.02−40–−26¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6025
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8925–4.1125/bu+0.02−40–−18¢/BuMarch (H)3.8544
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7300–3.9300/bu+0.02−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5938
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9925–4.1425/bu+0.02−30–−15¢/BuMarch (H)3.9921
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8300–4.0300/bu+0.02−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5750
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9425–4.0925/bu+0.02−35–−20¢/BuMarch (H)3.8500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7800–3.8800/bu+0.02−35–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5875
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8525–4.0125/bu+0.02−44–−28¢/BuMarch (H)3.8379
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6800–3.9100/bu+0.02−45–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5782
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.8800–4.1000/bu+0.02−25–−3¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7125
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9300–4.0900/bu+0.12−20–−4¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8775
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9300–4.0900/bu+0.12−20–−4¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9525
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.