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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Oct 15
● 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—+10¢/BuJanuary (F)10.3000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1150/bu+0.07+5¢/BuNovember (X)9.9800
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0125–10.0625/bu—−23–−18¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8917
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6850–9.8150/bu—−38–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.5600
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0625–10.1425/bu—−18–−10¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6650–9.8650/bu—−40–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.5500
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7125–10.3125/bu—−53–+7¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5250–10.1650/bu—−54–+10¢/BuNovember (X)9.3275
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6625–9.7925/bu—−58–−45¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5260
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5150–9.7650/bu—−55–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.2717
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7825–10.0225/bu—−46–−22¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5963
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6150–9.8150/bu—−45–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.3863
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7225–10.0125/bu—−52–−23¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5350–9.8150/bu—−53–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.3860
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8625–10.0225/bu—−38–−22¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7867
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6450–9.8750/bu—−42–−19¢/BuNovember (X)9.4657
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8425–9.8925/bu—−40–−35¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6233
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6150–9.7650/bu—−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.3833
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6725–10.0025/bu—−57–−24¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5657
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4650–9.6650/bu—−60–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.2786
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.9150–10.0650/bu—−15–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.6360
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8150–10.0650/bu—−25–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.7000
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8150–10.0650/bu—−25–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.7000

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9900/bu+0.02−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4875/bu+0.02−50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.5875–4.7375/bu+0.02−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)5.7000

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3925/bu+0.03+7¢/BuMarch (H)4.4650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2975/bu+0.03+13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0175
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1825–4.2525/bu+0.03−14–−7¢/BuMarch (H)4.0850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9675–4.0075/bu+0.04−20–−16¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6775
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1725–4.2925/bu+0.03−15–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.1725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9675–4.0675/bu+0.04−20–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7600
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8625–4.4925/bu+0.03−46–+17¢/BuMarch (H)4.0425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7175–4.3175/bu+0.04−45–+15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6235
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8825–4.1225/bu+0.03−44–−20¢/BuMarch (H)3.9033
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7675–3.9675/bu+0.04−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6889
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9625–4.0725/bu+0.03−36–−25¢/BuMarch (H)3.8638
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7675–3.9075/bu+0.04−40–−26¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6375
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9225–4.1425/bu+0.03−40–−18¢/BuMarch (H)3.8894
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7675–3.9675/bu+0.04−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6295
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0225–4.1725/bu+0.03−30–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.0379
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8675–4.0675/bu+0.04−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6413
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9725–4.1225/bu+0.03−35–−20¢/BuMarch (H)3.8925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8175–3.9175/bu+0.04−35–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6350
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8825–4.0425/bu+0.03−44–−28¢/BuMarch (H)3.8679
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7175–3.9375/bu+0.04−45–−23¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6261
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9175–4.1375/bu+0.04−25–−3¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7492
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9675–4.1275/bu—−20–−4¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9225
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9675–4.1275/bu+0.04−20–−4¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9975
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.