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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Oct 16
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3850/bu+0.04+10¢/BuJanuary (F)10.3400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1575/bu+0.04+5¢/BuNovember (X)10.0675
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0550–10.1050/bu+0.04−23–−18¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9483
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7575–9.8875/bu+0.07−35–−22¢/BuNovember (X)9.6995
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1050–10.1850/bu+0.04−18–−10¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7075–9.8775/bu+0.04−40–−23¢/BuNovember (X)9.7225
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7550–10.3550/bu+0.04−53–+7¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5675–10.2075/bu+0.04−54–+10¢/BuNovember (X)9.4675
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7050–9.8350/bu+0.04−58–−45¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5767
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5575–9.8075/bu+0.04−55–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.3492
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8250–10.0650/bu+0.04−46–−22¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6575–9.8575/bu+0.04−45–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.4800
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7650–10.0550/bu+0.04−52–−23¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6831
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5775–9.8575/bu+0.04−53–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.4988
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9050–10.0650/bu+0.04−38–−22¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8617
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6875–9.9175/bu+0.04−42–−19¢/BuNovember (X)9.6175
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9050–9.9350/bu+0.06−38–−35¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6633
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7575–9.8075/bu+0.14−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.4875
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7550–10.0450/bu+0.08−53–−24¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6571
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5075–9.7075/bu+0.04−60–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.4446
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.9575–10.1575/bu+0.04−15–+5¢/BuNovember (X)9.7535
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9575–10.1075/bu+0.14−15–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.8375
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9575–10.1075/bu+0.14−15–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.8375

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0050/bu+0.02−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5250/bu+0.04−50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.7750–4.9250/bu+0.19−25–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)5.7450

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4850/bu+0.09+13¢/BuMarch (H)4.4725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3475/bu+0.05+13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0375
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2150–4.2850/bu+0.03−14–−7¢/BuMarch (H)4.0925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0275–4.0575/bu+0.06−19–−16¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7025
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2050–4.3250/bu+0.03−15–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.2125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0175–4.1175/bu+0.05−20–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8475
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8950–4.5250/bu+0.03−46–+17¢/BuMarch (H)4.0575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7675–4.3675/bu+0.05−45–+15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6635
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9150–4.1550/bu+0.03−44–−20¢/BuMarch (H)3.9011
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8175–4.0175/bu+0.05−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6746
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9950–4.1050/bu+0.03−36–−25¢/BuMarch (H)3.8725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8175–3.9575/bu+0.05−40–−26¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6588
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9550–4.1750/bu+0.03−40–−18¢/BuMarch (H)3.8969
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8175–4.0175/bu+0.05−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6631
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0550–4.2050/bu+0.03−30–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.0568
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9475–4.0975/bu+0.08−27–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6925
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0550–4.1550/bu+0.08−30–−20¢/BuMarch (H)3.9000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8675–3.9675/bu+0.05−35–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6675
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9550–4.0750/bu+0.07−40–−28¢/BuMarch (H)3.8839
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7675–3.9875/bu+0.05−45–−23¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6461
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9675–4.1875/bu+0.05−25–−3¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7775
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0175–4.1575/bu+0.05−20–−6¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9075
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0175–4.1775/bu+0.05−20–−4¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0075
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.