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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, Oct 17
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2850/bu+0.13+9¢/BuNovember (X)9.8800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4675/bu+0.08+10¢/BuJanuary (F)10.1875
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1375–10.1875/bu+0.08−23–−18¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7958
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8450–9.9750/bu+0.09−35–−22¢/BuNovember (X)9.5220
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1875–10.2675/bu+0.08−18–−10¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7950–9.9650/bu+0.09−40–−23¢/BuNovember (X)9.5625
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8375–10.4375/bu+0.08−53–+7¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6450–10.2950/bu+0.08−55–+10¢/BuNovember (X)9.2800
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7875–9.9175/bu+0.08−58–−45¢/BuJanuary (F)9.4735
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6450–9.8950/bu+0.09−55–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.1667
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9075–10.1475/bu+0.08−46–−22¢/BuJanuary (F)9.4988
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7450–9.9450/bu+0.09−45–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.3113
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8475–10.1375/bu+0.08−52–−23¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5406
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6650–9.9450/bu+0.09−53–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.3263
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9875–10.1475/bu+0.08−38–−22¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7092
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7750–10.0050/bu+0.09−42–−19¢/BuNovember (X)9.4300
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9875–10.0175/bu+0.08−38–−35¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5108
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8950/bu+0.14−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.3000
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8375–10.0375/bu+0.08−53–−33¢/BuJanuary (F)9.4961
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7250–9.7950/bu+0.22−47–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.2829
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.0450–10.2450/bu+0.09−15–+5¢/BuNovember (X)9.5700
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1450–10.1950/bu+0.19−5–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.6500
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0450–10.1950/bu+0.09−15–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.6500

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0150/bu+0.01−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5375/bu+0.01−50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.7875–4.9375/bu+0.01−25–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)5.5775

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4950/bu+0.01+13¢/BuMarch (H)4.4500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3650/bu+0.02+14¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0475
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2250–4.2950/bu+0.01−14–−7¢/BuMarch (H)4.0700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0350–4.0750/bu+0.01−19–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7175
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2150–4.3350/bu+0.01−15–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.1900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0250–4.1250/bu+0.01−20–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8325
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9050–4.5350/bu+0.01−46–+17¢/BuMarch (H)4.0350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7450–4.3750/bu+0.02−48–+15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6535
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9250–4.1650/bu+0.01−44–−20¢/BuMarch (H)3.8950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8250–4.0250/bu+0.01−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6575
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0050–4.1150/bu+0.01−36–−25¢/BuMarch (H)3.8475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8250–3.9650/bu+0.01−40–−26¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6450
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9650–4.1850/bu+0.01−40–−18¢/BuMarch (H)3.8838
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8250–4.0250/bu+0.01−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6594
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0650–4.2550/bu+0.01−30–−11¢/BuMarch (H)4.0400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9550–4.1050/bu+0.01−27–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6750
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0650–4.1650/bu+0.01−30–−20¢/BuMarch (H)3.8775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9250–3.9750/bu+0.06−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6600
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9650–4.0850/bu+0.01−40–−28¢/BuMarch (H)3.8900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8750–4.0050/bu+0.11−35–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6289
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9750–4.1250/bu+0.01−25–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7742
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0250–4.1650/bu+0.01−20–−6¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8875
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0250–4.1850/bu+0.01−20–−4¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9875
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.