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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, Sep 1
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.1975/bu+0.30+2¢/BuNovember (X)10.0400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.3075/bu+0.23+13¢/BuNovember (X)10.1300
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8275–12.9975/bu+0.30−35–−18¢/BuNovember (X)9.9717
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.0175–13.2275/bu+0.24−16–+5¢/BuNovember (X)10.0700
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9275–12.9475/bu+0.30−25–−23¢/BuNovember (X)9.8225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9275–13.2775/bu+0.25−25–+10¢/BuNovember (X)9.9850
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7775–13.2375/bu+0.32−40–+6¢/BuNovember (X)9.6380
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8275–13.2775/bu+0.30−35–+10¢/BuNovember (X)9.8300
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5075–12.7775/bu+0.30−67–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5775–12.7775/bu+0.26−60–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7883
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7775–12.9275/bu+0.30−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.0250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7775–13.3775/bu+0.30−40–+20¢/BuNovember (X)10.1133
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6975–12.9075/bu+0.30−48–−27¢/BuNovember (X)9.9525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7775–13.1975/bu+0.25−40–+2¢/BuNovember (X)9.9527
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8275–12.9675/bu+0.30−35–−21¢/BuNovember (X)9.7171
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8275–13.0975/bu+0.30−35–−8¢/BuNovember (X)9.8286
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7775–12.8275/bu+0.30−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8275–12.9275/bu+0.20−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.9100
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6075–12.8175/bu+0.30−57–−36¢/BuNovember (X)9.8200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6075–12.8075/bu+0.27−57–−37¢/BuNovember (X)9.6957
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.9775–13.5775/bu+0.12−20–+40¢/BuNovember (X)10.2080
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9775–13.2775/bu—−20–+10¢/BuNovember (X)10.3600
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.1775–13.4275/bu+0.200–+25¢/BuNovember (X)10.3600

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered7.4975/bu+0.09−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered7.3975/bu+0.09−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.9400–7.0900/bu+0.08−70–−55¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6550
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered7.5250–7.6400/bu+0.11−30–0¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7550

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3500/bu+0.08−11¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3600/bu+0.07−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1000
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1400–5.4200/bu+0.08−32–−4¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1100–5.3400/bu+0.06−35–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9183
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1600–5.2400/bu+0.08−30–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1500–5.2600/bu+0.05−31–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0175
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9800–5.3900/bu+0.14−48–−7¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8350–5.3100/bu+0.02−38–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8220
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0000–5.2100/bu+0.08−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8500–5.1600/bu+0.07−61–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7857
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0600–5.1400/bu+0.08−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8488
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9150–5.2150/bu+0.02−30–0¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8713
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0200–5.2400/bu+0.08−44–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8881
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0100–5.2400/bu+0.07−45–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8456
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9200–5.2600/bu+0.08−54–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8363
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0200–5.2600/bu+0.17−44–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8813
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1100/bu+0.08−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1100–5.1600/bu+0.06−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9425
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0000–5.1100/bu+0.09−46–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8057
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7600–5.1200/bu+0.07−70–−34¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7671
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.1600–5.6400/bu+0.08−30–+18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0800
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.3950–5.4600/bu—+18–0¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2050
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.3950–5.4600/bu+0.10+18–0¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2050
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.