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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Sep 2
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.1225/bu+0.08+2¢/BuNovember (X)9.9450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.1225/bu+0.19+2¢/BuNovember (X)10.0550
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7525–12.9225/bu+0.08−35–−18¢/BuNovember (X)9.8500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9425–13.1525/bu+0.08−16–+5¢/BuNovember (X)9.9667
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8525–12.8725/bu+0.08−25–−23¢/BuNovember (X)9.7525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8325–13.2025/bu+0.10−27–+10¢/BuNovember (X)9.8525
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6525–13.1625/bu+0.13−45–+6¢/BuNovember (X)9.6550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6925–13.1025/bu+0.14−41–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.7350
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4325–12.7025/bu+0.08−67–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5025–12.7025/bu+0.08−60–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6933
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7025–12.8525/bu+0.08−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.9150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7025–13.3025/bu+0.08−40–+20¢/BuNovember (X)9.9661
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6225–12.8325/bu+0.08−48–−27¢/BuNovember (X)9.8600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7025–13.1225/bu+0.08−40–+2¢/BuNovember (X)9.8457
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7225–12.9225/bu+0.11−38–−18¢/BuNovember (X)9.7093
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7425–13.0225/bu+0.09−36–−8¢/BuNovember (X)9.7379
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7025–12.7525/bu+0.08−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8083
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7525–12.8025/bu+0.08−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.8483
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5325–12.7025/bu+0.08−57–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5325–12.6525/bu+0.08−57–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.6007
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.9025–13.5025/bu+0.08−20–+40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0930
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9025–13.2025/bu+0.08−20–+10¢/BuNovember (X)10.1650
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.1025–13.3525/bu+0.080–+25¢/BuNovember (X)10.1650

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered7.4700/bu+0.03−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered7.3700/bu+0.03−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.8475–6.9975/bu+0.09−70–−55¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5650
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered7.4400–7.5475/bu+0.09−30–0¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6950

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2050/bu+0.15−23¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2050/bu+0.16−23¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0800
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1150–5.3950/bu+0.03−32–−4¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8617
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0850–5.1850/bu+0.03−35–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8683
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1350–5.2150/bu+0.03−30–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0850–5.2350/bu+0.07−35–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9575
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8550–5.3650/bu+0.13−58–−7¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7075–5.1850/bu+0.13−48–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7440
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9750–5.1850/bu+0.03−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8250–5.1350/bu+0.03−61–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7500
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0350–5.1150/bu+0.03−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8875–5.1350/bu+0.03−30¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8313
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9950–5.2150/bu+0.03−44–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9850–5.2150/bu+0.03−45–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8065
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8950–5.2350/bu+0.03−54–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8188
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9150–5.2350/bu+0.11−52–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8288
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0850/bu+0.03−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0850–5.1350/bu+0.03−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8725
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9850–5.0850/bu+0.02−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7557
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7350–5.0950/bu+0.03−70–−34¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7354
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.1350–5.6150/bu+0.03−30–+18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0217
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.3675–5.4350/bu+0.03+18–0¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1550
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.3675–5.4350/bu+0.03+18–0¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1550
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.