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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, Sep 4
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.0975/bu+0.070¢/BuNovember (X)9.8700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.1175/bu+0.07+2¢/BuNovember (X)10.0000
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7475–12.9475/bu+0.07−35–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.7883
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8475–13.1475/bu+0.07−25–+5¢/BuNovember (X)9.9050
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8275–12.9475/bu+0.07−27–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.7325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8275–13.3475/bu+0.07−27–+25¢/BuNovember (X)9.8200
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5975–13.0975/bu+0.09−50–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.5620
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5975–12.9475/bu+0.09−50–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.6160
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3775–12.6975/bu+0.12−72–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7283
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4575–12.6975/bu+0.11−64–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6500
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6975–12.8475/bu+0.07−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.8700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6975–13.2975/bu+0.07−40–+20¢/BuNovember (X)9.9044
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6175–12.8275/bu+0.07−48–−27¢/BuNovember (X)9.7931
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6975–13.1175/bu+0.07−40–+2¢/BuNovember (X)9.7953
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6275–12.7575/bu+0.12−47–−34¢/BuNovember (X)9.6229
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6275–12.8375/bu+0.12−47–−26¢/BuNovember (X)9.6371
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6975–12.7475/bu+0.07−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7633
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7475–12.7975/bu+0.07−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.8033
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5275–12.6975/bu+0.07−57–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6757
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5275–12.6475/bu+0.07−57–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.5686
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.8975–13.3975/bu+0.07−20–+30¢/BuNovember (X)10.0140
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8975–13.1975/bu+0.07−20–+10¢/BuNovember (X)10.0950
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.0975–13.3475/bu+0.070–+25¢/BuNovember (X)10.0950

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered7.0825/bu+0.21−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.9825/bu+0.21−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4600–6.6100/bu—−70–−55¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered7.0400–7.2900/bu+0.20−30–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6675

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2175/bu+0.04−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0875/bu+0.04−28¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1000
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0475–5.3275/bu+0.04−32–−4¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8617
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0175–5.1475/bu+0.04−35–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8683
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9775–5.1475/bu+0.04−39–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9775–5.1675/bu+0.04−39–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9575
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6775–5.2175/bu+0.09−69–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7520
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6775–5.0175/bu+0.07−69–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7800
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9075–5.1175/bu+0.04−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7986
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7575–5.0675/bu+0.04−61–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7600
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9675–5.0475/bu+0.04−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9875–5.1175/bu+0.14−38–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8313
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9275–5.1175/bu+0.04−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8288
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9175–5.1175/bu+0.04−45–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8073
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7375–5.1775/bu+0.09−63–−19¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7375–5.1775/bu+0.09−63–−19¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8050
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0175/bu+0.04−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0175–5.0675/bu+0.04−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8725
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8375–5.0175/bu+0.04−53–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7571
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6675–5.0275/bu+0.06−70–−34¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7500
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.0675–5.3475/bu+0.04−30–−2¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0217
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.3375–5.4175/bu+0.01−3–+5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0300
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.4175–5.4375/bu+0.09+5–+7¢/BuDecember (Z)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.