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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Sep 9
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.0550/bu+0.11−4¢/BuNovember (X)9.8625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.0950/bu+0.070¢/BuNovember (X)9.9725
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7450–12.9450/bu+0.07−35–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.7625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7650–13.1450/bu+0.07−33–+5¢/BuNovember (X)9.8708
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8150–12.8650/bu+0.08−28–−23¢/BuNovember (X)9.7400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8250–13.0950/bu+0.07−27–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.8400
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5650–13.0950/bu+0.11−53–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.5405
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5650–12.9950/bu+0.11−53–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.5925
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3850–12.6950/bu+0.06−71–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7042
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3850–12.6950/bu+0.13−71–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6258
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6950–12.8450/bu+0.07−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.8500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6950–12.8450/bu+0.07−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.8888
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6150–12.8250/bu+0.07−48–−27¢/BuNovember (X)9.7650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6150–13.0650/bu+0.07−48–−3¢/BuNovember (X)9.7692
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5950–12.7550/bu+0.10−50–−34¢/BuNovember (X)9.6068
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4450–12.8350/bu+0.25−65–−26¢/BuNovember (X)9.6239
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7450/bu+0.07−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7450/bu+0.07−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8025
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5150–12.6950/bu+0.08−58–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6611
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5150–12.6450/bu+0.08−58–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.5725
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.9950–13.3950/bu+0.03−10–+30¢/BuNovember (X)10.0325
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8950–13.1950/bu+0.07−20–+10¢/BuNovember (X)10.0525
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8950–13.3450/bu+0.07−20–+25¢/BuNovember (X)10.0525

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered7.0125/bu+0.18−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.9125/bu+0.18−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4125–6.5625/bu+0.19−70–−55¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered6.9875–7.2875/bu+0.18−30–0¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6250

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0975/bu+0.09−18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9975/bu+0.06−28¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1400
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9375–5.2375/bu+0.06−34–−4¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8517
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9275–4.9775/bu+0.06−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8650
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8275–5.0575/bu+0.06−45–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8275–5.0775/bu+0.06−45–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9625
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5375–5.0775/bu+0.10−74–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5375–4.9275/bu+0.10−74–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7480
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8175–5.0275/bu+0.11−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7886
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6575–4.9775/bu+0.06−62–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7500
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8775–4.9575/bu+0.06−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8775–4.9775/bu+0.06−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8213
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8375–5.0275/bu+0.06−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8088
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8275–5.0275/bu+0.06−45–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7948
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5675–5.0875/bu+0.10−71–−19¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7913
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4775–5.0875/bu+0.19−80–−19¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7963
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9275/bu+0.06−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9275–4.9775/bu+0.06−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8625
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6775–4.9275/bu+0.13−60–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7471
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6775–4.9375/bu+0.03−60–−34¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7557
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.9275–5.2575/bu+0.06−35–−2¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0167
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.2475–5.4775/bu+0.06−3–+20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0200
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.2475–5.4775/bu+0.06−3–+20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1450
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.