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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Sep 16
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.0850/bu+0.05−12¢/BuNovember (X)10.0675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.0350/bu+0.08−17¢/BuNovember (X)10.1775
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7550–13.0550/bu+0.05−45–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.9475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7750–13.0250/bu+0.03−43–−18¢/BuNovember (X)9.9808
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9050–12.9550/bu+0.00−30–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.9125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9050–13.2050/bu+0.00−30–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.9075
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6350–13.1050/bu+0.01−57–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.7315
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6350–12.9550/bu+0.01−57–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.7435
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3850–12.8050/bu+0.08−82–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8942
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3850–12.8050/bu+0.09−82–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8775
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8050–12.9550/bu+0.02−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.0288
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8050–12.9550/bu+0.02−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.0550
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7250–12.9450/bu+0.02−48–−26¢/BuNovember (X)9.9500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7050–13.1750/bu+0.02−50–−3¢/BuNovember (X)9.9602
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5950–12.8650/bu+0.10−61–−34¢/BuNovember (X)9.8032
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5550–12.9450/bu+0.02−65–−26¢/BuNovember (X)9.8032
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8550/bu+0.02−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9542
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8550/bu+0.02−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9708
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6150–12.8050/bu+0.02−59–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8518
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6150–12.7550/bu+0.02−59–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.8118
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered13.1050–13.5050/bu+0.02−10–+30¢/BuNovember (X)10.1775
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.0050–13.3050/bu+0.02−20–+10¢/BuNovember (X)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.0050–13.4550/bu+0.02−20–+25¢/BuNovember (X)10.2125

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered7.0725/bu+0.02−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.2725
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.9725/bu+0.02−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered7.0075–7.3075/bu+0.02−30–0¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7075

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1725/bu+0.01−17¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0925/bu+0.04−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2675
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9525–5.0225/bu+0.06−39–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9592
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9525–5.1925/bu+0.04−39–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9725
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8925–5.1225/bu+0.02−45–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8925–5.1225/bu+0.02−45–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0200
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5725–5.0425/bu+0.02−77–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8315
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5725–5.0425/bu+0.02−77–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8495
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8825–5.0925/bu+0.02−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7325–5.0425/bu+0.02−61–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8746
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9425–5.0225/bu+0.02−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8963
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9425–5.0425/bu+0.02−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8861
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9025–5.0925/bu+0.02−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9563
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8925–5.0925/bu+0.02−45–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9195
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6625–5.1525/bu+0.01−68–−19¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5425–5.1525/bu+0.02−80–−19¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9000
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9925/bu+0.02−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9925–5.0425/bu+0.02−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9550
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8125–4.9925/bu+0.01−53–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8461
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7825–5.0125/bu+0.02−56–−33¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8461
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.9925–5.2925/bu+0.02−35–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0892
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.3125–5.5425/bu+0.02−3–+20¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.3125–5.5425/bu+0.02−3–+20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1425
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.