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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, Sep 29
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9275/bu+0.10−5¢/BuNovember (X)9.6875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8775/bu+0.10−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.7175
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6175–12.7775/bu+0.19−36–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.5108
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6175–12.8275/bu+0.17−36–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.5108
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6475–12.8275/bu+0.14−33–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.5800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6475–12.8275/bu+0.14−33–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.5800
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3975–12.9775/bu+0.24−58–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.4135
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3975–12.9475/bu+0.24−58–−3¢/BuNovember (X)9.4135
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2375–12.5775/bu+0.13−74–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.4842
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2375–12.5775/bu+0.13−74–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.4842
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5275–12.7775/bu+0.05−45–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.6025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5775–12.7775/bu+0.10−40–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.6025
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4975–12.7175/bu+0.10−48–−26¢/BuNovember (X)9.5444
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4975–12.6875/bu+0.10−48–−29¢/BuNovember (X)9.5495
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4475–12.6175/bu+0.23−53–−36¢/BuNovember (X)9.4504
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4475–12.7275/bu+0.23−53–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.4504
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6275/bu+0.10−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.5342
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6275/bu+0.10−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.5342
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3875–12.5775/bu+0.10−59–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.4232
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3875–12.5275/bu+0.10−59–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.3946
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.7775–13.4775/bu+0.11−20–+50¢/BuNovember (X)9.7235
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7275–12.7775/bu+0.05−25–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8425
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7275–12.7775/bu+0.05−25–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8425

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.6750/bu+0.01−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.1175
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5750/bu+0.01−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered6.6775–6.8775/bu+0.04−25–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5050

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9300/bu+0.01−29¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8200/bu+0.01−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1650
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8000–4.9000/bu+0.04−42–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8867
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8000–4.9000/bu+0.04−42–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8867
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6700–5.0000/bu+0.01−55–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6700–5.0000/bu+0.01−55–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9250
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3400–4.9200/bu+0.01−88–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8210
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3400–4.9200/bu+0.07−88–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8210
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7500–4.9200/bu+0.04−47–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7500–4.9200/bu+0.05−47–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7650
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8200–4.9200/bu+0.09−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8200–4.9200/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7900
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7600–4.9700/bu+0.01−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7600–4.9700/bu+0.01−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8163
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3900–4.9800/bu+0.03−83–−24¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8263
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3900–4.9800/bu+0.03−83–−24¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8263
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8700/bu+0.01−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8500–4.9200/bu+0.01−37–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8300
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6700–4.8700/bu+0.01−55–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7579
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6700–4.8900/bu+0.01−55–−33¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7636
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.8200–5.1200/bu+0.04−40–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9683
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.1700–5.2200/bu+0.01−5–0¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0650
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.2200–5.2700/bu+0.010–+5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1700
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.