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Illinois cash basis today — AGSIST network elevators

Basis (cash − futures, $/bu) at the 191 Illinois elevators in the AGSIST elevator network with a fresh bid, read directly from each elevator’s own bid board. This is a sample of Illinois elevators, not all of them. Snapshot of Oct 6, 2026 8:10 AM CDT; page built Oct 6, 2026 10:51 AM CDT. Each elevator counts once per crop, at its nearest open delivery period.

Corn

Elevators whose nearest bid is priced against a different contract are kept out of the headline, because a basis against one month is not comparable with a basis against another:

• vs Mar ’27: 2 elevators — too few for a median

7 elevators did not name a futures contract and are listed below but left out of every statistic.

Strongest basis (Dec ’26)

• ADM, Sauget — basis +$0.03, cash $5.04 (Nov 26 (2026-12)), as of Oct 6, 2026 8:01 AM CDT
• CHS Illinois, Lowder — basis even, cash $5.01 (Dec 2026), as of Oct 6, 2026 8:01 AM CDT
• ADM, New Berlin — basis −$0.05, cash $4.96 (December (2026-12)), as of Oct 6, 2026 8:01 AM CDT

Weakest basis (Dec ’26)

• FS Grain, Viserion - Savanna — basis −$0.62, cash $4.39 (10/01/2026), as of Oct 6, 2026 8:01 AM CDT
• Eastland Feed & Grain, Inc, Viserion Savanna — basis −$0.60, cash $4.42 (10/01/2026), as of Oct 6, 2026 8:01 AM CDT
• ADM, Quincy — basis −$0.58, cash $4.43 (Oct/Nov 26 (2026-12)), as of Oct 6, 2026 8:01 AM CDT

Soybeans

Elevators whose nearest bid is priced against a different contract are kept out of the headline, because a basis against one month is not comparable with a basis against another:

• vs Jan ’27: median −$0.29, range −$0.47 to −$0.20, n = 26

7 elevators did not name a futures contract and are listed below but left out of every statistic.

Strongest basis (Nov ’26)

• ADM, Sauget — basis +$0.28, cash $13.17 (Nov 26 (2026-11)), as of Oct 6, 2026 8:01 AM CDT
• ADM, Mound City — basis even, cash $12.89 (Oct (2026-11)), as of Oct 6, 2026 8:01 AM CDT
• ADM, Decatur — basis −$0.12, cash $12.77 (Oct 5-11 (2026-11)), as of Oct 6, 2026 8:01 AM CDT

Weakest basis (Nov ’26)

• Atkinson Grain & Fertilizer, Inc., Atkinson — basis −$0.70, cash $12.19 (10/01/2026), as of Oct 6, 2026 8:01 AM CDT
• FS Grain, Polo — basis −$0.65, cash $12.24 (10/01/2026), as of Oct 6, 2026 8:01 AM CDT
• iframe - Pearl City Elevator, Inc., Pearl City — basis −$0.60, cash $12.29 (10/01/2026), as of Oct 6, 2026 8:01 AM CDT

Soft red winter wheat

Elevators whose nearest bid is priced against a different contract are kept out of the headline, because a basis against one month is not comparable with a basis against another:

• vs Jul ’27: median −$0.63, range −$0.70 to −$0.45, n = 4
• vs Mar ’27: 1 elevator — too few for a median
• vs Sep ’27: 1 elevator — too few for a median

Strongest basis (Dec ’26)

• Eastland Feed & Grain, Inc, ADM Mendota — basis +$0.10, cash $7.08 (12/01/2026), as of Oct 6, 2026 8:01 AM CDT
• ADM, Mendota — basis +$0.08, cash $7.06 (FH October (2026-12)), as of Oct 6, 2026 7:51 AM CDT
• ADM, Mound City — basis −$0.05, cash $6.93 (Dec (2026-12)), as of Oct 6, 2026 8:01 AM CDT

Weakest basis (Dec ’26)

• Premier Cooperative - IL, Tolono — basis −$0.77, cash $6.21 (12/01/2026), as of Oct 6, 2026 8:01 AM CDT
• Premier Cooperative - IL, Gifford — basis −$0.77, cash $6.21 (12/01/2026), as of Oct 6, 2026 8:01 AM CDT
• ADM, Altamont — basis −$0.65, cash $6.33 (Oct wheat (2026-12)), as of Oct 6, 2026 8:01 AM CDT

Every fresh network elevator in Illinois

One row per elevator and crop (its nearest open delivery). The elevator name opens /cash-bids at that ZIP for every delivery month. Week-over-week compares each bid with the same elevator’s same delivery period and contract in the network snapshot of Sep 29, 2026 7:59 AM CDT; bids with no match show —.

What basis is, in one paragraph

Basis is the local cash price minus the futures price it is quoted against: cash − futures, in dollars per bushel. It carries everything futures leave out — freight to the river, rail or processor that ultimately buys the grain, local supply and demand, storage space and the elevator’s margin. Inland elevators usually post a negative basis because grain has to be shipped toward an export port or a plant before it is worth the futures price, and that freight comes out of the bid. Basis tends to be weakest around harvest, when every bin fills at once, and to firm through winter and spring as supplies are drawn down; a processor or ethanol plant short of grain can flip that locally at any time. For the long-run picture by region, see the national basis vs normal view built from USDA reports.

Related: national basis vs normal (USDA) · cash bids near you · Illinois cash rent by county · Illinois Farmland Atlas.

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