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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, Oct 20
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.4700/bu+0.10+16¢/BuMarch (H)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.2025/bu+0.07+18¢/BuNovember (X)—
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.0800–13.2100/bu+0.09−23–−10¢/BuMarch (H)14.0467
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6925–12.8725/bu+0.13−33–−15¢/BuNovember (X)13.4317
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.1600–13.2100/bu+0.12−15–−10¢/BuMarch (H)14.0775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8725–12.9425/bu+0.03−15–−8¢/BuNovember (X)13.3525
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7500–13.3100/bu+0.05−56–0¢/BuMarch (H)13.9990
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4425–12.9225/bu+0.04−58–−10¢/BuNovember (X)12.8950
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6600–12.9100/bu+0.04−65–−40¢/BuMarch (H)13.6767
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4725–12.6525/bu+0.13−55–−37¢/BuNovember (X)13.3550
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8800–13.1600/bu+0.09−43–−15¢/BuMarch (H)13.8588
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5225–12.8225/bu+0.13−50–−20¢/BuNovember (X)13.5425
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7500–12.9900/bu+0.09−56–−32¢/BuMarch (H)13.8390
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5125–12.7225/bu+0.13−51–−30¢/BuNovember (X)13.5777
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9300–13.0600/bu+0.05−38–−25¢/BuMarch (H)13.9764
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5825–12.7925/bu+0.08−44–−23¢/BuNovember (X)13.1893
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8600–12.9600/bu+0.09−45–−35¢/BuMarch (H)13.7950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5225–12.5725/bu+0.13−50–−45¢/BuNovember (X)13.4825
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7600–13.0800/bu+0.09−55–−23¢/BuMarch (H)13.8217
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4725–12.8625/bu+0.13−55–−16¢/BuNovember (X)13.3879
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.8725–13.1225/bu+0.03−15–+10¢/BuNovember (X)13.8650
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.1225/bu+0.03+10¢/BuNovember (X)13.8050
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8725–13.1225/bu+0.13−15–+10¢/BuNovember (X)13.8717

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8550/bu+0.02−60¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3100/bu+0.08−55¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3100–5.9550/bu+0.08−55–−50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.7600–6.0600/bu+0.03−10–+20¢/BuDecember (Z)8.1575

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2600/bu+0.03+17¢/BuMarch (H)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1250/bu+0.02+17¢/BuDecember (Z)—
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9200–4.9500/bu+0.08−17–−14¢/BuMarch (H)6.8983
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7850–4.8050/bu+0.05−17–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)6.4658
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9900–5.0500/bu+0.08−10–−4¢/BuMarch (H)6.8875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8050–4.9350/bu+0.10−15–−2¢/BuDecember (Z)6.5675
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5600–5.1100/bu+0.08−53–+2¢/BuMarch (H)6.7850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3450–4.9550/bu+0.10−61–0¢/BuDecember (Z)6.2425
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6700–4.9400/bu+0.05−42–−15¢/BuMarch (H)6.7736
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6450–4.7050/bu+0.11−31–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)6.5825
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7400–4.8900/bu+0.08−35–−20¢/BuMarch (H)6.7479
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5750–4.7550/bu+0.10−38–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)6.5575
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6800–5.0000/bu+0.08−41–−9¢/BuMarch (H)6.7723
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5450–4.7850/bu+0.10−41–−17¢/BuDecember (Z)6.5972
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7300–5.0400/bu+0.08−36–−5¢/BuMarch (H)6.8150
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5250–4.8150/bu+0.10−43–−14¢/BuDecember (Z)6.4188
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7400–4.8400/bu+0.08−35–−25¢/BuMarch (H)6.6850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5550–4.6050/bu+0.10−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)6.4925
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7000–4.8300/bu+0.08−39–−26¢/BuMarch (H)6.7367
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6050–4.7050/bu+0.09−35–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)6.5068
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6050–5.0050/bu+0.10−35–+5¢/BuDecember (Z)6.8675
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.8550–5.0550/bu+0.10−10–+10¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.8550–5.1350/bu+0.10−10–+18¢/BuDecember (Z)7.1425
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.