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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, Oct 18
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1875/bu+0.15+36¢/BuJanuary (F)13.4700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8800/bu+0.19+18¢/BuNovember (X)13.2025
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7475–9.8275/bu+0.15−8–0¢/BuJanuary (F)13.1667
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4700–9.6000/bu+0.19−23–−10¢/BuNovember (X)12.8275
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8775–9.8975/bu+0.15+5–+7¢/BuJanuary (F)13.1925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4800–9.6200/bu+0.19−22–−8¢/BuNovember (X)12.9250
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5175–10.0875/bu+0.15−31–+26¢/BuJanuary (F)12.9806
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1500–9.4400/bu+0.19−55–−26¢/BuNovember (X)12.6765
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3375–9.5775/bu+0.01−49–−25¢/BuJanuary (F)12.7883
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.0700–9.2500/bu+0.19−63–−45¢/BuNovember (X)12.5575
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4375–9.5775/bu+0.15−39–−25¢/BuJanuary (F)12.9913
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2500–9.4100/bu+0.19−45–−29¢/BuNovember (X)12.6475
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3475–9.6475/bu+0.15−48–−18¢/BuJanuary (F)12.9269
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1800–9.4800/bu+0.19−52–−22¢/BuNovember (X)12.6206
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4775–9.8275/bu+0.15−35–0¢/BuJanuary (F)13.0086
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3000–9.5000/bu+0.19−40–−20¢/BuNovember (X)12.7068
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4775–9.5275/bu+0.15−35–−30¢/BuJanuary (F)12.9025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2500–9.3500/bu+0.19−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)12.5600
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3075–9.6875/bu+0.15−52–−14¢/BuJanuary (F)12.9100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.0600–9.4600/bu+0.18−64–−24¢/BuNovember (X)12.6196
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.5000–9.7000/bu+0.19−20–0¢/BuNovember (X)12.9925
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5000–9.8000/bu+0.19−20–+10¢/BuNovember (X)13.1225
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5000–9.8000/bu+0.19−20–+10¢/BuNovember (X)12.9975

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7425/bu+0.16−35¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2275/bu+0.17−50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.3100
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2275–5.3750/bu+0.17−50–−55¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5925/bu+0.16−50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.5275–5.6275/bu+0.17−20–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)5.9100

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4500/bu+0.02+26¢/BuMarch (H)5.2600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0475/bu+0.010¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1250
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0500–4.0900/bu+0.02−14–−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.9333
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6775–3.7475/bu—−37–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7917
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1700–4.2000/bu+0.02−2–+1¢/BuMarch (H)5.0175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7975–3.8675/bu+0.02−25–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8750
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7900–4.3700/bu+0.02−40–+18¢/BuMarch (H)4.8225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.3275–4.0975/bu+0.02−72–+5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6230
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7500–4.0100/bu+0.02−44–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.8300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5575–3.7275/bu+0.02−49–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6750
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7900–3.8900/bu+0.02−40–−30¢/BuMarch (H)4.7988
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5675–3.6875/bu—−48–−36¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6450
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7600–4.0000/bu+0.02−43–−19¢/BuMarch (H)4.8175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5475–3.7775/bu+0.04−50–−27¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6750
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8900–4.1100/bu+0.02−30–−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.8786
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5075–3.8975/bu+0.02−54–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6763
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8400–3.8900/bu+0.02−35–−30¢/BuMarch (H)4.7900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6475–3.6975/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5850
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8400–3.9900/bu+0.05−35–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.7714
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5575–3.6975/bu+0.02−49–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6679
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.6975–3.8975/bu+0.03−35–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8467
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.7475–4.0275/bu+0.02−30–−2¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9550
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.8975–4.0775/bu+0.02−15–+3¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9950
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.