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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Oct 20
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6000/bu+0.13+10¢/BuJanuary (F)10.2675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4175/bu+0.13+10¢/BuNovember (X)10.0400
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2700–10.3200/bu+0.13−23–−18¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8658
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9675–10.0975/bu+0.12−35–−22¢/BuNovember (X)9.6320
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3200–10.4000/bu+0.13−18–−10¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9175–10.0975/bu+0.12−40–−22¢/BuNovember (X)9.7025
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9700–10.5700/bu+0.13−53–+7¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7675–10.4175/bu+0.12−55–+10¢/BuNovember (X)9.4125
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9400–10.0500/bu+0.15−56–−45¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7675–10.0175/bu+0.12−55–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.2700
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0400–10.2800/bu+0.13−46–−22¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5688
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8675–10.0675/bu+0.12−45–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.4213
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9800–10.2700/bu+0.13−52–−23¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6169
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8175–10.0675/bu+0.15−50–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.4319
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1200–10.2800/bu+0.13−38–−22¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7792
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8975–10.1075/bu+0.12−42–−21¢/BuNovember (X)9.5657
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1200–10.1500/bu+0.13−38–−35¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5808
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0175/bu+0.12−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.4767
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9700–10.1700/bu+0.13−53–−33¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5732
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8475–9.9375/bu+0.12−47–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.3886
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.1975–10.4175/bu+0.15−12–+10¢/BuNovember (X)9.6820
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2675–10.3175/bu+0.12−5–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.7600
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1675–10.3175/bu+0.12−15–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.7600

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0425/bu+0.03−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5475/bu+0.01−50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.7975–4.9975/bu+0.01−25–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)5.5725

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5000/bu+0.01+13¢/BuMarch (H)4.5025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3725/bu+0.01+14¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1550
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2300–4.3000/bu+0.01−14–−7¢/BuMarch (H)4.1125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0425–4.0825/bu+0.01−19–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7683
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2200–4.3400/bu+0.01−15–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.2325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0325–4.1525/bu+0.01−20–−8¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8800
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9100–4.5400/bu+0.01−46–+17¢/BuMarch (H)4.0775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7525–4.3825/bu+0.01−48–+15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7350
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9300–4.1700/bu+0.01−44–−20¢/BuMarch (H)3.9375
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8325–4.0325/bu+0.01−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6979
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0100–4.1200/bu+0.01−36–−25¢/BuMarch (H)3.8900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8325–3.9725/bu+0.01−40–−26¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7050
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9700–4.1900/bu+0.01−40–−18¢/BuMarch (H)3.9331
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8325–4.0325/bu+0.01−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7125
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0700–4.2200/bu+0.01−30–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.0825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9625–4.0825/bu+0.01−27–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7600
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0700–4.1700/bu+0.01−30–−20¢/BuMarch (H)3.9200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9325–3.9825/bu+0.01−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7200
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9700–4.0900/bu+0.01−40–−28¢/BuMarch (H)3.9254
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8425–4.0125/bu+0.03−39–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6836
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9825–4.1325/bu+0.01−25–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8167
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0325–4.1725/bu+0.01−20–−6¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9450
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0325–4.1925/bu+0.01−20–−4¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0450
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.