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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, Oct 21
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6050/bu+0.01+12¢/BuJanuary (F)10.3550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4475/bu+0.03+14¢/BuNovember (X)10.1675
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2550–10.3050/bu+0.02−23–−18¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9733
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9575–10.0875/bu+0.01−35–−22¢/BuNovember (X)9.7395
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3050–10.3850/bu+0.02−18–−10¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9075–10.0875/bu+0.01−40–−22¢/BuNovember (X)9.8100
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9550–10.5550/bu+0.02−53–+7¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7875–10.4075/bu+0.02−52–+10¢/BuNovember (X)9.5575
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9250–10.0350/bu+0.02−56–−45¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6690
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7575–10.0075/bu+0.01−55–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.3825
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0250–10.2650/bu+0.02−46–−22¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8575–10.0575/bu+0.01−45–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.5350
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9650–10.1350/bu+0.02−52–−35¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8075–10.0575/bu+0.01−50–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.5419
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1050–10.2650/bu+0.02−38–−22¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8867
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8875–10.0975/bu+0.01−42–−21¢/BuNovember (X)9.6932
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1050–10.1350/bu+0.02−38–−35¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6883
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0075–10.0575/bu+0.01−30–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.5842
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9550–10.1350/bu+0.02−53–−35¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8375–9.9575/bu+0.01−47–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.5132
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.2075–10.4075/bu+0.01−10–+10¢/BuNovember (X)9.8215
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2575–10.3075/bu+0.01−5–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.8675
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2075–10.3075/bu+0.04−10–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.8675

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9950/bu+0.05−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5025/bu+0.05−50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.8525–4.9525/bu+0.06−15–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)5.6100

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4575/bu+0.04+12¢/BuMarch (H)4.5625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3675/bu+0.01+17¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2250
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1975–4.2675/bu+0.03−14–−7¢/BuMarch (H)4.1725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0075–4.0475/bu+0.04−19–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8450
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1875–4.3075/bu+0.03−15–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.2925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9975–4.1175/bu+0.04−20–−8¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9625
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8775–4.5075/bu+0.03−46–+17¢/BuMarch (H)4.1375
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7375–4.3475/bu+0.02−46–+15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8490
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8975–4.1375/bu+0.03−44–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.0008
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7975–3.9975/bu+0.04−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7750
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9775–4.0875/bu+0.03−36–−25¢/BuMarch (H)3.9525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7975–3.9475/bu+0.04−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7738
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9475–4.1575/bu+0.02−39–−18¢/BuMarch (H)3.9931
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8375–3.9975/bu+0.01−36–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7850
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0375–4.1875/bu+0.03−30–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.1425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9175–4.0475/bu+0.05−28–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8500
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0375–4.1375/bu+0.03−30–−20¢/BuMarch (H)3.9800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8975–3.9475/bu+0.04−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7900
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9375–4.0575/bu+0.03−40–−28¢/BuMarch (H)3.9882
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8075–3.9775/bu+0.04−39–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7536
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9475–4.1475/bu+0.04−25–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8950
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1375–4.3975/bu+0.11−6–+20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0150
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1575–4.3975/bu+0.13−4–+20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0900
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.