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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Oct 22
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6500/bu+0.05+15¢/BuJanuary (F)10.4200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5275/bu+0.08+18¢/BuNovember (X)10.2650
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2700–10.3200/bu+0.02−23–−18¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0183
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9975–10.1675/bu+0.04−35–−18¢/BuNovember (X)9.7970
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3200–10.4000/bu+0.02−18–−10¢/BuJanuary (F)10.1050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9475–10.1675/bu+0.04−40–−18¢/BuNovember (X)9.8675
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9700–10.5700/bu+0.02−53–+7¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8675–10.4975/bu+0.08−48–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.6700
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9400–10.0500/bu+0.02−56–−45¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7140
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7975–10.0475/bu+0.04−55–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.4483
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0400–10.2800/bu+0.02−46–−22¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8975–10.0975/bu+0.04−45–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.5925
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9800–10.2000/bu+0.02−52–−30¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8575–10.0975/bu+0.05−49–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.6000
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1200–10.2800/bu+0.02−38–−22¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9317
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9275–10.1775/bu+0.04−42–−17¢/BuNovember (X)9.7907
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1000–10.1500/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7333
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0975/bu+0.09−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.6583
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9700–10.1500/bu+0.02−53–−35¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8775–9.9975/bu+0.04−47–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.5750
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.2975–10.4975/bu+0.09−5–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.8990
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2975–10.5475/bu+0.04−5–+20¢/BuNovember (X)9.9250
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2475–10.5475/bu+0.04−10–+20¢/BuNovember (X)9.9250

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0125/bu+0.02−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5375/bu+0.04−50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.8875–4.9875/bu+0.04−15–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)5.6350

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4975/bu+0.04+14¢/BuMarch (H)4.6400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4100/bu+0.04+18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2400
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2175–4.2875/bu+0.02−14–−7¢/BuMarch (H)4.2000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0500–4.1100/bu+0.04−18–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8750
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2075–4.3275/bu+0.02−15–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.3200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0300–4.1900/bu+0.03−20–−4¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9875
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8975–4.5275/bu+0.02−46–+17¢/BuMarch (H)4.1650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8000–4.3800/bu+0.06−43–+15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8720
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9175–4.1575/bu+0.02−44–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.0283
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8300–4.0300/bu+0.03−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8000
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9975–4.1175/bu+0.02−36–−24¢/BuMarch (H)3.9800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8300–3.9800/bu+0.03−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7988
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9675–4.1775/bu+0.02−39–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.0206
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8700–4.0500/bu+0.03−36–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8100
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0575–4.2075/bu+0.02−30–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.1700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9800–4.1100/bu+0.06−25–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8813
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0575–4.1575/bu+0.02−30–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.0075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9800–4.0300/bu+0.08−25–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8150
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9575–4.0775/bu+0.02−40–−28¢/BuMarch (H)4.0157
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8500–4.0200/bu+0.04−38–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7686
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0300–4.1800/bu+0.08−20–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9467
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0300–4.1700/bu+0.11−20–−6¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0650
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0300–4.1900/bu+0.13−20–−4¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0650
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.