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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Oct 23
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7700/bu+0.12+15¢/BuJanuary (F)10.3500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6475/bu+0.12+20¢/BuNovember (X)10.2825
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3900–10.4400/bu+0.12−23–−18¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0975–10.2675/bu+0.10−35–−18¢/BuNovember (X)9.8145
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4400–10.5200/bu+0.12−18–−10¢/BuJanuary (F)10.1200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0475–10.3675/bu+0.10−40–−8¢/BuNovember (X)9.9025
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0900–10.6900/bu+0.12−53–+7¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0375–10.5975/bu+0.17−41–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.6775
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0600–10.1800/bu+0.12−56–−44¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7140
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9075–10.1475/bu+0.11−54–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.4592
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1600–10.4000/bu+0.12−46–−22¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0175–10.1975/bu+0.12−43–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.5800
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1200–10.3200/bu+0.14−50–−30¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7938
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9875–10.2275/bu+0.13−46–−22¢/BuNovember (X)9.6178
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2400–10.4000/bu+0.12−38–−22¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9567
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0275–10.2775/bu+0.10−42–−17¢/BuNovember (X)9.8111
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2200–10.2700/bu+0.12−40–−35¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1975/bu+0.10−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.6458
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0900–10.2700/bu+0.12−53–−35¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9775–10.1475/bu+0.10−47–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.5568
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.3975–10.6275/bu+0.10−5–+18¢/BuNovember (X)9.8725
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3975–10.6475/bu+0.10−5–+20¢/BuNovember (X)9.9125
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3475–10.6475/bu+0.10−10–+20¢/BuNovember (X)9.9125

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0950/bu+0.08−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6300/bu+0.09−50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.9800–5.0800/bu+0.09−15–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)5.6650

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5625/bu+0.07+15¢/BuMarch (H)4.6100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4800/bu+0.07+20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1650
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2725–4.3425/bu+0.06−14–−7¢/BuMarch (H)4.2700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1000–4.1600/bu+0.05−18–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8600
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2625–4.3825/bu+0.06−15–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.3450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0800–4.2500/bu+0.05−20–−3¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0000
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9525–4.5825/bu+0.06−46–+17¢/BuMarch (H)4.1975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8500–4.4300/bu+0.05−43–+15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9190
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9725–4.2125/bu+0.06−44–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.0583
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8800–4.0800/bu+0.05−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8279
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0525–4.1725/bu+0.06−36–−24¢/BuMarch (H)4.0100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8800–4.0300/bu+0.05−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8188
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0325–4.2325/bu+0.07−38–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.0644
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9200–4.1000/bu+0.05−36–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8406
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1125–4.2625/bu+0.06−30–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.2086
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0300–4.1600/bu+0.05−25–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9325
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1125–4.2125/bu+0.06−30–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.0625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0300–4.0800/bu+0.05−25–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8275
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0125–4.1525/bu+0.06−40–−26¢/BuMarch (H)4.0457
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9300–4.0800/bu+0.08−35–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8090
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0800–4.2300/bu+0.05−20–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9550
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0800–4.2200/bu+0.05−20–−6¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0900
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0800–4.2400/bu+0.05−20–−4¢/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.