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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, Oct 24
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7525/bu+0.02+15¢/BuJanuary (F)10.2750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6175/bu+0.03+20¢/BuNovember (X)10.1975
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3725–10.4225/bu+0.02−23–−18¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0675–10.2375/bu+0.03−35–−18¢/BuNovember (X)9.7295
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4225–10.5625/bu+0.02−18–−4¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0175–10.3375/bu+0.03−40–−8¢/BuNovember (X)9.8175
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1525–10.6725/bu+0.06−45–+7¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0175–10.5675/bu+0.02−40–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.6400
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0425–10.1625/bu+0.02−56–−44¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6390
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9175–10.1175/bu+0.01−50–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.3758
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1425–10.3825/bu+0.02−46–−22¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0175–10.1675/bu—−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.5213
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1025–10.3525/bu+0.02−50–−25¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7156
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9575–10.1975/bu+0.03−46–−22¢/BuNovember (X)9.5363
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2425–10.4625/bu+0.00−36–−14¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9975–10.2475/bu+0.03−42–−17¢/BuNovember (X)9.7575
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2025–10.2525/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1675/bu+0.03−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.5608
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0725–10.2725/bu+0.02−53–−33¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9475–10.1175/bu+0.03−47–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.4775
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.3675–10.5975/bu+0.03−5–+18¢/BuNovember (X)9.7875
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3675–10.6175/bu+0.03−5–+20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8275
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3175–10.6175/bu+0.03−10–+20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8275

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1000/bu+0.01−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6250/bu+0.01−50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.9750–5.0750/bu+0.01−15–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)5.5400

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5200/bu+0.04+15¢/BuMarch (H)4.5550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4225/bu+0.06+19¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1025
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2300–4.3000/bu+0.04−14–−7¢/BuMarch (H)4.2150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0525–4.1125/bu+0.05−18–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7325
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700–4.3400/bu+0.01−10–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.2825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0325–4.2125/bu+0.05−20–−2¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8950
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9400–4.5400/bu+0.01−43–+17¢/BuMarch (H)4.1350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8225–4.3825/bu+0.03−41–+15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7665
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9300–4.1700/bu+0.04−44–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.0033
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8325–3.9825/bu+0.05−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7682
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0100–4.1300/bu+0.04−36–−24¢/BuMarch (H)3.9588
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8325–3.9825/bu+0.05−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7600
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9900–4.1900/bu+0.04−38–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.0125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8725–4.0525/bu+0.05−36–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7800
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0900–4.2500/bu+0.02−28–−12¢/BuMarch (H)4.1450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9825–4.1325/bu+0.05−25–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8263
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0700–4.1700/bu+0.04−30–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.0075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9825–4.0325/bu+0.05−25–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7650
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9700–4.1100/bu+0.04−40–−26¢/BuMarch (H)3.9907
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8825–4.0325/bu+0.05−35–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7275
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0325–4.1825/bu+0.05−20–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8925
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0325–4.1725/bu+0.05−20–−6¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0275
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0325–4.1925/bu+0.05−20–−4¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0275
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.