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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Oct 27
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0300/bu+0.28+18¢/BuJanuary (F)10.1700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8725/bu+0.26+20¢/BuNovember (X)9.9900
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6200–10.6700/bu+0.25−23–−18¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3225–10.5025/bu+0.26−35–−17¢/BuNovember (X)9.6020
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6700–10.8100/bu+0.25−18–−4¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2725–10.5925/bu+0.26−40–−8¢/BuNovember (X)9.6675
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4000–10.9200/bu+0.25−45–+7¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2825–10.8225/bu+0.27−39–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.5075
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2900–10.4500/bu+0.25−56–−40¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1725–10.3725/bu+0.26−50–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.2650
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3900–10.6300/bu+0.25−46–−22¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5438
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2725–10.4225/bu+0.26−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.3838
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3500–10.6000/bu+0.25−50–−25¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6094
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2125–10.4525/bu+0.26−46–−22¢/BuNovember (X)9.4150
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4900–10.7100/bu+0.25−36–−14¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7333
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2525–10.5925/bu+0.26−42–−8¢/BuNovember (X)9.6214
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4700–10.5500/bu+0.27−38–−30¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6433
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4225/bu+0.26−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.4900
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3200–10.5600/bu+0.25−53–−29¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5329
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2225–10.4225/bu+0.28−45–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.3529
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.6725–10.8525/bu+0.310–+18¢/BuNovember (X)9.6500
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6225–10.8725/bu+0.26−5–+20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7150
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5725–10.8725/bu+0.26−10–+20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7150

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2450/bu+0.15−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7600/bu+0.14−50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.1100–5.2100/bu+0.14−15–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)5.4875

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5925/bu+0.07+15¢/BuMarch (H)4.5075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4775/bu+0.06+19¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0575
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3025–4.3725/bu+0.07−14–−7¢/BuMarch (H)4.1708
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1075–4.1675/bu+0.06−18–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6692
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3425–4.4125/bu+0.07−10–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.2325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0875–4.2675/bu+0.06−20–−2¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8725
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0125–4.6125/bu+0.07−43–+17¢/BuMarch (H)4.0875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8875–4.4375/bu+0.07−40–+15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7195
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0025–4.2425/bu+0.07−44–−20¢/BuMarch (H)3.9725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8875–4.0375/bu+0.06−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7175
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0825–4.1925/bu+0.07−36–−25¢/BuMarch (H)3.9113
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8875–4.0375/bu+0.06−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7150
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0625–4.2625/bu+0.07−38–−18¢/BuMarch (H)3.9650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9475–4.1075/bu+0.08−34–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7394
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1625–4.3225/bu+0.07−28–−12¢/BuMarch (H)4.0989
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0375–4.1975/bu+0.06−25–−9¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7775
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1425–4.2425/bu+0.07−30–−20¢/BuMarch (H)3.9975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0375–4.0875/bu+0.06−25–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7575
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0425–4.1825/bu+0.07−40–−26¢/BuMarch (H)3.9518
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9375–4.0875/bu+0.06−35–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6646
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0875–4.2375/bu+0.06−20–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8592
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0875–4.2275/bu+0.06−20–−6¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9725
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0875–4.2475/bu+0.06−20–−4¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9725
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.