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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, Oct 28
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1325/bu+0.10+18¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9825/bu+0.11+20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7725
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7225–10.7725/bu+0.10−23–−18¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4325–10.6125/bu+0.11−35–−17¢/BuNovember (X)9.5185
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7725–10.9125/bu+0.10−18–−4¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3825–10.7025/bu+0.11−40–−8¢/BuNovember (X)9.5950
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5025–11.0225/bu+0.10−45–+7¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3825–10.9325/bu+0.10−40–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.3800
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3925–10.5625/bu+0.10−56–−39¢/BuJanuary (F)9.4700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2825–10.4825/bu+0.11−50–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.1842
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4925–10.7325/bu+0.10−46–−22¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5313
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3825–10.5825/bu+0.11−40–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.3113
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4525–10.7025/bu+0.10−50–−25¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3225–10.5625/bu+0.11−46–−22¢/BuNovember (X)9.3263
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5925–10.8125/bu+0.10−36–−14¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6633
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3625–10.6825/bu+0.11−42–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.4882
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5725–10.6525/bu+0.10−38–−30¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5733
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5325/bu+0.11−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.4025
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4625–10.6625/bu+0.14−49–−29¢/BuJanuary (F)9.4614
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3525–10.5325/bu+0.13−43–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.2596
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.7825–10.9625/bu+0.110–+18¢/BuNovember (X)9.6165
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7325–10.9825/bu+0.11−5–+20¢/BuNovember (X)9.6275
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6825–10.9825/bu+0.11−10–+20¢/BuNovember (X)9.6275

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2925/bu+0.05−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7900/bu+0.03−50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.1400–5.2400/bu+0.03−15–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)5.6050

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6100/bu+0.02+15¢/BuMarch (H)4.5200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5100/bu+0.03+19¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0875
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3200–4.3900/bu+0.02−14–−7¢/BuMarch (H)4.1933
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1400–4.2000/bu+0.03−18–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7025
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3600–4.4300/bu+0.02−10–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.2450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1200–4.3000/bu+0.03−20–−2¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9025
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0300–4.6300/bu+0.02−43–+17¢/BuMarch (H)4.1050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9100–4.4700/bu+0.02−41–+15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7395
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0200–4.2600/bu+0.02−44–−20¢/BuMarch (H)3.9950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9200–4.0700/bu+0.03−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7461
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1000–4.2100/bu+0.02−36–−25¢/BuMarch (H)3.9400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9200–4.0700/bu+0.03−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7513
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0800–4.2800/bu+0.02−38–−18¢/BuMarch (H)3.9894
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9800–4.1400/bu+0.03−34–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7744
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1800–4.3400/bu+0.02−28–−12¢/BuMarch (H)4.1200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0700–4.2200/bu+0.03−25–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7938
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1600–4.2600/bu+0.02−30–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.0200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0700–4.1200/bu+0.03−25–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8675
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0600–4.2000/bu+0.02−40–−26¢/BuMarch (H)3.9729
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9700–4.1300/bu+0.03−35–−19¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7046
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1200–4.2700/bu+0.03−20–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9092
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1200–4.2600/bu+0.03−20–−6¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0025
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1200–4.2800/bu+0.03−20–−4¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0025
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.