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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Oct 29
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1450/bu+0.01+20¢/BuJanuary (F)10.1125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0225/bu+0.04+22¢/BuNovember (X)9.8450
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7150–10.7650/bu+0.01−23–−18¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4525–10.7025/bu+0.02−35–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.6870
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7650–10.9050/bu+0.01−18–−4¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4025–10.7725/bu+0.02−40–−3¢/BuNovember (X)9.6775
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4950–11.0150/bu+0.01−45–+7¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4725–10.9525/bu+0.09−33–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.4350
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3850–10.6050/bu+0.01−56–−34¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3025–10.5025/bu+0.02−50–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.2950
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4850–10.7950/bu+0.01−46–−15¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6538
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4025–10.6025/bu+0.02−40–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.4300
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4450–10.6950/bu+0.01−50–−25¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3425–10.5825/bu+0.02−46–−22¢/BuNovember (X)9.4350
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5850–10.8050/bu+0.01−36–−14¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7908
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3825–10.7825/bu+0.02−42–−2¢/BuNovember (X)9.5536
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5650–10.6450/bu+0.01−38–−30¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6958
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5525/bu+0.02−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.5150
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4550–10.6550/bu+0.01−49–−29¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5839
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3725–10.5825/bu+0.02−43–−22¢/BuNovember (X)9.3750
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.8025–10.9525/bu+0.020–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.7210
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7525–11.0025/bu+0.02−5–+20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7400
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7025–11.0025/bu+0.02−10–+20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7400

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2725/bu+0.02−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8225/bu+0.03−50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.1725–5.2725/bu+0.03−15–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)5.6325

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6275/bu+0.02+16¢/BuMarch (H)4.5050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5400/bu+0.03+20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0650
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3275–4.3975/bu+0.01−14–−7¢/BuMarch (H)4.1683
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1600–4.2400/bu+0.02−18–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7267
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3675–4.4375/bu+0.01−10–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.2250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1400–4.3200/bu+0.02−20–−2¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8775
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0375–4.6375/bu+0.01−43–+17¢/BuMarch (H)4.1225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9800–4.4900/bu+0.07−36–+15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7390
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0275–4.2675/bu+0.01−44–−20¢/BuMarch (H)3.9800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9400–4.0900/bu+0.02−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7236
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1075–4.2275/bu+0.01−36–−24¢/BuMarch (H)3.9250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9400–4.1400/bu+0.02−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7288
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0875–4.2875/bu+0.01−38–−18¢/BuMarch (H)3.9794
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0000–4.1600/bu+0.02−34–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7531
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1875–4.3475/bu+0.01−28–−12¢/BuMarch (H)4.1193
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0900–4.2900/bu+0.02−25–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7713
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1675–4.2675/bu+0.01−30–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.0050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0900–4.1400/bu+0.02−25–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8450
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675–4.2075/bu+0.01−40–−26¢/BuMarch (H)3.9579
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9900–4.1700/bu+0.02−35–−17¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6950
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1400–4.2900/bu+0.02−20–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8950
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2500–4.2900/bu+0.13−9–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9800
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2900–4.3700/bu+0.17−5–+3¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9800
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.