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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Oct 30
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2975/bu+0.15+22¢/BuJanuary (F)10.1950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1525/bu+0.13+24¢/BuNovember (X)9.8650
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8475–10.8975/bu+0.13−23–−18¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5625–10.8125/bu+0.11−35–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.7570
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8975–11.0375/bu+0.13−18–−4¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5125–10.9225/bu+0.11−40–+1¢/BuNovember (X)9.7200
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6275–11.1475/bu+0.13−45–+7¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5825–11.1425/bu+0.11−33–+23¢/BuNovember (X)9.4683
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5175–10.7375/bu+0.13−56–−34¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4125–10.6125/bu+0.11−50–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.3550
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6175–10.9275/bu+0.13−46–−15¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6863
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5125–10.7125/bu+0.11−40–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.4900
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5775–10.8275/bu+0.13−50–−25¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6913
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4525–10.6925/bu+0.11−46–−22¢/BuNovember (X)9.4913
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7175–10.9375/bu+0.13−36–−14¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8433
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4925–10.9225/bu+0.11−42–+1¢/BuNovember (X)9.5967
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6975–10.7775/bu+0.13−38–−30¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7283
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6625/bu+0.11−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.5583
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5875–10.8475/bu+0.13−49–−23¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6164
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4625–10.6925/bu+0.09−45–−22¢/BuNovember (X)9.4350
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.9125–11.0625/bu+0.110–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.7730
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8625–11.1125/bu+0.11−5–+20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8000
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8125–11.1125/bu+0.11−10–+20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8000

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2300/bu+0.04−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7425/bu+0.08−50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.0925–5.1925/bu+0.08−15–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)5.6050

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5975/bu+0.03+16¢/BuMarch (H)4.5100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5125/bu+0.03+21¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0575
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2975–4.3675/bu+0.03−14–−7¢/BuMarch (H)4.1733
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1225–4.2225/bu+0.04−18–−8¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7358
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3375–4.4075/bu+0.03−10–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.2300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1025–4.3225/bu+0.04−20–+2¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8625
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0075–4.6075/bu+0.03−43–+17¢/BuMarch (H)4.1775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9425–4.4525/bu+0.04−36–+15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7800
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9975–4.2375/bu+0.03−44–−20¢/BuMarch (H)3.9850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9025–4.0525/bu+0.04−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7146
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0775–4.1975/bu+0.03−36–−24¢/BuMarch (H)3.9300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9025–4.1025/bu+0.04−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7213
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0575–4.2575/bu+0.03−38–−18¢/BuMarch (H)3.9850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9625–4.1225/bu+0.04−34–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7469
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1575–4.3175/bu+0.03−28–−12¢/BuMarch (H)4.1543
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0525–4.2825/bu+0.04−25–−2¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8118
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1375–4.2375/bu+0.03−30–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.0300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0525–4.1025/bu+0.04−25–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8825
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0375–4.2075/bu+0.03−40–−23¢/BuMarch (H)3.9629
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9525–4.1325/bu+0.04−35–−17¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6875
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1525–4.2525/bu+0.01−15–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9008
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2125–4.2525/bu+0.04−9–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9725
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2525–4.3325/bu+0.04−5–+3¢/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.