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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, Oct 31
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3725/bu+0.08+22¢/BuJanuary (F)10.1875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2675/bu+0.12+27¢/BuNovember (X)10.0475
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9225–11.1025/bu+0.08−23–−5¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6475–10.8975/bu+0.09−35–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.9185
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9725–11.1925/bu+0.08−18–+4¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5975–11.0175/bu+0.09−40–+2¢/BuNovember (X)9.8958
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7025–11.2225/bu+0.08−45–+7¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6075–11.2275/bu+0.03−39–+23¢/BuNovember (X)9.5808
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5925–10.8125/bu+0.08−56–−34¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4175–10.6975/bu+0.01−58–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.3571
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6925–11.0025/bu+0.08−46–−15¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6788
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5975–10.7975/bu+0.09−40–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.5303
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6525–10.9025/bu+0.08−50–−25¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6838
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4975–10.8275/bu+0.05−50–−17¢/BuNovember (X)9.5208
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7925–11.0125/bu+0.08−36–−14¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8358
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5775–10.9175/bu+0.09−42–−8¢/BuNovember (X)9.6821
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7725–10.8525/bu+0.08−38–−30¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7208
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7475–10.8525/bu+0.09−25–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.5625
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6625–10.9225/bu+0.08−49–−23¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6089
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5675–10.7775/bu+0.11−43–−22¢/BuNovember (X)9.5186
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.9975–11.1475/bu+0.090–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.7835
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9475–11.0975/bu+0.09−5–+10¢/BuNovember (X)9.6250
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8975–11.0975/bu+0.09−10–+10¢/BuNovember (X)9.8000

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2725/bu+0.04−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8400/bu+0.10−50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.1900–5.2900/bu+0.10−15–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)5.6300

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6100/bu+0.01+17¢/BuMarch (H)4.5425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5350/bu+0.02+22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2450
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3000–4.3900/bu+0.00−14–−5¢/BuMarch (H)4.2058
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1350–4.2350/bu+0.01−18–−8¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9217
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3400–4.4100/bu+0.00−10–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.2625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1150–4.3850/bu+0.01−20–+7¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0550
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0100–4.6100/bu+0.00−43–+17¢/BuMarch (H)4.2100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0650–4.4650/bu+0.12−25–+15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9300
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0100–4.2400/bu+0.01−43–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.0175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9150–4.1150/bu+0.01−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7521
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0800–4.2000/bu+0.00−36–−24¢/BuMarch (H)3.9625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9150–4.1150/bu+0.01−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7725
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0600–4.2600/bu+0.00−38–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.0175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9750–4.1350/bu+0.01−34–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7975
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1600–4.3200/bu+0.00−28–−12¢/BuMarch (H)4.1868
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0650–4.2650/bu+0.01−25–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9121
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1400–4.2400/bu+0.00−30–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.0625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0650–4.1450/bu+0.01−25–−17¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8950
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0400–4.2100/bu+0.00−40–−23¢/BuMarch (H)3.9954
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9650–4.1450/bu+0.01−35–−17¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7964
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1650–4.2650/bu+0.01−15–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9650
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2550–4.2650/bu+0.04−6–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2650–4.3450/bu+0.01−5–+3¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0100
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.