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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, Nov 4
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4550/bu+0.13+24¢/BuJanuary (F)10.2775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3650/bu+0.13+15¢/BuJanuary (F)10.1975
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9850–11.1650/bu+0.13−23–−5¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0542
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9850–11.1125/bu+0.02−23–+3¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9542
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0350–11.2550/bu+0.13−18–+4¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0650–11.1350/bu+0.13−15–−8¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9750
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7650–11.2850/bu+0.13−45–+7¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8150–11.3450/bu+0.16−40–+13¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7815
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7350–10.8950/bu+0.13−48–−32¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6350–10.9150/bu+0.06−58–−30¢/BuJanuary (F)9.4942
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8350–11.0650/bu+0.05−38–−15¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7588
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7350–11.0450/bu+0.11−48–−17¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6546
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8050–10.9650/bu+0.13−41–−25¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7663
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7350–10.9150/bu+0.13−48–−30¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6444
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8550–11.0750/bu+0.13−36–−14¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9158
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8950–11.1250/bu+0.12−32–−9¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7308
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9150–11.0150/bu+0.13−30–−20¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9150–10.9650/bu+0.13−30–−25¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7242
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8350–10.9850/bu+0.13−38–−23¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6946
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7650–10.8450/bu+0.13−45–−37¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6104
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.1050–11.2950/bu+0.13−11–+8¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9115
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1650–11.3150/bu+0.02−5–+10¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9925
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0150–11.3150/bu+0.08−20–+10¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9925

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4050/bu+0.04−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8025–5.0025/bu—−70–−50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.4025–5.5825/bu+0.12−10–+8¢/BuDecember (Z)5.6750

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6075/bu+0.02+16¢/BuMarch (H)4.5800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5450/bu+0.03+23¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3650
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3075–4.3975/bu+0.02−14–−5¢/BuMarch (H)4.2350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2250–4.2650/bu+0.06−9–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0150
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3475–4.4175/bu+0.02−10–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.2950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2850–4.3950/bu+0.03−3–+8¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1250
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0175–4.6175/bu+0.02−43–+17¢/BuMarch (H)4.2225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0450–4.5150/bu+0.08−27–+20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9970
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0175–4.2475/bu+0.02−43–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.0450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9150–4.1150/bu+0.03−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8236
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0975–4.2475/bu+0.01−35–−20¢/BuMarch (H)3.9900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9650–4.1150/bu+0.02−35–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8263
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675–4.2675/bu+0.02−38–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.0456
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9750–4.1350/bu+0.02−34–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8681
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1675–4.3275/bu+0.02−28–−12¢/BuMarch (H)4.2086
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1050–4.3550/bu+0.01−21–+4¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9364
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1475–4.2975/bu+0.02−30–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.1025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0650–4.1650/bu+0.03−25–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9475
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0775–4.2175/bu+0.02−37–−23¢/BuMarch (H)4.0243
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0150–4.1150/bu+0.03−30–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8450
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1650–4.3150/bu+0.03−15–0¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0367
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2650–4.3250/bu+0.03−5–+1¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0500
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2550–4.2650/bu+0.03−6–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0500
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.