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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Nov 5
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6025/bu+0.15+26¢/BuJanuary (F)10.2975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4025/bu+0.04+6¢/BuJanuary (F)10.2175
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1125–11.2925/bu+0.13−23–−5¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0742
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1125–11.2275/bu+0.13−23–+3¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9867
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1625–11.3825/bu+0.13−18–+4¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1925–11.2625/bu+0.13−15–−8¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0319
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0025–11.4125/bu+0.24−34–+7¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9225–11.4725/bu+0.11−42–+13¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8495
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8625–11.0425/bu+0.13−48–−30¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7525–11.0425/bu+0.12−59–−30¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5154
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9625–11.1925/bu+0.13−38–−15¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8825–11.1725/bu+0.15−46–−17¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6450
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9525–11.1125/bu+0.15−39–−23¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7994
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8625–11.0425/bu+0.13−48–−30¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6780
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9825–11.2025/bu+0.13−36–−14¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9142
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0425–11.2325/bu+0.15−30–−11¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8086
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0425–11.1425/bu+0.13−30–−20¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0425–11.0925/bu+0.13−30–−25¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7400
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8725–11.1125/bu+0.04−47–−23¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7146
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8925–10.9725/bu+0.13−45–−37¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6604
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.2325–11.4225/bu+0.13−11–+8¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9285
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2925–11.4425/bu+0.13−5–+10¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0125
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1425–11.4425/bu+0.13−20–+10¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0125

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4500/bu+0.05−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8475–5.0475/bu+0.05−70–−50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.4475–5.6275/bu+0.05−10–+8¢/BuDecember (Z)5.6825

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6550/bu+0.05+16¢/BuMarch (H)4.6500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5625/bu+0.02+21¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4425
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3550–4.4450/bu+0.05−14–−5¢/BuMarch (H)4.3100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2625–4.2825/bu+0.04−9–−7¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1975
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3950–4.4650/bu+0.05−10–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.3750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3225–4.4325/bu+0.04−3–+8¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2400
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1450–4.6650/bu+0.13−35–+17¢/BuMarch (H)4.2950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0325–4.5525/bu+0.01−32–+20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0965
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0650–4.2950/bu+0.05−43–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.1150
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9525–4.1525/bu+0.04−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9411
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1450–4.2950/bu+0.05−35–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.0738
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0025–4.1525/bu+0.04−35–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9163
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1250–4.3150/bu+0.06−37–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.1263
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0125–4.1725/bu+0.04−34–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9700
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2150–4.3750/bu+0.05−28–−12¢/BuMarch (H)4.2829
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1725–4.3625/bu+0.07−18–+1¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0711
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1950–4.3450/bu+0.05−30–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.1600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1025–4.2325/bu+0.04−25–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0250
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1250–4.2650/bu+0.05−37–−23¢/BuMarch (H)4.0943
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0525–4.1525/bu+0.04−30–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9611
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2325–4.3525/bu+0.07−12–0¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1675
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3025–4.3625/bu+0.04−5–+1¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1275
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2925–4.3025/bu+0.04−6–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1275
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.