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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Nov 6
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3350/bu+0.27+26¢/BuJanuary (F)10.5725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1250/bu+0.28+5¢/BuJanuary (F)10.4725
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8450–11.0250/bu+0.27−23–−5¢/BuJanuary (F)10.2992
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6675–10.9250/bu+0.45−25–−15¢/BuNovember (X)10.2067
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8950–11.1150/bu+0.27−18–+4¢/BuJanuary (F)10.3050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8750–10.9850/bu+0.32−20–−9¢/BuJanuary (F)10.2406
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7350–11.1450/bu+0.27−34–+7¢/BuJanuary (F)10.1550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5750–11.1150/bu+0.35−50–+4¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0785
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5950–10.7750/bu+0.27−48–−30¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9158
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4850–10.7750/bu+0.27−59–−30¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7504
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7150–10.9250/bu+0.25−36–−15¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6250–10.9050/bu+0.26−45–−17¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8861
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6950–10.8450/bu+0.26−38–−23¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5950–10.7750/bu+0.27−48–−30¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9020
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7150–10.9350/bu+0.27−36–−14¢/BuJanuary (F)10.1425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7750–10.8850/bu+0.27−30–−19¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0796
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8450–10.8750/bu+0.20−23–−20¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7750/bu+0.27−30¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9600
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6050–10.8550/bu+0.27−47–−22¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9539
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6150–10.7750/bu+0.28−46–−30¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9300
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.9650–11.1550/bu+0.27−11–+8¢/BuJanuary (F)10.1315
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0250–11.1750/bu+0.27−5–+10¢/BuJanuary (F)10.2875
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8750–11.1750/bu+0.27−20–+10¢/BuJanuary (F)10.2875

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2900/bu+0.16−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6550–4.8550/bu+0.19−70–−50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.2550–5.4350/bu+0.19−10–+8¢/BuDecember (Z)5.7900

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5900/bu+0.07+16¢/BuMarch (H)4.6650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4775/bu+0.09+19¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4850
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2900–4.3800/bu+0.07−14–−5¢/BuMarch (H)4.3250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1575–4.2175/bu+0.11−13–−7¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2100
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3300–4.4000/bu+0.07−10–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.3875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2575–4.3175/bu+0.07−3–+3¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2575
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0800–4.6000/bu+0.07−35–+17¢/BuMarch (H)4.2675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9275–4.4875/bu+0.11−36–+20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1230
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0000–4.2300/bu+0.07−43–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.1300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8875–4.0875/bu+0.07−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9650
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0800–4.2300/bu+0.07−35–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.0888
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9375–4.0875/bu+0.07−35–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9221
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0600–4.2500/bu+0.07−37–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.1350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9475–4.1075/bu+0.07−34–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9875
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1500–4.3100/bu+0.07−28–−12¢/BuMarch (H)4.2750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1075–4.2375/bu+0.07−18–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1036
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1300–4.2800/bu+0.07−30–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.1750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0875–4.1675/bu+0.02−20–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0375
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0600–4.2000/bu+0.07−37–−23¢/BuMarch (H)4.1179
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9875–4.0875/bu+0.07−30–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9879
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1675–4.2875/bu+0.07−12–0¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1800
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2375–4.2975/bu+0.07−5–+1¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2300
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2275–4.2375/bu+0.07−6–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2300
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.