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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Nov 12
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.2600–5.4100/bu—−10–+5¢/BuDecember (Z)5.4850
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3500/bu+0.03−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6600–4.8600/bu—−70–−50¢/BuDecember (Z)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6425/bu+0.02+15¢/BuMarch (H)4.6450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4925/bu+0.05+14¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5450
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4025–4.4425/bu+0.02−9–−5¢/BuMarch (H)4.2967
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2125–4.2525/bu+0.03−14–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2450
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4325–4.4925/bu+0.02−6–0¢/BuMarch (H)4.3650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3425–4.4225/bu+0.04−1–+7¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3125
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0625–4.6625/bu+0.02−43–+17¢/BuMarch (H)4.2500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9025–4.5025/bu+0.03−45–+15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1710
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0625–4.2925/bu+0.02−43–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.0964
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9525–4.1525/bu+0.03−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9707
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1725–4.2925/bu+0.02−32–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.0588
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0225–4.1525/bu+0.03−33–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9336
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1225–4.3125/bu+0.02−37–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.1100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0325–4.1725/bu+0.03−32–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0163
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2325–4.3725/bu+0.02−26–−12¢/BuMarch (H)4.2607
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0825–4.2925/bu+0.03−27–−6¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1421
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2925–4.3425/bu+0.02−20–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.1950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1525–4.2325/bu+0.03−20–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0975
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1225–4.2625/bu+0.02−37–−23¢/BuMarch (H)4.0907
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9925–4.1525/bu+0.03−36–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0021
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2525–4.4025/bu+0.05−10–+5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2050
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2025–4.4025/bu+0.07−15–+5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2500
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2025–4.3325/bu+0.07−15–−2¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2500

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5875/bu+0.06+25¢/BuJanuary (F)10.4075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3775/bu+0.05+4¢/BuJanuary (F)10.3775
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2575–11.3075/bu+0.07−8–−3¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0575–11.1075/bu+0.21−28–−23¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0408
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2875–11.3675/bu+0.07−5–+3¢/BuJanuary (F)10.1325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1575–11.2375/bu+0.04−18–−10¢/BuJanuary (F)10.1013
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9875–11.2075/bu+0.07−35–−13¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7875–11.3175/bu+0.07−55–−2¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9775
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8575–11.0375/bu+0.06−48–−30¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6775–11.0375/bu+0.04−66–−30¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6200
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9875–11.1875/bu+0.07−35–−15¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8975–11.1675/bu+0.07−44–−17¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7332
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9575–11.0975/bu+0.07−38–−24¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8875–11.0375/bu+0.07−45–−30¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7518
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0375–11.2975/bu+0.07−30–−4¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9742
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9675–11.0975/bu+0.07−37–−24¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9404
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1075–11.1375/bu+0.07−23–−20¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8942
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9875–11.0375/bu+0.02−35–−30¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7992
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8275–11.1175/bu+0.07−51–−22¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8075–11.0175/bu+0.05−53–−32¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7692
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.2675–11.3375/bu+0.05−7–0¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0795
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1375–11.4375/bu+0.07−20–+10¢/BuJanuary (F)10.1025
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1375–11.4375/bu+0.07−20–+10¢/BuJanuary (F)10.1025
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.