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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Nov 17
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4200–4.4800/bu+0.04−6–0¢/BuMarch (H)4.4000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3475–4.4175/bu+0.050–+7¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3550
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0500–4.6500/bu+0.04−43–+17¢/BuMarch (H)4.2425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8975–4.4975/bu+0.05−45–+15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2005
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0500–4.2800/bu+0.04−43–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.1289
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9475–4.1475/bu+0.05−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0168
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1600–4.2800/bu+0.04−32–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.0813
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0175–4.1775/bu+0.05−33–−17¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9839
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1500–4.3000/bu+0.08−33–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.1344
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675–4.1975/bu+0.09−28–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0575
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2200–4.3600/bu+0.04−26–−12¢/BuMarch (H)4.2646
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0775–4.3075/bu+0.05−27–−4¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1900
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2800–4.3300/bu+0.04−20–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.2225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1475–4.2475/bu+0.05−20–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1450
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6800/bu+0.08+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.6675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4975/bu+0.03+15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5725
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3900–4.4300/bu+0.04−9–−5¢/BuMarch (H)4.3175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2075–4.2975/bu+0.05−14–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2675
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1100–4.2600/bu+0.04−37–−22¢/BuMarch (H)4.1132
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0475–4.1575/bu+0.05−30–−19¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0454
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2475–4.4475/bu+0.05−10–+10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2775
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2975–4.4075/bu—−5–+6¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1975–4.3275/bu+0.05−15–−2¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2775

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8425/bu+0.36+27¢/BuJanuary (F)10.4275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7225/bu+0.46+15¢/BuJanuary (F)10.4275
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4925–11.5425/bu+0.33−8–−3¢/BuJanuary (F)10.1175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3125–11.3725/bu+0.33−26–−20¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0942
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5225–11.6025/bu+0.33−5–+3¢/BuJanuary (F)10.1800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4325–11.4725/bu+0.33−14–−10¢/BuJanuary (F)10.1550
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2225–11.4425/bu+0.33−35–−13¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0225–11.5525/bu+0.33−55–−2¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9425
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0925–11.2925/bu+0.33−48–−28¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9525–11.2225/bu+0.33−62–−35¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6708
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2225–11.3925/bu+0.33−35–−18¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1325–11.4025/bu+0.33−44–−17¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7775
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1925–11.3325/bu+0.33−38–−24¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8656
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1225–11.2725/bu+0.33−45–−30¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8015
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2725–11.5325/bu+0.33−30–−4¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0108
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1925–11.3325/bu+0.33−38–−24¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9989
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3425–11.3725/bu+0.33−23–−20¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9142
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2725/bu+0.38−30¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8475
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0625–11.3425/bu+0.33−51–−23¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0425–11.1925/bu+0.33−53–−38¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8208
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.4225–11.5725/bu+0.33−15–0¢/BuJanuary (F)10.1355
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4725–11.5725/bu—−10–0¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3725–11.5725/bu+0.33−20–0¢/BuJanuary (F)10.1225

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3775/bu+0.15−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7425–4.9425/bu+0.17−70–−50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.3425/bu+0.17−10¢/BuDecember (Z)5.5475
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.