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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, Nov 18
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.3650/bu+0.02−10¢/BuDecember (Z)5.5725
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3750/bu+0.00−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7650–4.9650/bu+0.02−70–−50¢/BuDecember (Z)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6550/bu+0.03+16¢/BuMarch (H)4.6475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5375/bu+0.04+17¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5725
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4050–4.4450/bu+0.02−9–−5¢/BuMarch (H)4.3058
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2275–4.3175/bu+0.02−14–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2475
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4350–4.4950/bu+0.02−6–0¢/BuMarch (H)4.3800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3675–4.4375/bu+0.020–+7¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3350
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0650–4.6650/bu+0.02−43–+17¢/BuMarch (H)4.2225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9375–4.5175/bu+0.04−43–+15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1845
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0650–4.2950/bu+0.02−43–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.1089
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9675–4.1675/bu+0.02−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0168
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1750–4.2950/bu+0.02−32–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.0613
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0375–4.1975/bu+0.02−33–−17¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9739
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1650–4.3150/bu+0.02−33–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.1150
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0875–4.2175/bu+0.02−28–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0500
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2350–4.3750/bu+0.02−26–−12¢/BuMarch (H)4.2446
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1175–4.3275/bu+0.04−25–−4¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1763
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2950–4.3450/bu+0.02−20–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.2025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1675–4.2675/bu+0.02−20–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1250
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1250–4.2750/bu+0.02−37–−22¢/BuMarch (H)4.0932
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675–4.1775/bu+0.02−30–−19¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0239
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2675–4.4675/bu+0.02−10–+10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2575
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3175–4.4275/bu+0.02−5–+6¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2175–4.3475/bu+0.02−15–−2¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2575

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8050/bu+0.04+27¢/BuJanuary (F)10.3150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6850/bu+0.04+15¢/BuJanuary (F)10.3250
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4550–11.5050/bu+0.04−8–−3¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0017
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2850–11.4150/bu+0.03−25–−12¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9817
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4850–11.5650/bu+0.04−5–+3¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4350–11.4650/bu+0.00−10–−7¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0475
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1850–11.4050/bu+0.04−35–−13¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0950–11.5150/bu+0.07−44–−2¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8400
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0550–11.2550/bu+0.04−48–−28¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9150–11.1850/bu+0.04−62–−35¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5600
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1850–11.3550/bu+0.04−35–−18¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0950–11.3650/bu+0.04−44–−17¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6821
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1550–11.3550/bu+0.04−38–−18¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7531
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1050–11.2350/bu+0.02−43–−30¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7019
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2350–11.4950/bu+0.04−30–−4¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1950–11.3050/bu+0.00−34–−23¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8879
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3050–11.3350/bu+0.04−23–−20¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8017
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2350/bu+0.04−30¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7350
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0250–11.3650/bu+0.04−51–−17¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0050–11.2350/bu+0.04−53–−30¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7183
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.3850–11.5350/bu+0.04−15–0¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0150
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4350–11.5350/bu+0.04−10–0¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3350–11.5350/bu+0.04−20–0¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0100
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.