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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Nov 19
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6225/bu+0.18+26¢/BuJanuary (F)10.2350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4525/bu+0.23+9¢/BuJanuary (F)10.2450
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2825–11.3325/bu+0.17−8–−3¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9217
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1125–11.2425/bu+0.17−25–−12¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9250
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3125–11.3925/bu+0.17−5–+3¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2625–11.2925/bu+0.17−10–−7¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9825
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0125–11.2325/bu+0.17−35–−13¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9225–11.3425/bu+0.17−44–−2¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7975
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8825–11.0825/bu+0.17−48–−28¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7425–11.0125/bu+0.17−62–−35¢/BuJanuary (F)9.4883
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0125–11.1825/bu+0.17−35–−18¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7013
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9225–11.1925/bu+0.17−44–−17¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6325
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9825–11.1825/bu+0.17−38–−18¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6819
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9325–11.0625/bu+0.17−43–−30¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6269
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0625–11.3225/bu+0.17−30–−4¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8483
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0225–11.1925/bu+0.17−34–−17¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8379
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1325–11.1625/bu+0.17−23–−20¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7217
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0625/bu+0.17−30¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6550
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8525–11.1725/bu+0.17−51–−19¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8325–11.0025/bu+0.17−53–−36¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6383
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.2125–11.3625/bu+0.17−15–0¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9310
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2625–11.3625/bu+0.17−10–0¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1625–11.3625/bu+0.17−20–0¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9300

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2700/bu+0.11−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6675–4.8675/bu+0.10−70–−50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.2675/bu+0.10−10¢/BuDecember (Z)5.6000

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5850/bu+0.07+17¢/BuMarch (H)4.6700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4575/bu+0.08+16¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6025
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3250–4.3650/bu+0.08−9–−5¢/BuMarch (H)4.3300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1575–4.2475/bu+0.07−14–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2842
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3550–4.4150/bu+0.08−6–0¢/BuMarch (H)4.4225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2775–4.3675/bu+0.09−2–+7¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3650
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9850–4.5850/bu+0.08−43–+17¢/BuMarch (H)4.2925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8675–4.4475/bu+0.07−43–+15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2405
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9950–4.2150/bu+0.07−42–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.1314
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8975–4.0975/bu+0.07−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0692
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0950–4.2150/bu+0.08−32–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.0988
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9675–4.1275/bu+0.07−33–−17¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0182
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0850–4.2350/bu+0.08−33–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.1488
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0175–4.1475/bu+0.07−28–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0906
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1550–4.2950/bu+0.08−26–−12¢/BuMarch (H)4.2943
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0475–4.2575/bu+0.07−25–−4¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2325
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2150–4.2650/bu+0.08−20–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.2250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0975–4.1975/bu+0.07−20–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1550
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0450–4.1950/bu+0.08−37–−22¢/BuMarch (H)4.1157
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9775–4.1075/bu+0.09−32–−19¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0554
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1975–4.3975/bu+0.07−10–+10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2875
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2475–4.3575/bu+0.07−5–+6¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1475–4.2775/bu+0.07−15–−2¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3125
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.