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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Nov 20
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4750/bu+0.15+25¢/BuJanuary (F)10.1075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3050/bu+0.15+8¢/BuJanuary (F)10.1275
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1450–11.1950/bu+0.14−8–−3¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7942
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9750–11.1050/bu+0.14−25–−12¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7975
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1750–11.2550/bu+0.14−5–+3¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1250–11.1550/bu+0.14−10–−7¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8600
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8750–11.0950/bu+0.14−35–−13¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7850–11.2050/bu+0.14−44–−2¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6700
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7450–10.9450/bu+0.14−48–−28¢/BuJanuary (F)9.4375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6050–10.8750/bu+0.14−62–−35¢/BuJanuary (F)9.3592
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8750–11.0450/bu+0.14−35–−18¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7850–11.0550/bu+0.14−44–−17¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5088
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8450–11.0450/bu+0.14−38–−18¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7950–10.9250/bu+0.14−43–−30¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5013
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9250–11.1850/bu+0.14−30–−4¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7158
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8850–11.0550/bu+0.14−34–−17¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7189
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9950–11.0250/bu+0.14−23–−20¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5942
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9250/bu+0.14−30¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5275
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7150–11.0350/bu+0.14−51–−19¢/BuJanuary (F)9.4675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6950–10.8650/bu+0.14−53–−36¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5242
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.0750–11.2250/bu+0.14−15–0¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8135
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1250–11.2250/bu+0.14−10–0¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0250–11.2250/bu+0.14−20–0¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8025

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1850/bu+0.09−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5700–4.7700/bu+0.10−70–−50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.1700/bu+0.10−10¢/BuDecember (Z)5.5625

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5575/bu+0.03+18¢/BuMarch (H)4.6325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4150/bu+0.04+15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5675
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2875–4.3275/bu+0.04−9–−5¢/BuMarch (H)4.2958
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1250–4.2250/bu+0.03−14–−4¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2492
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3175–4.3775/bu+0.04−6–0¢/BuMarch (H)4.3850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2450–4.3350/bu+0.03−2–+7¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3375
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9475–4.5475/bu+0.04−43–+17¢/BuMarch (H)4.2525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8350–4.4150/bu+0.03−43–+15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2035
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9575–4.1775/bu+0.04−42–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.0939
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8650–4.1150/bu+0.03−40–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0342
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0575–4.1675/bu+0.04−32–−21¢/BuMarch (H)4.0625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9350–4.0950/bu+0.03−33–−17¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9861
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0475–4.1975/bu+0.04−33–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.1144
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9850–4.1150/bu+0.03−28–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0619
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1175–4.2575/bu+0.04−26–−12¢/BuMarch (H)4.2582
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0150–4.2250/bu+0.03−25–−4¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2013
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1775–4.2275/bu+0.04−20–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.2000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0650–4.1650/bu+0.03−20–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1200
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0075–4.1575/bu+0.04−37–−22¢/BuMarch (H)4.0782
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9450–4.0750/bu+0.03−32–−19¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0275
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1650–4.3650/bu+0.03−10–+10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2525
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2150–4.3250/bu+0.03−5–+6¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1150–4.2450/bu+0.03−15–−2¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2775
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.