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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Nov 26
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5250/bu+0.03+21¢/BuJanuary (F)10.2175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3850/bu+0.06+7¢/BuJanuary (F)10.2575
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2150–11.2650/bu+0.07−10–−5¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9042
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0650–11.1350/bu+0.07−25–−18¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9092
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2650–11.3450/bu+0.07−5–+3¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1750–11.2150/bu+0.07−14–−10¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9650
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9650–11.1850/bu+0.07−35–−13¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9050–11.3650/bu+0.07−41–+5¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8075
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8350–11.0450/bu+0.05−48–−27¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6950–10.9650/bu+0.07−62–−35¢/BuJanuary (F)9.4725
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9850–11.1650/bu+0.07−33–−15¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9150–11.1450/bu+0.07−40–−17¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6225
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9350–11.0950/bu+0.07−38–−22¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8850–11.0350/bu+0.06−43–−28¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6150
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0150–11.2750/bu+0.07−30–−4¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7742
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9750–11.2150/bu+0.07−34–−10¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8518
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0650–11.1150/bu+0.07−25–−20¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7042
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0150–11.0350/bu+0.07−30–−28¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6708
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7350–11.0750/bu+0.02−58–−24¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8150–10.9450/bu+0.10−50–−37¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6575
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.1650–11.3150/bu+0.07−15–0¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9195
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2150–11.3150/bu+0.07−10–0¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9125
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1150–11.3150/bu+0.07−20–0¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9125

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1775/bu+0.02−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.3075
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7900–4.8900/bu+0.02−50–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.1900/bu+0.02−10¢/BuDecember (Z)5.4525

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6325/bu+0.07+18¢/BuMarch (H)4.5500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3775/bu+0.01+6¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4675
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3625–4.4125/bu+0.07−9–−4¢/BuMarch (H)4.2333
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1775–4.2875/bu+0.08−14–−3¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1375
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3925–4.4525/bu+0.07−6–0¢/BuMarch (H)4.3125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2975–4.4175/bu+0.08−2–+10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2250
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0225–4.6225/bu+0.07−43–+17¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9575–4.4675/bu+0.08−36–+15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1790
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0125–4.2525/bu+0.05−44–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.0114
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9175–4.1675/bu+0.08−40–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8946
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1325–4.3025/bu+0.07−32–−15¢/BuMarch (H)3.9875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9875–4.1675/bu+0.08−33–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8804
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1325–4.2725/bu+0.07−32–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.0450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0275–4.1875/bu+0.03−29–−13¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9773
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1925–4.3325/bu+0.07−26–−12¢/BuMarch (H)4.1825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0775–4.3075/bu+0.08−24–−1¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1522
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2525–4.3025/bu+0.07−20–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.1300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1175–4.2175/bu+0.08−20–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0381
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0825–4.2125/bu+0.07−37–−24¢/BuMarch (H)3.9957
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0175–4.1275/bu+0.08−30–−19¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9289
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2175–4.4175/bu+0.08−10–+10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1567
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2675–4.3775/bu+0.08−5–+6¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1675
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1675–4.2975/bu+0.08−15–−2¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1675
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.