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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, Nov 28
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5875/bu+0.06+21¢/BuJanuary (F)10.2650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4475/bu+0.06+7¢/BuJanuary (F)10.2650
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2775–11.3275/bu+0.06−10–−5¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9117
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1475–11.1975/bu+0.08−23–−18¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9167
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3875–11.4075/bu+0.12+1–+3¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2475–11.2775/bu+0.07−13–−10¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9775
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0275–11.5975/bu+0.06−35–+22¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9675–11.4275/bu+0.06−41–+5¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8350
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8975–11.1075/bu+0.06−48–−27¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5683
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7575–11.0275/bu+0.06−62–−35¢/BuJanuary (F)9.4950
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0475–11.2275/bu+0.06−33–−15¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7013
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9775–11.2075/bu+0.06−40–−17¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6425
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9975–11.1375/bu+0.06−38–−24¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9475–11.1175/bu+0.06−43–−26¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6250
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1575–11.4075/bu+0.14−22–+3¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7917
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0475–11.2775/bu+0.07−33–−10¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8764
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1275–11.1775/bu+0.06−25–−20¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7117
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0775–11.1275/bu+0.06−30–−25¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6783
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7975–11.1475/bu+0.06−58–−23¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6164
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8775–10.9975/bu+0.06−50–−38¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6379
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.1975–11.3775/bu+0.03−18–0¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9570
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2775–11.3775/bu+0.06−10–0¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8950
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1775–11.3775/bu+0.06−20–0¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8950

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1500/bu+0.03−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.2875
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8100–4.9100/bu+0.02−50–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.2100/bu+0.02−10¢/BuDecember (Z)5.3975

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6575/bu+0.03+18¢/BuMarch (H)4.6100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4150/bu+0.04+6¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5400
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3875–4.4375/bu+0.03−9–−4¢/BuMarch (H)4.2833
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1850–4.3250/bu+0.01−17–−3¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2267
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4175–4.4875/bu+0.03−6–+1¢/BuMarch (H)4.3625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3350–4.4550/bu+0.04−2–+10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2975
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1775–4.6475/bu+0.16−30–+17¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9950–4.5050/bu+0.04−36–+15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2620
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0375–4.3075/bu+0.03−44–−17¢/BuMarch (H)4.0757
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9550–4.2975/bu+0.04−40–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0243
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1575–4.3275/bu+0.03−32–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.0388
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0250–4.2775/bu+0.04−33–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9629
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1575–4.2975/bu+0.03−32–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.1006
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1150–4.2775/bu+0.09−24–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0744
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2175–4.4875/bu+0.03−26–+1¢/BuMarch (H)4.2325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1150–4.3850/bu+0.04−24–+3¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2313
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2775–4.3275/bu+0.03−20–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.1800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1550–4.4525/bu+0.04−20–−23¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1125
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1075–4.2375/bu+0.03−37–−24¢/BuMarch (H)4.0529
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9750–4.2175/bu+0.04−38–−26¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0129
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2775–4.4550/bu+0.06−20–+10¢/BuMarch (H)4.2800
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2775–4.4175/bu+0.01−20–−6¢/BuMarch (H)4.3050
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2775–4.4675/bu+0.11−20–−1¢/BuMarch (H)4.3050
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.