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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Dec 1
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4900/bu+0.10+21¢/BuJanuary (F)10.2225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3700/bu+0.08+9¢/BuJanuary (F)10.2225
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1800–11.2300/bu+0.10−10–−5¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8742
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0500–11.1000/bu+0.10−23–−18¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8692
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2900–11.3100/bu+0.10+1–+3¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1700–11.2000/bu+0.08−11–−8¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9625
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9300–11.5000/bu+0.10−35–+22¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8700–11.3800/bu+0.10−41–+10¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8000
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8000–11.0100/bu+0.10−48–−27¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5258
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6800–10.9200/bu+0.08−60–−36¢/BuJanuary (F)9.4525
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9500–11.1300/bu+0.10−33–−15¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6588
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9000–11.1300/bu+0.08−38–−15¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6000
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9000–11.0500/bu+0.10−38–−23¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6381
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8500–11.0300/bu+0.10−43–−25¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5925
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0600–11.3100/bu+0.10−22–+3¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9500–11.1800/bu+0.10−33–−10¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8482
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0300–11.0800/bu+0.10−25–−20¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6758
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0200–11.0300/bu+0.06−26–−25¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6525
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7000–11.0400/bu+0.10−58–−24¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5739
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7800–10.9000/bu+0.10−50–−38¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6154
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.1000–11.2800/bu+0.10−18–0¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9245
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1800–11.2800/bu+0.10−10–0¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0800–11.2800/bu+0.10−20–0¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9025

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1175/bu+0.03−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.2675
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8025–4.9500/bu+0.01−50–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.2025/bu+0.01−10¢/BuDecember (Z)5.4500

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6300/bu+0.03+18¢/BuMarch (H)4.6050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5800/bu+0.17+13¢/BuMarch (H)4.5450
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3600–4.4100/bu+0.03−9–−4¢/BuMarch (H)4.2783
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1575–4.4900/bu+0.03−17–+4¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2950
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3900–4.4600/bu+0.03−6–+1¢/BuMarch (H)4.3525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3075–4.5500/bu+0.03−2–+10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3125
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1500–4.6200/bu+0.03−30–+17¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9675–4.5475/bu+0.03−36–+22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2790
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0100–4.2800/bu+0.03−44–−17¢/BuMarch (H)4.0707
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9775–4.3500/bu+0.02−35–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0621
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1300–4.3000/bu+0.03−32–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.0338
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0500–4.2500/bu+0.03−40–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.0450
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1300–4.2700/bu+0.03−32–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.0963
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1100–4.2500/bu+0.01−34–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.0729
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1900–4.4600/bu+0.03−26–+1¢/BuMarch (H)4.2325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0875–4.3575/bu+0.03−24–+3¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2463
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2500–4.3000/bu+0.03−20–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.1750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2200–4.2500/bu+0.07−23–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.1450
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0800–4.2100/bu+0.03−37–−24¢/BuMarch (H)4.0479
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9275–4.1600/bu+0.05−40–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0536
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2500–4.4275/bu+0.03−20–+10¢/BuMarch (H)4.2917
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2500–4.3900/bu+0.03−20–−6¢/BuMarch (H)—
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2500–4.4400/bu+0.03−20–−1¢/BuMarch (H)4.2750
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.