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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Dec 3
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3675/bu+0.09+21¢/BuJanuary (F)10.2075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2775/bu+0.06+12¢/BuJanuary (F)10.2075
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0575–11.1075/bu+0.09−10–−5¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9275–10.9775/bu+0.09−23–−18¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8758
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1675–11.1875/bu+0.09+1–+3¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0575–11.0875/bu+0.08−10–−7¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9475
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8075–11.3775/bu+0.09−35–+22¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7475–11.2775/bu+0.09−41–+12¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8535
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6775–10.8875/bu+0.09−48–−27¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5108
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5575–10.7975/bu+0.09−60–−36¢/BuJanuary (F)9.4408
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8275–11.0075/bu+0.09−33–−15¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6438
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7775–11.0075/bu+0.09−38–−15¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5850
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7775–10.9275/bu+0.09−38–−23¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6213
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7475–10.9075/bu+0.08−41–−25¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5850
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9375–11.1875/bu+0.09−22–+3¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8275–11.0575/bu+0.09−33–−10¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8175
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9575/bu+0.09−20¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6608
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8975–10.9075/bu+0.09−26–−25¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6375
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5775–10.9175/bu+0.09−58–−24¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5589
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6375–10.8375/bu+0.11−52–−32¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6032
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.9775–11.1575/bu+0.09−18–0¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9395
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0575–11.1575/bu+0.09−10–0¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9575–11.1575/bu+0.09−20–0¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8875

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1300/bu+0.03−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.2775
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8775–4.9825/bu—−50–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.2775/bu—−10¢/BuDecember (Z)5.4550

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6150/bu+0.07+18¢/BuMarch (H)4.5800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5850/bu+0.05+15¢/BuMarch (H)4.5300
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3450–4.3950/bu+0.07−9–−4¢/BuMarch (H)4.2583
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1450–4.4950/bu+0.07−17–+6¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2733
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3750–4.4450/bu+0.07−6–+1¢/BuMarch (H)4.3300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2950–4.4350/bu+0.07−2–0¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3000
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1350–4.6050/bu+0.07−30–+17¢/BuMarch (H)4.2350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0250–4.5850/bu+0.07−29–+15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1920
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9950–4.2650/bu+0.07−44–−17¢/BuMarch (H)4.0457
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1250–4.3350/bu+0.03−31–−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.0243
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1150–4.2850/bu+0.07−32–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.0088
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0350–4.2350/bu+0.07−40–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.0075
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1150–4.2650/bu+0.07−32–−17¢/BuMarch (H)4.0694
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0950–4.2350/bu+0.07−34–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.0588
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1750–4.4450/bu+0.07−26–+1¢/BuMarch (H)4.2329
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0750–4.3750/bu+0.07−24–−6¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1963
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2350–4.3050/bu+0.07−20–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.1500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2050–4.2750/bu+0.07−23–−16¢/BuMarch (H)4.1200
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0750–4.1950/bu+0.07−36–−24¢/BuMarch (H)4.0229
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0550–4.2450/bu+0.07−38–−19¢/BuMarch (H)4.0329
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2350–4.4150/bu+0.07−20–+10¢/BuMarch (H)4.2767
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2350–4.3750/bu+0.07−20–−6¢/BuMarch (H)—
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2350–4.4250/bu+0.07−20–−1¢/BuMarch (H)4.2500
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.