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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Dec 4
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4050/bu+0.04+21¢/BuJanuary (F)10.3075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4250/bu+0.15+23¢/BuJanuary (F)10.3075
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0950–11.1450/bu+0.04−10–−5¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9658
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9950–11.0550/bu+0.07−20–−14¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9792
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2050–11.2250/bu+0.04+1–+3¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0950–11.1650/bu+0.04−10–−3¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0475
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8450–11.4150/bu+0.04−35–+22¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7850–11.3150/bu+0.04−41–+12¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9475
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7150–10.9250/bu+0.04−48–−27¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6108
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6350–10.8350/bu+0.08−56–−36¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5408
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8650–11.0450/bu+0.04−33–−15¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7438
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8150–11.0450/bu+0.04−38–−15¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6850
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8150–10.9650/bu+0.04−38–−23¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7219
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7850–10.9450/bu+0.04−41–−25¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6850
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9750–11.2250/bu+0.04−22–+3¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9158
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8650–11.0950/bu+0.04−33–−10¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9161
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9950/bu+0.04−20¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7608
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9250–10.9450/bu+0.03−27–−25¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7442
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6150–10.9550/bu+0.04−58–−24¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6589
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6750–10.9250/bu+0.04−52–−27¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7032
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.0150–11.1950/bu+0.04−18–0¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0415
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0950–11.1950/bu+0.04−10–0¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9950–11.1950/bu+0.04−20–0¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9875

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1525/bu+0.02−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.3750
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9100–5.0025/bu+0.03−50–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.3100/bu+0.03−10¢/BuDecember (Z)5.5425

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6525/bu+0.04+18¢/BuMarch (H)4.6300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6825/bu+0.10+21¢/BuMarch (H)4.5900
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3825–4.4325/bu+0.04−9–−4¢/BuMarch (H)4.3067
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2075–4.5325/bu+0.06−17–+6¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3175
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4125–4.4825/bu+0.04−6–+1¢/BuMarch (H)4.3850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3575–4.4975/bu+0.06−2–+12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3500
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1725–4.6425/bu+0.04−30–+17¢/BuMarch (H)4.2725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0875–4.6225/bu+0.06−29–+15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2420
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0325–4.3025/bu+0.04−44–−17¢/BuMarch (H)4.0957
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1625–4.3725/bu+0.04−31–−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.0721
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1525–4.3225/bu+0.04−32–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.0588
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0725–4.2425/bu+0.04−40–−23¢/BuMarch (H)4.0575
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1525–4.3025/bu+0.04−32–−17¢/BuMarch (H)4.1206
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1325–4.2725/bu+0.04−34–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.1100
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2125–4.4825/bu+0.04−26–+1¢/BuMarch (H)4.2771
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1375–4.4125/bu+0.06−24–−6¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2463
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2725–4.3425/bu+0.04−20–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.2025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2225–4.3125/bu+0.02−25–−16¢/BuMarch (H)4.1775
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1125–4.2325/bu+0.04−36–−24¢/BuMarch (H)4.0729
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0925–4.2825/bu+0.04−38–−19¢/BuMarch (H)4.0814
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2725–4.4775/bu+0.04−20–+10¢/BuMarch (H)4.3258
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2725–4.4125/bu+0.04−20–−6¢/BuMarch (H)—
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2725–4.4625/bu+0.04−20–−1¢/BuMarch (H)4.3400
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.