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River Analysis

Illinois River Analysis

Work with river forward curves and zone-level analysis without changing the published river overview flow.
Published snapshot 2026-09-04
Zone 3 Forward Curve
Zone-level forward month aggregate basis for soybeans and corn.
Quote date: 2026-09-04
Soybeans
Corn
Sep 26
Soybeans-26c
Corn-30c
-45¢-30¢-15¢0¢15¢SOYBEANS: -26.24¢SOYBEANS: -30.33¢SOYBEANS: -6.50¢SOYBEANS: -8.56¢SOYBEANS: -4.00¢SOYBEANS: -12.44¢SOYBEANS: -7.78¢SOYBEANS: -12.00¢SOYBEANS: -8.00¢SOYBEANS: -11.87¢SOYBEANS: -5.75¢SOYBEANS: -40.00¢CORN: -30.10¢CORN: -29.44¢CORN: -14.81¢CORN: 0.00¢CORN: -12.22¢CORN: -6.67¢CORN: -1.78¢CORN: -6.89¢CORN: -2.78¢CORN: -8.00¢CORN: -3.37¢CORN: -39.00¢CORN: -15.00¢
Sep 26
Soybeans-26c
Corn-30c
Sep 26Oct 26Nov 26Dec 26Jan 27Feb 27Mar 27Apr 27May 27Jun 27Jul 27Oct 27Dec 27
Front Month Soybeans
Sep 26: -26
Front Month Corn
Sep 26: -30
Harvest Soybeans
Oct 26: -30
Harvest Corn
Oct 26: -29
Forward MonthSoybeansSoy ChgCornCorn Chg
Sep 26-26 X-1.18¢-30 Z-2.50¢
Oct 26-30 X-1.11¢-29 Z-2.78¢
Nov 26-6 X0.00¢-15 Z0.00¢
Dec 26-9 F+0.89¢0 Z0.00¢
Jan 27-4 F+0.67¢-12 H0.00¢
Feb 27-12 H0.00¢-7 H-0.11¢
Mar 27-8 H0.00¢-2 H0.00¢
Apr 27-12 K+0.33¢-7 K0.00¢
May 27-8 K0.00¢-3 K0.00¢
Jun 27-12 N0.00¢-8 N0.00¢
Jul 27-6 N0.00¢-3 N0.00¢
Oct 27-40 X0.00¢-39 Z0.00¢
Dec 27---15 Z0.00¢