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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 2026-10-16
Zone 3 Forward Curve
Zone-level forward month aggregate basis for soybeans and corn.
Quote date: 2026-10-16
Soybeans
Corn
Oct 26
Soybeans-38c
Corn-32c
-45¢-30¢-15¢0¢15¢SOYBEANS: -38.00¢SOYBEANS: -0.37¢SOYBEANS: -3.12¢SOYBEANS: -0.37¢SOYBEANS: -9.50¢SOYBEANS: -3.00¢SOYBEANS: -7.62¢SOYBEANS: -2.29¢SOYBEANS: -7.00¢SOYBEANS: -1.43¢SOYBEANS: -40.00¢SOYBEANS: -40.00¢CORN: -32.50¢CORN: -12.62¢CORN: 0.00¢CORN: -12.00¢CORN: -6.00¢CORN: -1.00¢CORN: -6.75¢CORN: -2.25¢CORN: -8.00¢CORN: -3.57¢CORN: -17.25¢CORN: -32.67¢
Oct 26
Soybeans-38c
Corn-32c
Oct 26Nov 26Dec 26Jan 27Feb 27Mar 27Apr 27May 27Jun 27Jul 27Sep 27Oct 27
Front Month Soybeans
Oct 26: -38
Front Month Corn
Oct 26: -32
Harvest Soybeans
Oct 26: -38
Harvest Corn
Oct 26: -32
Forward MonthSoybeansSoy ChgCornCorn Chg
Oct 26-38 X+3.88¢-32 Z+3.13¢
Nov 260 X+0.63¢-13 Z+2.38¢
Dec 26-3 F+1.88¢0 Z0.00¢
Jan 270 F+0.63¢-12 H0.00¢
Feb 27-9 H+2.50¢-6 H0.00¢
Mar 27-3 H+5.00¢-1 H0.00¢
Apr 27-8 K+4.38¢-7 K0.00¢
May 27-2 K+5.71¢-2 K0.00¢
Jun 27-7 N+5.00¢-8 N0.00¢
Jul 27-1 N+3.57¢-4 N0.00¢
Sep 27-40 X0.00¢-17 U+1.00¢
Oct 27-40 X0.00¢-33 Z0.00¢