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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Dec 18
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.5000/bu+0.11+23¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.4100/bu+0.20+14¢/BuJanuary (F)—
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.2100–13.2400/bu+0.13−6–−3¢/BuJanuary (F)14.6025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.0400–13.1200/bu+0.11−23–−15¢/BuJanuary (F)14.5804
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.2200–13.3200/bu+0.11−5–+5¢/BuJanuary (F)14.7050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.1200–13.1700/bu+0.14−15–−10¢/BuJanuary (F)14.6900
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9300–13.4700/bu+0.11−34–+20¢/BuJanuary (F)14.6955
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8100–13.3700/bu+0.16−46–+10¢/BuJanuary (F)14.6635
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6600–13.0000/bu+0.11−61–−27¢/BuJanuary (F)14.2292
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6300–12.8800/bu+0.13−64–−39¢/BuJanuary (F)14.2108
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8200–13.0200/bu+0.11−45–−25¢/BuJanuary (F)14.4488
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7700–12.9700/bu+0.11−50–−30¢/BuJanuary (F)14.4350
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7900–13.0900/bu+0.13−48–−18¢/BuJanuary (F)14.4488
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8000–13.0200/bu+0.11−47–−25¢/BuJanuary (F)14.4328
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.0000–13.2400/bu+0.11−27–−3¢/BuJanuary (F)14.6661
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9600–13.1200/bu+0.13−31–−15¢/BuJanuary (F)14.6361
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7700–12.9700/bu+0.16−50–−30¢/BuJanuary (F)14.4825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8700–12.9200/bu+0.16−40–−35¢/BuJanuary (F)14.4700
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8100–13.1800/bu+0.11−46–−9¢/BuJanuary (F)14.3518
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7700–13.1400/bu+0.11−50–−13¢/BuJanuary (F)14.3389
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered13.0700–13.3900/bu+0.11−20–+12¢/BuJanuary (F)14.7675
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.1200–13.1700/bu+0.11−15–−10¢/BuJanuary (F)14.8075
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.1200–13.1700/bu+0.11−15–−10¢/BuJanuary (F)14.4242

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8375/bu+0.11−50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6575/bu+0.11−68¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8375–5.8875/bu+0.11−50–−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered6.0200/bu+0.12−15¢/BuMarch (H)7.4850

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8700/bu+0.03+10¢/BuMarch (H)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7800/bu+0.02+1¢/BuMarch (H)—
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5800–4.6200/bu+0.06−19–−15¢/BuMarch (H)6.3458
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5100–4.5700/bu+0.06−26–−20¢/BuMarch (H)6.3042
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6200–4.6500/bu+0.06−15–−12¢/BuMarch (H)6.4350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5700–4.6100/bu—−20–−16¢/BuMarch (H)6.3975
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2800–4.8200/bu+0.07−49–+5¢/BuMarch (H)6.3685
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2300–4.7200/bu—−54–−5¢/BuMarch (H)6.3085
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2600–4.6100/bu+0.06−51–−16¢/BuMarch (H)6.3582
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2600–4.5700/bu+0.06−51–−20¢/BuMarch (H)6.2968
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3600–4.4600/bu+0.06−41–−31¢/BuMarch (H)6.3339
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700–4.3900/bu+0.06−50–−38¢/BuMarch (H)6.2813
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3800–4.6800/bu+0.01−39–−9¢/BuMarch (H)6.4278
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3500–4.5600/bu+0.02−42–−21¢/BuMarch (H)6.4078
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4600–4.7300/bu+0.07−31–−4¢/BuMarch (H)6.4425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4100–4.6300/bu—−36–−14¢/BuMarch (H)6.4000
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4700–4.5700/bu+0.06−30–−20¢/BuMarch (H)6.3405
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4200–4.5200/bu+0.06−35–−25¢/BuMarch (H)6.3205
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3800–4.5200/bu+0.03−39–−25¢/BuMarch (H)6.2982
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3300–4.4500/bu+0.05−44–−32¢/BuMarch (H)6.2625
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4900–4.7700/bu+0.04−28–0¢/BuMarch (H)6.5492
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.8200/bu+0.06+5¢/BuMarch (H)—
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5600–4.6700/bu+0.06−21–−10¢/BuMarch (H)6.4975
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.