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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, Dec 29
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9575–6.0075/bu+0.02−50–−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered6.1300/bu+0.04−15¢/BuMarch (H)7.9200
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9575/bu+0.02−50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7775/bu+0.02−68¢/BuJuly (N)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7825/bu+0.02+7¢/BuMarch (H)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7325/bu+0.03+2¢/BuMarch (H)—
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4925–4.5325/bu+0.03−22–−18¢/BuMarch (H)6.6433
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4625–4.5025/bu—−25–−21¢/BuMarch (H)6.6250
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5525–4.5925/bu+0.03−16–−12¢/BuMarch (H)6.7450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5125–4.5925/bu+0.02−20–−12¢/BuMarch (H)6.6800
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2525–4.7625/bu+0.03−46–+5¢/BuMarch (H)6.7370
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2525–4.6625/bu+0.01−46–−5¢/BuMarch (H)6.6610
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2725–4.5525/bu+0.01−44–−16¢/BuMarch (H)6.6521
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2325–4.5125/bu+0.01−48–−20¢/BuMarch (H)6.5864
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3125–4.4025/bu+0.03−40–−31¢/BuMarch (H)6.6164
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2625–4.3725/bu+0.03−45–−34¢/BuMarch (H)6.5750
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3225–4.6025/bu+0.03−39–−11¢/BuMarch (H)6.7230
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3225–4.6025/bu+0.03−39–−11¢/BuMarch (H)6.7183
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4125–4.6725/bu+0.03−30–−4¢/BuMarch (H)6.7588
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3625–4.5925/bu+0.03−35–−12¢/BuMarch (H)6.7250
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4125–4.5125/bu+0.03−30–−20¢/BuMarch (H)6.6650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4125–4.5125/bu+0.03−30–−20¢/BuMarch (H)6.6510
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3225–4.4625/bu+0.03−39–−25¢/BuMarch (H)6.5807
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2925–4.4225/bu+0.03−42–−29¢/BuMarch (H)6.5579
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4625–4.7125/bu+0.03−25–0¢/BuMarch (H)6.8583
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7625/bu+0.03+5¢/BuMarch (H)—
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6125–4.7125/bu+0.03−10–0¢/BuMarch (H)6.8100

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.3050/bu+0.12+37¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.2950/bu+0.11+36¢/BuJanuary (F)—
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9550–13.0050/bu+0.12+2–+7¢/BuJanuary (F)15.1825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9550–12.9950/bu+0.11+2–+6¢/BuJanuary (F)15.1788
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.0350–13.0550/bu+0.12+10–+12¢/BuJanuary (F)15.2550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9850–13.0550/bu+0.12+5–+12¢/BuJanuary (F)15.2300
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7600–13.2050/bu+0.10−22–+27¢/BuMarch (H)15.3505
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7850–13.1850/bu+0.08−15–+25¢/BuJanuary (F)15.3465
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5400–12.7450/bu+0.10−44–−19¢/BuMarch (H)14.7942
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5350–12.7450/bu+0.12−40–−19¢/BuJanuary (F)14.8042
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5600–12.8150/bu+0.09−42–−12¢/BuMarch (H)15.0088
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5350–12.8150/bu+0.10−40–−12¢/BuJanuary (F)14.9888
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5500–12.8350/bu+0.10−43–−10¢/BuMarch (H)14.9745
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5400–12.8350/bu+0.11−44–−10¢/BuMarch (H)14.9618
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7100–13.0700/bu+0.13−27–+9¢/BuMarch (H)15.3025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7350–13.0950/bu+0.10−20–+16¢/BuJanuary (F)15.2968
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5300–12.6350/bu+0.14−45–−30¢/BuMarch (H)15.0625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5350–12.6350/bu+0.12−40–−30¢/BuJanuary (F)15.0425
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4850–12.9100/bu+0.12−45–−7¢/BuJanuary (F)14.9154
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4350–12.9150/bu+0.12−50–−2¢/BuJanuary (F)14.9011
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.8050–13.1850/bu+0.12−13–+25¢/BuJanuary (F)15.2765
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8350–13.0150/bu+0.12−10–+8¢/BuJanuary (F)15.3925
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8350–12.9350/bu+0.12−10–0¢/BuJanuary (F)15.0092
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.