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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Dec 16
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.8200–9.9200/bu+0.110–+10¢/BuJanuary (F)13.1880
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8200–9.9200/bu—0–+10¢/BuJanuary (F)13.1450
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8200–9.9200/bu+0.060–+10¢/BuJanuary (F)13.1450
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4200–9.6800/bu+0.00−40–−14¢/BuJanuary (F)12.9571
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4600–9.6800/bu+0.06−36–−14¢/BuJanuary (F)12.9033
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1900/bu+0.06+37¢/BuJanuary (F)13.5000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1600/bu+0.06+34¢/BuJanuary (F)13.4100
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8200–9.8700/bu+0.060–+5¢/BuJanuary (F)13.2300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8000–9.8900/bu+0.10−2–+7¢/BuJanuary (F)13.0800
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9200–9.9400/bu+0.06+10–+12¢/BuJanuary (F)13.2900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9000–9.9200/bu+0.05+8–+10¢/BuJanuary (F)13.1575
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6200–10.1400/bu+0.06−20–+32¢/BuJanuary (F)13.1320
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6200–10.1400/bu+0.06−20–+32¢/BuJanuary (F)13.0380
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4000–9.6200/bu+0.06−42–−20¢/BuJanuary (F)12.8667
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3700–9.5500/bu+0.06−45–−27¢/BuJanuary (F)12.7633
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5400–9.7200/bu+0.04−28–−10¢/BuJanuary (F)12.9150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5200–9.7200/bu+0.04−30–−10¢/BuJanuary (F)12.8550
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4900–9.6900/bu+0.04−33–−13¢/BuJanuary (F)12.9600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4900–9.6900/bu+0.01−33–−13¢/BuJanuary (F)12.9253
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6500–9.9300/bu+0.06−17–+11¢/BuJanuary (F)13.1100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6500–9.9300/bu+0.06−17–+11¢/BuJanuary (F)13.0214
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6200–9.6700/bu+0.06−20–−15¢/BuJanuary (F)12.9050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5700–9.6700/bu+0.06−25–−15¢/BuJanuary (F)12.8950

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3250/bu+0.01−35¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2750/bu+0.01−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1750–5.2750/bu+0.01−50–−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.5500–5.6000/bu+0.24+5–+10¢/BuMarch (H)6.0200

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6500/bu+0.05+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.8700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5900/bu+0.03+14¢/BuMarch (H)4.7800
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3300–4.4100/bu—−12–−4¢/BuMarch (H)4.6050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3300–4.3700/bu+0.01−12–−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.5433
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4200–4.4700/bu+0.03−3–+2¢/BuMarch (H)4.6425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700–4.4100/bu+0.03−8–−4¢/BuMarch (H)4.5850
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0800–4.6500/bu+0.03−37–+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.4960
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0600–4.6100/bu+0.03−39–+16¢/BuMarch (H)4.4380
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1000–4.3400/bu+0.06−35–−11¢/BuMarch (H)4.4786
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1000–4.3200/bu+0.03−35–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.4600
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1300–4.2500/bu+0.06−32–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.4100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1100–4.2300/bu+0.04−34–−22¢/BuMarch (H)4.3450
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1200–4.2800/bu+0.05−33–−17¢/BuMarch (H)4.4981
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1300–4.2800/bu+0.07−32–−17¢/BuMarch (H)4.4487
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2600–4.4200/bu+0.03−19–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.5388
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2400–4.4200/bu+0.03−21–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.4725
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3000–4.3200/bu+0.03−15–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.5100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2500–4.3000/bu+0.03−20–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.4680
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1300–4.2700/bu+0.05−32–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.4429
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1200–4.2900/bu+0.03−33–−16¢/BuMarch (H)4.3950
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3000–4.4800/bu+0.08−15–+3¢/BuMarch (H)4.6183
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4000–4.4800/bu—−5–+3¢/BuMarch (H)4.8200
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4000–4.4300/bu+0.03−5–−2¢/BuMarch (H)4.6150
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.