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Illinois Grain Bids

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

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8975/bu+0.24+38¢/BuJanuary (F)13.4025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8575/bu+0.25+34¢/BuJanuary (F)13.3325
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5175–9.5675/bu+0.250–+5¢/BuJanuary (F)13.1258
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4975–9.5975/bu+0.25−2–+8¢/BuJanuary (F)13.0375
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6175–9.6375/bu+0.25+10–+12¢/BuJanuary (F)13.1375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6075–9.6175/bu+0.25+9–+10¢/BuJanuary (F)13.0900
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3175–9.8375/bu+0.25−20–+32¢/BuJanuary (F)12.9965
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3175–9.8375/bu+0.25−20–+32¢/BuJanuary (F)12.9145
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.0975–9.3175/bu+0.25−42–−20¢/BuJanuary (F)12.7575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.0675–9.2475/bu+0.25−45–−27¢/BuJanuary (F)12.6542
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2375–9.4175/bu+0.25−28–−10¢/BuJanuary (F)12.7411
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2175–9.4175/bu+0.25−30–−10¢/BuJanuary (F)12.7139
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1875–9.3875/bu+0.25−33–−13¢/BuJanuary (F)12.7856
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1875–9.3875/bu+0.25−33–−13¢/BuJanuary (F)12.7652
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3475–9.6275/bu+0.25−17–+11¢/BuJanuary (F)12.9796
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3475–9.6275/bu+0.25−17–+11¢/BuJanuary (F)12.9125
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3175–9.3675/bu+0.25−20–−15¢/BuJanuary (F)12.7300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2675–9.3675/bu+0.25−25–−15¢/BuJanuary (F)12.7200
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1175–9.3775/bu+0.25−40–−14¢/BuJanuary (F)12.7996
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1575–9.3775/bu+0.25−36–−14¢/BuJanuary (F)12.7542
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.5175–9.6175/bu+0.250–+10¢/BuJanuary (F)13.0385
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5175–9.6175/bu+0.250–+10¢/BuJanuary (F)12.9575
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5175–9.6175/bu+0.250–+10¢/BuJanuary (F)12.9575

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2400/bu+0.02−35¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1900/bu+0.02−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0900–5.1900/bu+0.02−50–−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.4625–5.5125/bu+0.04+5–+10¢/BuMarch (H)5.9500

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5825/bu+0.05+21¢/BuMarch (H)4.7675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5125/bu+0.06+14¢/BuMarch (H)4.6475
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0525–4.1625/bu+0.06−32–−21¢/BuMarch (H)4.3732
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0225–4.1525/bu+0.08−35–−22¢/BuMarch (H)4.3358
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2525–4.3325/bu+0.06−12–−4¢/BuMarch (H)4.5275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2525–4.2925/bu+0.06−12–−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.4308
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3425–4.3925/bu+0.06−3–+2¢/BuMarch (H)4.5525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3225–4.3325/bu+0.04−5–−4¢/BuMarch (H)4.4800
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0025–4.5725/bu+0.06−37–+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.4255
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9825–4.5325/bu+0.06−39–+16¢/BuMarch (H)4.3275
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0225–4.2625/bu+0.06−35–−11¢/BuMarch (H)4.4304
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0225–4.2425/bu+0.06−35–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.3846
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0525–4.1525/bu+0.06−32–−22¢/BuMarch (H)4.3363
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0325–4.1525/bu+0.06−34–−22¢/BuMarch (H)4.2875
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0425–4.2025/bu+0.06−33–−17¢/BuMarch (H)4.4288
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0525–4.2025/bu+0.06−32–−17¢/BuMarch (H)4.3904
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1825–4.3425/bu+0.06−19–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.4525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1625–4.3425/bu+0.06−21–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.3850
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2225–4.2425/bu+0.06−15–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.4375
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1725–4.2225/bu+0.06−20–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.4155
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2225–4.4025/bu+0.06−15–+3¢/BuMarch (H)4.5375
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3225–4.4025/bu+0.06−5–+3¢/BuMarch (H)4.7475
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3225–4.3525/bu+0.06−5–−2¢/BuMarch (H)4.6325
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.