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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, Dec 31
● Bids as filed48 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3425/bu+0.17+36¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3125/bu+0.17+33¢/BuJanuary (F)13.1000
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8825–10.0625/bu+0.04−10–+8¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9725–10.0625/bu+0.16−1–+8¢/BuJanuary (F)12.7858
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0525–10.1225/bu+0.16+7–+14¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0225–10.0625/bu+0.16+4–+8¢/BuJanuary (F)12.8275
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8250–10.3025/bu+0.22−28–+32¢/BuMarch (H)12.7250
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5625–9.7850/bu+0.16−42–−32¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5325–9.7825/bu+0.16−45–−20¢/BuJanuary (F)12.3908
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7025–9.8950/bu+0.16−28–−21¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6825–9.9250/bu+0.16−30–−18¢/BuJanuary (F)12.3975
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6825–9.8750/bu+0.14−30–−23¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6750–9.8750/bu+0.19−43–−23¢/BuMarch (H)12.4456
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8425–9.9825/bu+0.16−14–0¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8425–10.1350/bu+0.16−14–+3¢/BuJanuary (F)12.6971
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7825–9.8325/bu+0.16−20–−15¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7825–9.8325/bu+0.16−20–−15¢/BuJanuary (F)12.3713
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6225–9.8625/bu+0.20−36–−12¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6225–9.8125/bu+0.24−36–−17¢/BuJanuary (F)12.4679
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.9325–10.0825/bu+0.16−5–+10¢/BuJanuary (F)12.7380
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9825–10.0825/bu+0.160–+10¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9825–10.1850/bu+0.160–+8¢/BuJanuary (F)12.6900

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2950–5.3450/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2950/bu+0.03−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1950–5.2450/bu+0.03−50–−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.5650/bu+0.03+5¢/BuMarch (H)6.1413

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7850/bu+0.06+20¢/BuMarch (H)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7150/bu+0.06+13¢/BuMarch (H)4.6875
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4750–4.5150/bu+0.06−11–−7¢/BuMarch (H)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4550–4.4950/bu+0.06−13–−9¢/BuMarch (H)4.4242
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5150–4.5750/bu+0.06−7–−1¢/BuMarch (H)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5150–4.5750/bu+0.13−7–−1¢/BuMarch (H)4.4900
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2550–4.7450/bu+0.11−33–+16¢/BuMarch (H)4.3895
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2050–4.4550/bu+0.06−38–−13¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1850–4.4550/bu+0.06−40–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.3618
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2450–4.4050/bu+0.06−34–−18¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2350–4.4050/bu+0.06−35–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.2738
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2750–4.4150/bu+0.06−31–−17¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2750–4.4150/bu+0.06−31–−17¢/BuMarch (H)4.3681
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4050–4.5550/bu+0.06−18–−3¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3750–4.5650/bu+0.06−21–−2¢/BuMarch (H)4.4275
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4350–4.4550/bu+0.06−15–−13¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4350–4.4550/bu+0.06−15–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.3715
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2550–4.3750/bu+0.06−33–−21¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2450–4.3350/bu+0.08−34–−25¢/BuMarch (H)4.3118
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4550–4.6050/bu+0.06−13–+2¢/BuMarch (H)4.5008
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5350–4.5950/bu+0.06−5–+1¢/BuMarch (H)—
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5350–4.5950/bu+0.06−5–+1¢/BuMarch (H)4.5875
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.