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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Jan 2
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5700–9.8050/bu+0.04−55–−19¢/BuMarch (H)12.3092
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7800–9.9000/bu—−50–−38¢/BuNovember (X)11.7700
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7800–9.8800/bu—−50–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.7763
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7200–9.9400/bu+0.04−40–−18¢/BuMarch (H)12.3350
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7700–9.8800/bu—−51–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.7975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6900–9.8900/bu+0.02−43–−23¢/BuMarch (H)12.3653
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7700–9.9000/bu—−51–−38¢/BuNovember (X)11.8158
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8500–10.1600/bu+0.01−27–+4¢/BuMarch (H)12.6086
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8800/bu—−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.7908
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7950–9.8500/bu+0.01−20–−27¢/BuJanuary (F)12.3363
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8000–9.9300/bu—−48–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.7132
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6200–9.8750/bu+0.00−50–−12¢/BuMarch (H)12.3879
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.0400–10.0800/bu+0.11−8–−4¢/BuMarch (H)12.6550
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9950–10.0450/bu—0–+5¢/BuJanuary (F)12.5200
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1700/bu+0.19+5¢/BuMarch (H)12.6200
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1500/bu—−13¢/BuNovember (X)12.1875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3650/bu+0.05+37¢/BuJanuary (F)12.9950
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8500–9.9500/bu—−43–−33¢/BuNovember (X)11.8875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0150–10.0550/bu+0.04+2–+6¢/BuJanuary (F)12.6458
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8300–9.9800/bu—−45–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.9075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9950–10.1200/bu+0.030¢/BuJanuary (F)12.7413
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5900–10.0300/bu—−69–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.5995
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8500–10.3700/bu+0.03−27–+25¢/BuMarch (H)12.6010

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2450–5.2950/bu+0.05−40–−35¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2450/bu+0.05−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1450–5.1950/bu+0.05−50–−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.5075/bu+0.06+5¢/BuMarch (H)6.0600

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3250/bu—−14¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7950/bu+0.08+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.7250
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0650–4.1450/bu—−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6635
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4850–4.5250/bu+0.03−11–−7¢/BuMarch (H)4.4517
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1150–4.2150/bu—−35–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5250–4.5650/bu+0.01−7–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.5250
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7550–4.2150/bu—−71–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3050–4.7750/bu+0.05−29–+18¢/BuMarch (H)4.3990
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0650–4.1650/bu—−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1950–4.4650/bu+0.01−40–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.3764
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0450–4.1150/bu—−42–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6063
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2750–4.4150/bu+0.04−32–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.3038
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9850–4.2150/bu—−48–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6138
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2850–4.4250/bu+0.01−31–−17¢/BuMarch (H)4.4025
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9350–4.1150/bu—−53–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5758
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4150–4.6150/bu+0.04−18–+2¢/BuMarch (H)4.4375
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0650/bu—−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4450–4.4650/bu+0.01−15–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.3990
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0150–4.1150/bu—−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2650–4.3850/bu+0.02−33–−21¢/BuMarch (H)4.3464
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4650–4.6150/bu+0.01−13–+2¢/BuMarch (H)4.5750
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5450–4.6050/bu—−5–+1¢/BuMarch (H)4.7450
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5450–4.6050/bu+0.01−5–+1¢/BuMarch (H)4.7050
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.