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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, Jan 3
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9525/bu+0.20−13¢/BuNovember (X)12.0550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0800/bu+0.29+27¢/BuJanuary (F)12.8825
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6525–9.7525/bu+0.20−43–−33¢/BuNovember (X)11.7650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7975–9.8675/bu+0.22−12–−5¢/BuMarch (H)12.5183
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6825–9.8325/bu+0.15−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.7350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9075–9.9875/bu+0.09−1–+7¢/BuMarch (H)12.6313
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3925–9.8325/bu+0.20−69–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.4770
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6475–10.1975/bu+0.20−27–+28¢/BuMarch (H)12.4745
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5825–9.6325/bu+0.20−50–−45¢/BuNovember (X)11.6475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3675–9.6200/bu+0.20−55–−19¢/BuMarch (H)12.1867
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5825–9.6825/bu+0.20−50–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.6538
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5175–9.7375/bu+0.20−40–−18¢/BuMarch (H)12.2196
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5725–9.6825/bu+0.20−51–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.6670
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4875–9.6875/bu+0.20−43–−23¢/BuMarch (H)12.2593
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5725–9.7025/bu+0.20−51–−38¢/BuNovember (X)11.6933
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6475–9.9575/bu+0.20−27–+4¢/BuMarch (H)12.4789
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6825/bu+0.20−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.6683
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6675–9.6975/bu+0.13−25–−22¢/BuMarch (H)12.2213
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6025–9.7325/bu+0.20−48–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.5907
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4475–9.6775/bu+0.17−47–−24¢/BuMarch (H)12.2668
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.8375–9.8775/bu+0.20−8–−4¢/BuMarch (H)12.5425
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8175–9.9975/bu+0.18−10–+8¢/BuMarch (H)12.3975
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8175–9.9975/bu+0.35−10–+8¢/BuMarch (H)12.4975

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0925–5.1425/bu+0.15−40–−35¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0925/bu+0.15−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9925–5.0425/bu+0.15−50–−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.3425/bu+0.17+5¢/BuMarch (H)6.0850

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2675/bu+0.06−14¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6875/bu+0.11+18¢/BuMarch (H)4.6675
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0075–4.0875/bu+0.06−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6160
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3775–4.4275/bu+0.11−13–−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.3942
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0575–4.1075/bu+0.06−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4075–4.4775/bu+0.12−10–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.4675
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6975–4.1575/bu+0.06−71–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1775–4.6875/bu+0.13−33–+18¢/BuMarch (H)4.3395
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0075–4.1075/bu+0.06−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6140
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1075–4.3775/bu+0.09−40–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.3289
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9875–4.0575/bu+0.06−42–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5588
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1875–4.3275/bu+0.09−32–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.2463
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9275–4.1575/bu+0.06−48–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5631
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1975–4.3375/bu+0.09−31–−17¢/BuMarch (H)4.3450
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8775–4.0575/bu+0.06−53–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5283
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3075–4.4875/bu+0.11−20–−2¢/BuMarch (H)4.3775
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0075/bu+0.06−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3575–4.3775/bu+0.09−15–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.3415
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9575–4.0575/bu+0.06−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5114
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1475–4.2975/bu+0.12−36–−21¢/BuMarch (H)4.2875
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3775–4.5475/bu+0.09−13–+4¢/BuMarch (H)4.5175
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4575–4.5175/bu+0.09−5–+1¢/BuMarch (H)4.6875
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4575–4.5175/bu+0.09−5–+1¢/BuMarch (H)4.6475
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.