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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Jan 6
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0000/bu+0.05−13¢/BuNovember (X)11.9700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1950/bu+0.12+27¢/BuJanuary (F)12.7750
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7000–9.8000/bu+0.05−43–−33¢/BuNovember (X)11.7000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8575–9.9275/bu+0.06−12–−5¢/BuMarch (H)12.4200
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7300–9.8800/bu+0.05−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.6700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9775–10.0475/bu+0.070–+7¢/BuMarch (H)12.5050
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4400–9.8800/bu+0.05−69–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.4120
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7075–10.2575/bu+0.06−27–+28¢/BuMarch (H)12.3710
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6300–9.6800/bu+0.05−50–−45¢/BuNovember (X)11.5825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4275–9.6575/bu+0.06−55–−32¢/BuMarch (H)12.0933
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6300–9.7300/bu+0.05−50–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.5888
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5775–9.7975/bu+0.06−40–−18¢/BuMarch (H)12.1179
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6200–9.7300/bu+0.05−51–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.6034
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5475–9.7475/bu+0.06−43–−23¢/BuMarch (H)12.1607
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6200–9.7500/bu+0.05−51–−38¢/BuNovember (X)11.6283
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7075–10.0175/bu+0.06−27–+4¢/BuMarch (H)12.3636
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7300/bu+0.05−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.6033
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7275–9.7575/bu+0.06−25–−22¢/BuMarch (H)12.1150
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6500–9.7800/bu+0.05−48–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.5257
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4950–9.7375/bu+0.05−43–−24¢/BuJanuary (F)12.1464
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.8975–9.9375/bu+0.06−8–−4¢/BuMarch (H)12.4350
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8775–10.0575/bu+0.06−10–+8¢/BuMarch (H)12.3550
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8775–10.0575/bu+0.06−10–+8¢/BuMarch (H)12.4550

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2100–5.2600/bu+0.12−40–−35¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2100/bu+0.12−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1100–5.1600/bu+0.12−50–−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.4550/bu+0.11+5¢/BuMarch (H)5.8875

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3150/bu+0.05−14¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7575/bu+0.07+18¢/BuMarch (H)4.5900
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0550–4.1350/bu+0.05−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5585
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4475–4.4975/bu+0.07−13–−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.3367
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1050–4.1550/bu+0.05−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4775–4.5475/bu+0.07−10–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.4150
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7450–4.2050/bu+0.05−71–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2275–4.7575/bu+0.05−35–+18¢/BuMarch (H)4.2760
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0550–4.1550/bu+0.05−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5665
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0975–4.4475/bu+0.01−48–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.2729
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0350–4.1050/bu+0.05−42–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5113
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2575–4.3975/bu+0.07−32–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.1888
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9750–4.2050/bu+0.05−48–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5156
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2475–4.4075/bu+0.05−33–−17¢/BuMarch (H)4.2944
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9250–4.1050/bu+0.05−53–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4808
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3775–4.5475/bu+0.07−20–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.3150
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0550/bu+0.05−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4275–4.4475/bu+0.07−15–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.2840
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0050–4.1050/bu+0.05−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4639
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2175–4.3675/bu+0.07−36–−21¢/BuMarch (H)4.2343
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4475–4.6175/bu+0.07−13–+4¢/BuMarch (H)4.4600
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5275–4.5875/bu+0.07−5–+1¢/BuMarch (H)4.6300
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5275–4.5875/bu+0.07−5–+1¢/BuMarch (H)4.6250
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.