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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, Jan 7
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9850/bu+0.02−13¢/BuNovember (X)12.0350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1925/bu+0.00+27¢/BuJanuary (F)12.8050
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6850–9.7850/bu+0.02−43–−33¢/BuNovember (X)11.7650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8525–9.9425/bu+0.01−12–−3¢/BuMarch (H)12.4800
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7150–9.8650/bu+0.02−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.7475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9725–10.0125/bu+0.010–+4¢/BuMarch (H)12.5500
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4250–9.8650/bu+0.02−69–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.4890
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7025–10.2525/bu+0.01−27–+28¢/BuMarch (H)12.4250
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6150–9.6650/bu+0.02−50–−45¢/BuNovember (X)11.6475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4225–9.6925/bu+0.01−55–−28¢/BuMarch (H)12.1367
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6150–9.7150/bu+0.02−50–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.6538
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5725–9.7925/bu+0.01−40–−18¢/BuMarch (H)12.1613
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6050–9.7150/bu+0.02−51–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.6669
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5425–9.7725/bu+0.01−43–−20¢/BuMarch (H)12.1914
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6050–9.7350/bu+0.02−51–−38¢/BuNovember (X)11.6983
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7025–10.0125/bu+0.01−27–+4¢/BuMarch (H)12.3921
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7150/bu+0.02−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.6683
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7225–9.7525/bu+0.01−25–−22¢/BuMarch (H)12.1600
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6350–9.7650/bu+0.02−48–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.5907
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4925–9.7625/bu+0.00−43–−21¢/BuJanuary (F)12.2107
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.9225–9.9725/bu+0.03−5–0¢/BuMarch (H)12.4650
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8725–10.0525/bu+0.01−10–+8¢/BuMarch (H)12.3850
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8725–10.0525/bu+0.01−10–+8¢/BuMarch (H)12.4850

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2300–5.2800/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2300/bu+0.02−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1300–5.1800/bu+0.02−50–−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.4750/bu+0.02+5¢/BuMarch (H)6.0500

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3225/bu+0.01−14¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7600/bu+0.00+18¢/BuMarch (H)4.6325
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0625–4.1425/bu+0.01−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6035
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4600–4.5000/bu+0.01−12–−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.3792
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1125–4.1625/bu+0.01−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4800–4.5500/bu+0.00−10–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.4525
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7525–4.2125/bu+0.01−71–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2300–4.7600/bu+0.00−35–+18¢/BuMarch (H)4.3085
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0625–4.1625/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1000–4.4500/bu+0.00−48–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.3139
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0425–4.1125/bu+0.01−42–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5463
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2600–4.4000/bu+0.00−32–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.2313
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9825–4.2125/bu+0.01−48–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2500–4.4100/bu+0.00−33–−17¢/BuMarch (H)4.3413
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9325–4.1125/bu+0.01−53–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3800–4.5500/bu+0.00−20–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.3588
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0625/bu+0.01−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4300–4.4500/bu+0.00−15–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.3265
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0125–4.1125/bu+0.01−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4989
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2200–4.3700/bu+0.00−36–−21¢/BuMarch (H)4.2768
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4500–4.6200/bu+0.00−13–+4¢/BuMarch (H)4.5025
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5300–4.5900/bu+0.00−5–+1¢/BuMarch (H)4.6725
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.5300–4.5900/bu+0.00−5–+1¢/BuMarch (H)4.6675
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.