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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Jan 8
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9600/bu+0.03−13¢/BuNovember (X)12.0050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2350/bu+0.04+29¢/BuMarch (H)12.7050
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6600–9.7600/bu+0.03−43–−33¢/BuNovember (X)11.7475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8250–9.9150/bu+0.03−12–−3¢/BuMarch (H)12.3400
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6900–9.8400/bu+0.03−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.7675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9450–9.9850/bu+0.030–+4¢/BuMarch (H)12.4300
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4000–9.8400/bu+0.03−69–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.4590
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6750–10.2450/bu+0.03−27–+30¢/BuMarch (H)12.3110
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5900–9.6400/bu+0.03−50–−45¢/BuNovember (X)11.6300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4450–9.6650/bu+0.02−50–−28¢/BuMarch (H)11.9867
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5900–9.6900/bu+0.03−50–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.6238
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5450–9.7250/bu+0.03−40–−22¢/BuMarch (H)12.0775
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5800–9.6900/bu+0.03−51–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.6358
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5150–9.7450/bu+0.03−43–−20¢/BuMarch (H)12.0793
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5800–9.7100/bu+0.03−51–−38¢/BuNovember (X)11.6683
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6950–9.9850/bu+0.01−25–+4¢/BuMarch (H)12.2754
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6900/bu+0.03−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.6383
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6950–9.7250/bu+0.03−25–−22¢/BuMarch (H)12.0525
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4200–9.7400/bu+0.22−67–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.5607
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4450–9.7350/bu+0.05−43–−21¢/BuJanuary (F)12.0907
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.8950–9.9450/bu+0.03−5–0¢/BuMarch (H)12.3550
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8450–10.0250/bu+0.03−10–+8¢/BuMarch (H)12.2650
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8450–10.0250/bu+0.03−10–+8¢/BuMarch (H)12.3650

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1700–5.2200/bu+0.06−40–−35¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1700/bu+0.06−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0700–5.1200/bu+0.06−50–−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.4125/bu+0.06+5¢/BuMarch (H)6.0575

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3100/bu+0.01−14¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7200/bu+0.04+18¢/BuMarch (H)4.6750
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0500–4.1300/bu+0.01−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5960
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4200–4.4600/bu+0.04−12–−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.3883
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1000–4.1500/bu+0.01−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4600–4.5100/bu+0.02−8–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.5025
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7400–4.2000/bu+0.01−71–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1900–4.7200/bu+0.04−35–+18¢/BuMarch (H)4.3370
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0500–4.1500/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1400–4.4100/bu+0.04−40–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.3250
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0300–4.1000/bu+0.01−42–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5388
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2200–4.3400/bu+0.04−32–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.2338
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9700–4.2000/bu+0.01−48–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2100–4.3700/bu+0.04−33–−17¢/BuMarch (H)4.3438
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9200–4.1000/bu+0.01−53–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5150
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700–4.5100/bu+0.01−17–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.3863
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0500/bu+0.01−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3900–4.4100/bu+0.04−15–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.3290
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9800–4.1000/bu+0.03−47–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4914
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1800–4.2900/bu+0.04−36–−25¢/BuMarch (H)4.2793
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4100–4.5600/bu+0.04−13–+2¢/BuMarch (H)4.5350
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4900–4.5500/bu+0.04−5–+1¢/BuMarch (H)4.6750
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4900–4.5500/bu+0.04−5–+1¢/BuMarch (H)4.6350
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.