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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, Jan 21
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3675/bu+0.22−13¢/BuNovember (X)12.0200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7925/bu+0.31+12¢/BuMarch (H)12.7250
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0675–10.1675/bu+0.22−43–−33¢/BuNovember (X)11.7625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5225–10.6225/bu+0.33−15–−5¢/BuMarch (H)12.3750
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0975–10.2475/bu+0.22−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.7800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5725–10.6725/bu+0.33−10–0¢/BuMarch (H)12.4575
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8075–10.2475/bu+0.22−69–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.4700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3025–10.9425/bu+0.33−37–+27¢/BuMarch (H)12.3550
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9375–10.0475/bu+0.22−56–−45¢/BuNovember (X)11.6450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1525–10.3025/bu+0.33−52–−37¢/BuMarch (H)12.0217
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9975–10.0975/bu+0.22−50–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.6513
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2225–10.4225/bu+0.28−45–−25¢/BuMarch (H)12.1388
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9875–10.1475/bu+0.22−51–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.6477
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2225–10.4225/bu+0.33−45–−25¢/BuMarch (H)12.1337
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9875–10.1175/bu+0.22−51–−38¢/BuNovember (X)11.6817
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3925–10.6125/bu+0.33−28–−6¢/BuMarch (H)12.3336
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0975/bu+0.22−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.6700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4225–10.4325/bu+0.33−25–−24¢/BuMarch (H)12.1150
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7975–10.1475/bu+0.22−70–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.5757
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2225–10.3725/bu+0.33−45–−30¢/BuMarch (H)12.1236
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.6225–10.7225/bu+0.33−5–+5¢/BuMarch (H)12.4530
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5725–10.7725/bu+0.33−10–+10¢/BuMarch (H)12.4450
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5725–10.7725/bu+0.33−10–+10¢/BuMarch (H)12.4200

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4175–5.4675/bu+0.21−40–−35¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4175/bu+0.21−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3175–5.3675/bu+0.21−50–−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.6375/bu+0.20+5¢/BuMarch (H)5.9150

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4575/bu+0.04−14¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9500/bu+0.04+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.6750
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1975–4.2775/bu+0.04−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7100–4.7800/bu+0.06−19–−12¢/BuMarch (H)4.3783
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2475–4.2975/bu+0.04−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8100–4.8400/bu+0.06−9–−6¢/BuMarch (H)4.4575
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8875–4.3475/bu+0.04−71–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4400–5.1100/bu+0.06−46–+21¢/BuMarch (H)4.3170
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1975–4.2475/bu+0.04−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4500–4.7000/bu+0.05−45–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.2607
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1775–4.2475/bu+0.04−42–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4800–4.6500/bu+0.04−42–−25¢/BuMarch (H)4.1638
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1175–4.3475/bu+0.04−48–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5200–4.7300/bu+0.06−38–−17¢/BuMarch (H)4.2300
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675–4.2475/bu+0.04−53–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3767
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6200–4.7500/bu+0.06−28–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.3313
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1975/bu+0.04−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7000–4.7700/bu+0.06−20–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.2110
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0975–4.2475/bu+0.04−50–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3536
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4700–4.6100/bu+0.06−43–−29¢/BuMarch (H)4.1950
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7500–4.9000/bu+0.06−15–0¢/BuMarch (H)4.4150
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.8500–4.8600/bu+0.06−5–−4¢/BuMarch (H)—
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.8500–4.8600/bu+0.06−5–−4¢/BuMarch (H)4.4250
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.