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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Jan 29
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5050/bu+0.16−13¢/BuNovember (X)11.9275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6550/bu+0.16+5¢/BuMarch (H)12.4825
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2050–10.3050/bu+0.16−43–−33¢/BuNovember (X)11.6900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3550–10.5250/bu+0.11−25–−8¢/BuMarch (H)12.2008
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2350–10.3850/bu+0.16−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.7075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4250–10.6050/bu+0.16−18–0¢/BuMarch (H)12.2475
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9450–10.3850/bu+0.16−69–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.3995
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1250–10.8450/bu+0.16−48–+24¢/BuMarch (H)12.2105
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0750–10.1850/bu+0.16−56–−45¢/BuNovember (X)11.5725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0050–10.2350/bu+0.12−60–−37¢/BuMarch (H)11.8475
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1350–10.2350/bu+0.16−50–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.5750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1550–10.3550/bu+0.16−45–−25¢/BuMarch (H)11.9800
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1250–10.2850/bu+0.16−51–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.5753
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1450–10.3350/bu+0.16−46–−27¢/BuMarch (H)11.9618
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1250–10.2550/bu+0.16−51–−38¢/BuNovember (X)11.6125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3050–10.5450/bu+0.16−30–−6¢/BuMarch (H)12.1768
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2350/bu+0.16−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.5975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3550–10.3650/bu+0.16−25–−24¢/BuMarch (H)11.9725
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9350–10.2850/bu+0.16−70–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.5118
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0950–10.2650/bu+0.16−51–−34¢/BuMarch (H)11.9782
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.4450–10.5550/bu+0.15−16–−5¢/BuMarch (H)12.3025
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5550–10.6250/bu+0.16−5–+2¢/BuMarch (H)12.2725
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5050–10.5850/bu+0.16−10–−2¢/BuMarch (H)12.2475

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4800–5.5300/bu+0.18−40–−35¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4800/bu+0.18−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3800–5.4300/bu+0.18−50–−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.6250–5.6750/bu+0.170–+5¢/BuMarch (H)5.9025

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5275/bu+0.06−14¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9700/bu+0.120¢/BuMarch (H)4.6525
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2675–4.3475/bu+0.06−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8000–4.8300/bu+0.14−17–−14¢/BuMarch (H)4.4158
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3175–4.3675/bu+0.06−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8900–4.9400/bu+0.12−8–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.4600
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9575–4.4175/bu+0.06−71–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4400–5.1800/bu+0.12−53–+21¢/BuMarch (H)4.3345
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2675–4.3675/bu+0.06−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5300–4.7500/bu+0.12−44–−22¢/BuMarch (H)4.2811
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2475–4.3175/bu+0.06−42–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5500–4.7200/bu+0.12−42–−25¢/BuMarch (H)4.2063
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1875–4.4175/bu+0.06−48–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6000–4.7700/bu+0.12−37–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.2569
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1375–4.3175/bu+0.06−53–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3983
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6200–4.8200/bu+0.12−35–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.3738
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2675/bu+0.06−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7700–4.8200/bu+0.12−20–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.2565
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1675–4.3175/bu+0.06−50–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3857
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5300–4.6800/bu+0.12−44–−29¢/BuMarch (H)4.2296
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.8200–4.9700/bu+0.12−15–0¢/BuMarch (H)4.4458
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.9700/bu+0.120¢/BuMarch (H)—
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.9200–4.9500/bu+0.12−5–−2¢/BuMarch (H)4.3925
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.