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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, Feb 4
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5750/bu+0.10−16¢/BuNovember (X)11.7050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7300/bu+0.13−2¢/BuMarch (H)12.2150
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3050–10.4050/bu+0.10−43–−33¢/BuNovember (X)11.4675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4200–10.6700/bu+0.20−33–−8¢/BuMarch (H)11.9283
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3350–10.4850/bu+0.10−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.4850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5200–10.6500/bu+0.17−23–−10¢/BuMarch (H)11.9775
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0450–10.4850/bu+0.10−69–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.2850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3000–10.8500/bu+0.15−45–+10¢/BuMarch (H)11.8770
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1850–10.3350/bu+0.11−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.3500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0300–10.3000/bu+0.15−72–−45¢/BuMarch (H)11.6017
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2850–10.4850/bu+0.15−45–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.3563
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3000–10.5500/bu+0.17−45–−20¢/BuMarch (H)11.7513
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2250–10.3850/bu+0.10−51–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.3536
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2900–10.4800/bu+0.17−46–−27¢/BuMarch (H)11.7263
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2250–10.3550/bu+0.10−51–−38¢/BuNovember (X)11.3883
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4000–10.6500/bu+0.15−35–−10¢/BuMarch (H)11.8621
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3350/bu+0.10−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.3917
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5000–10.5100/bu+0.17−25–−24¢/BuMarch (H)11.7775
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0350–10.3850/bu+0.10−70–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.2879
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1500–10.3500/bu+0.17−60–−40¢/BuMarch (H)11.7221
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.5300–10.7500/bu+0.15−22–0¢/BuMarch (H)12.0730
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6500/bu—−10¢/BuMarch (H)12.0700
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6500/bu+0.17−10¢/BuMarch (H)12.0700

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5925–5.6425/bu+0.09−40–−35¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5925/bu+0.09−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4925–5.5425/bu+0.09−50–−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.7700–5.8200/bu+0.100–+5¢/BuMarch (H)5.9500

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5000/bu+0.03−18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0150/bu+0.06+7¢/BuMarch (H)4.5175
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2800–4.3600/bu+0.03−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7750–4.8050/bu+0.06−17–−14¢/BuMarch (H)4.2908
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3300–4.3800/bu+0.03−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8550–4.8950/bu+0.06−9–−5¢/BuMarch (H)4.3400
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9700–4.4300/bu+0.03−71–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5950–5.1650/bu+0.00−35–+22¢/BuMarch (H)4.2035
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2800–4.3800/bu+0.03−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4450–4.7250/bu+0.06−50–−22¢/BuMarch (H)4.1889
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2600–4.3300/bu+0.03−42–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5450–4.6950/bu+0.06−40–−25¢/BuMarch (H)4.1050
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2000–4.4300/bu+0.03−48–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5750–4.7450/bu+0.06−37–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.1844
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1500–4.4700/bu+0.03−53–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6950–4.9050/bu+0.16−25–−4¢/BuMarch (H)4.2488
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2800/bu+0.03−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7450–4.7950/bu+0.06−20–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.1815
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1800–4.3300/bu+0.03−50–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3396
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5050–4.6550/bu+0.03−44–−29¢/BuMarch (H)4.1418
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7950–4.9050/bu+0.06−15–−4¢/BuMarch (H)4.3725
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.8450–4.9450/bu—−10–0¢/BuMarch (H)4.4875
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.8450–4.9450/bu+0.01−10–0¢/BuMarch (H)4.2775
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.