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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Feb 5
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4650/bu+0.11−16¢/BuNovember (X)11.6375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5500/bu+0.18−2¢/BuMarch (H)12.1100
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1950–10.2950/bu+0.11−43–−33¢/BuNovember (X)11.4000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2400–10.4900/bu+0.18−33–−8¢/BuMarch (H)11.7917
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2250–10.3750/bu+0.11−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.4175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3400–10.4700/bu+0.18−23–−10¢/BuMarch (H)11.8425
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9350–10.3750/bu+0.11−69–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.1655
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0700–10.6700/bu+0.23−50–+10¢/BuMarch (H)11.7700
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0450–10.2250/bu+0.14−58–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.2825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8500–10.1200/bu+0.18−72–−45¢/BuMarch (H)11.4617
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1750–10.3750/bu+0.11−45–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.2888
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1200–10.3700/bu+0.18−45–−20¢/BuMarch (H)11.6463
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1150–10.2750/bu+0.11−51–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.2855
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1100–10.3000/bu+0.18−46–−27¢/BuMarch (H)11.6193
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1150–10.2450/bu+0.11−51–−38¢/BuNovember (X)11.3175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2000–10.4700/bu+0.20−37–−10¢/BuMarch (H)11.7457
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2250/bu+0.11−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.3242
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3200–10.3300/bu+0.18−25–−24¢/BuMarch (H)11.6525
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9250–10.2750/bu+0.11−70–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.2118
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9400–10.1700/bu+0.21−63–−40¢/BuMarch (H)11.6157
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.3500–10.5700/bu+0.18−22–0¢/BuMarch (H)11.9780
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4700/bu+0.18−10¢/BuMarch (H)11.9650
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4700/bu+0.18−10¢/BuMarch (H)11.9650

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5675–5.6175/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5675/bu+0.03−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4675–5.5175/bu+0.03−50–−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.7225–5.7725/bu+0.050–+5¢/BuMarch (H)6.0200

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5050/bu+0.01−18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0025/bu+0.01+7¢/BuMarch (H)4.4725
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2850–4.3650/bu+0.01−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7625–4.8125/bu+0.01−17–−12¢/BuMarch (H)4.2125
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3350–4.3850/bu+0.01−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8425–4.8725/bu+0.01−9–−6¢/BuMarch (H)4.2400
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9750–4.4350/bu+0.01−71–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2150
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5525–5.1525/bu+0.04−38–+22¢/BuMarch (H)4.1305
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2850–4.3850/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4325–4.7125/bu+0.01−50–−22¢/BuMarch (H)4.1425
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2650–4.3350/bu+0.01−42–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5325–4.6825/bu+0.01−40–−25¢/BuMarch (H)4.0600
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2050–4.4350/bu+0.01−48–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3594
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5625–4.7325/bu+0.01−37–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.1394
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1550–4.4750/bu+0.01−53–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6525–4.8625/bu+0.04−28–−7¢/BuMarch (H)4.1913
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2850/bu+0.01−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7325–4.7825/bu+0.01−20–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.1365
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1850–4.3350/bu+0.01−50–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3032
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4925–4.6425/bu+0.01−44–−29¢/BuMarch (H)4.0968
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7825–4.8925/bu+0.01−15–−4¢/BuMarch (H)4.3275
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.8325–4.9325/bu+0.01−10–0¢/BuMarch (H)4.4425
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.8325–4.9325/bu+0.01−10–0¢/BuMarch (H)4.2925
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.