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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, Feb 21
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4375/bu+0.02−16¢/BuNovember (X)11.2025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3650/bu+0.06−3¢/BuMarch (H)11.6200
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1675–10.2675/bu+0.02−43–−33¢/BuNovember (X)10.9950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1150–10.2450/bu+0.06−28–−15¢/BuMarch (H)11.3317
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2475–10.3475/bu+0.02−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.0025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2150–10.3150/bu+0.06−18–−8¢/BuMarch (H)11.3600
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8675–10.3475/bu+0.02−73–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.7545
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8650–10.4950/bu+0.06−53–+10¢/BuMarch (H)11.2400
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0475–10.1975/bu+0.01−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.8525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7650–9.9750/bu+0.04−63–−42¢/BuMarch (H)10.9867
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1475–10.2475/bu+0.02−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.8900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9650–10.1950/bu+0.06−43–−20¢/BuMarch (H)11.0900
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0875–10.2475/bu+0.02−51–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.8833
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9350–10.1250/bu+0.04−46–−27¢/BuMarch (H)11.0731
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9575–10.1975/bu+0.02−64–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.9092
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9150–10.1750/bu+0.06−48–−22¢/BuMarch (H)11.2243
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1975/bu+0.02−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.9192
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1450–10.1750/bu+0.06−25–−22¢/BuMarch (H)11.0850
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8975–10.2475/bu+0.02−70–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.8039
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7950–10.3250/bu+0.06−60–−7¢/BuMarch (H)11.1243
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.2450–10.4850/bu+0.01−15–+9¢/BuMarch (H)11.3840
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3450–10.3950/bu+0.01−5–0¢/BuMarch (H)11.4050
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2950–10.3950/bu+0.06−10–0¢/BuMarch (H)11.4050

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7725–5.8225/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7725/bu+0.03−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6725–5.7225/bu+0.03−50–−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.8500–5.9000/bu+0.05−5–0¢/BuMarch (H)5.7350

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5700/bu+0.05−18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9425/bu+0.07+3¢/BuMarch (H)4.1575
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3500–4.4300/bu+0.05−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7925–4.8525/bu+0.05−12–−6¢/BuMarch (H)3.8975
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4500/bu+0.05−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8125–4.9525/bu+0.07−10–+4¢/BuMarch (H)3.9600
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0200–4.6000/bu+0.05−73–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4525–5.1125/bu+0.07−46–+20¢/BuMarch (H)3.8015
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3500–4.4500/bu+0.05−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1767
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4525–4.7125/bu+0.07−46–−20¢/BuMarch (H)3.8325
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3300–4.4000/bu+0.05−42–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1363
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5625–4.6925/bu+0.07−35–−22¢/BuMarch (H)3.7363
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2900–4.5000/bu+0.05−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1194
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5525–4.7425/bu+0.07−36–−17¢/BuMarch (H)3.8031
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2000–4.5400/bu+0.05−55–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0917
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5525–4.7625/bu+0.07−36–−15¢/BuMarch (H)3.8463
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3500/bu+0.05−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7125–4.7625/bu+0.07−20–−15¢/BuMarch (H)3.8055
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2300–4.4000/bu+0.05−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0807
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5125–4.6825/bu+0.07−40–−23¢/BuMarch (H)3.7718
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7625–4.9225/bu+0.07−15–+1¢/BuMarch (H)3.9942
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.8125–4.9725/bu+0.07−10–+6¢/BuMarch (H)3.9675
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.8125–4.9725/bu+0.07−10–+6¢/BuMarch (H)3.7725
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.