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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, Feb 25
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3500/bu+0.01−16¢/BuNovember (X)11.1975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2825/bu+0.02−3¢/BuMarch (H)11.6025
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0800–10.1800/bu+0.01−43–−33¢/BuNovember (X)10.9900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1625–10.3125/bu+0.15−15–0¢/BuMarch (H)11.3142
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1600–10.2600/bu+0.01−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.9975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1325–10.2925/bu+0.02−18–−2¢/BuMarch (H)11.3600
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7800–10.2600/bu+0.01−73–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.7495
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8325–10.4125/bu+0.07−48–+10¢/BuMarch (H)11.2445
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9600–10.1100/bu+0.01−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.8455
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7525–9.9425/bu+0.02−56–−37¢/BuMarch (H)10.9708
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0600–10.1600/bu+0.01−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.8850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9125–10.1125/bu+0.05−40–−20¢/BuMarch (H)11.0931
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0000–10.1600/bu+0.01−51–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.8784
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8625–10.0625/bu+0.02−45–−25¢/BuMarch (H)11.0856
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8700–10.1100/bu+0.01−64–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.9042
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8825–10.1425/bu+0.07−43–−17¢/BuMarch (H)11.2254
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1100/bu+0.01−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.9142
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0625–10.0925/bu+0.02−25–−22¢/BuMarch (H)11.0800
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8100–10.1600/bu+0.01−70–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.7989
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7525–10.0825/bu+0.02−56–−23¢/BuMarch (H)11.1089
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.1625–10.4125/bu+0.02−15–+10¢/BuMarch (H)11.3875
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2625–10.3125/bu+0.02−5–0¢/BuMarch (H)11.3850
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2125–10.3125/bu+0.02−10–0¢/BuMarch (H)11.3850

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6225–5.6725/bu+0.06−40–−35¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6225/bu+0.06−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5225–5.5725/bu+0.06−50–−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.6775–5.7275/bu+0.06−5–0¢/BuMarch (H)5.8600

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5200/bu+0.01−18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8175/bu+0.04+2¢/BuMarch (H)4.2825
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3000–4.3800/bu+0.01−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6775–4.7375/bu+0.03−12–−6¢/BuMarch (H)4.0208
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4000/bu+0.01−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6975–4.8175/bu+0.03−10–+2¢/BuMarch (H)4.1175
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9700–4.5500/bu+0.01−73–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3775–5.0175/bu+0.01−42–+22¢/BuMarch (H)3.9145
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3000–4.4000/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2833
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3575–4.5975/bu+0.03−44–−20¢/BuMarch (H)3.9246
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2800–4.3500/bu+0.01−42–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2413
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4475–4.6175/bu+0.03−35–−18¢/BuMarch (H)3.8428
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2600–4.4500/bu+0.01−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4375–4.6275/bu+0.03−36–−17¢/BuMarch (H)3.9019
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1500–4.4900/bu+0.01−55–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1967
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4375–4.6875/bu+0.03−36–−11¢/BuMarch (H)3.9575
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3000/bu+0.01−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5975–4.6475/bu+0.03−20–−15¢/BuMarch (H)3.9005
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1800–4.3500/bu+0.01−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1857
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3975–4.5875/bu+0.03−40–−21¢/BuMarch (H)3.8800
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6475–4.8275/bu+0.03−15–+3¢/BuMarch (H)4.0696
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6975–4.8575/bu+0.03−10–+6¢/BuMarch (H)4.0525
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6975–4.8575/bu+0.03−10–+6¢/BuMarch (H)4.0050
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.