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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Feb 26
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4375–5.4875/bu+0.09−50–−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.6100–5.6600/bu+0.07−5–0¢/BuMarch (H)5.7100
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5375–5.5875/bu+0.09−40–−35¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5375/bu+0.09−40¢/BuJuly (N)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4900/bu+0.03−18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8025/bu+0.02+2¢/BuMarch (H)4.3525
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700–4.3500/bu+0.03−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6625–4.7225/bu+0.02−12–−6¢/BuMarch (H)4.1158
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700/bu+0.03−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6825–4.7925/bu+0.02−10–+1¢/BuMarch (H)4.1700
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9400–4.5200/bu+0.03−73–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1150
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3525–5.0025/bu+0.03−43–+22¢/BuMarch (H)3.9845
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700–4.3700/bu+0.03−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3158
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3625–4.5825/bu+0.01−42–−20¢/BuMarch (H)3.9732
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2500–4.3200/bu+0.03−42–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2738
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4325–4.6025/bu+0.02−35–−18¢/BuMarch (H)3.9078
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2300–4.4200/bu+0.03−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4225–4.6125/bu+0.02−36–−17¢/BuMarch (H)3.9567
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1200–4.4600/bu+0.03−55–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2292
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4225–4.6625/bu+0.02−36–−12¢/BuMarch (H)4.0200
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700/bu+0.03−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5825–4.6325/bu+0.02−20–−15¢/BuMarch (H)3.9505
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1500–4.3200/bu+0.03−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2182
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3825–4.5725/bu+0.02−40–−21¢/BuMarch (H)3.9389
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6325–4.8125/bu+0.02−15–+3¢/BuMarch (H)4.1246
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6825–4.8425/bu+0.02−10–+6¢/BuMarch (H)4.1025
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6825–4.8425/bu+0.02−10–+6¢/BuMarch (H)4.0500

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2950/bu+0.06−16¢/BuNovember (X)11.2500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2150/bu+0.07−3¢/BuMarch (H)11.6400
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0250–10.1250/bu+0.06−43–−33¢/BuNovember (X)11.0425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0950–10.2450/bu+0.07−15–0¢/BuMarch (H)11.3500
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1050–10.2050/bu+0.06−35–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.0500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1050–10.2250/bu+0.03−14–−2¢/BuMarch (H)11.3900
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7250–10.2050/bu+0.06−73–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.8020
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7650–10.4950/bu+0.07−48–+25¢/BuMarch (H)11.2760
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9050–10.0550/bu+0.06−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.8980
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7150–9.8750/bu+0.04−53–−37¢/BuMarch (H)11.0033
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0050–10.1050/bu+0.06−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.9375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8450–10.0450/bu+0.07−40–−20¢/BuMarch (H)11.1266
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9450–10.1050/bu+0.06−51–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.9309
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7950–9.9950/bu+0.07−45–−25¢/BuMarch (H)11.1250
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8150–10.0550/bu+0.06−64–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.9567
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8150–10.0750/bu+0.07−43–−17¢/BuMarch (H)11.2586
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0550/bu+0.06−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.9667
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9950–10.0250/bu+0.07−25–−22¢/BuMarch (H)11.1200
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7550–10.1050/bu+0.06−70–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.8514
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6850–10.0150/bu+0.07−56–−23¢/BuMarch (H)11.1364
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.0950–10.3950/bu+0.07−15–+15¢/BuMarch (H)11.4185
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1950–10.2450/bu+0.07−5–0¢/BuMarch (H)11.4213
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1450–10.2450/bu+0.07−10–0¢/BuMarch (H)11.4213
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.