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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Dec 8
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2275/bu+0.04+29¢/BuJanuary (F)10.2700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1675/bu+0.12+23¢/BuJanuary (F)10.2500
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8375–10.8875/bu+0.12−10–−5¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9283
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7375–10.8375/bu+0.12−20–−10¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9383
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9475–10.9675/bu+0.12+1–+3¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8375–10.9375/bu+0.12−10–0¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0050
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5875–11.1575/bu+0.12−35–+22¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5475–11.1375/bu+0.12−39–+20¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9040
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4375–10.6675/bu+0.14−50–−27¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5733
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3775–10.5775/bu+0.12−56–−36¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5250
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6075–10.7875/bu+0.12−33–−15¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7063
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5575–10.7875/bu+0.12−38–−15¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6775
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5575–10.7275/bu+0.12−38–−21¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6856
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5275–10.6975/bu+0.12−41–−24¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6538
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7175–10.9675/bu+0.12−22–+3¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8733
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6375–10.8375/bu+0.12−30–−10¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8771
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7375/bu+0.12−20¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7233
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6775–10.6875/bu+0.11−26–−25¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7067
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3575–10.7375/bu+0.12−58–−20¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6214
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4375–10.7175/bu+0.10−50–−22¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6800
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.8375–10.9875/bu+0.04−10–+5¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0040
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8375–10.9375/bu—−10–0¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9500
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7375–10.9375/bu+0.12−20–0¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9500

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1025/bu+0.01−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.3825
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8600–4.9475/bu+0.02−50–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.1675–5.2475/bu+0.11−18–−10¢/BuMarch (H)5.4875

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6775/bu+0.05+24¢/BuMarch (H)4.6975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6475/bu+0.01+21¢/BuMarch (H)4.6375
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3475–4.3975/bu+0.01−9–−4¢/BuMarch (H)4.3775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1925–4.4075/bu+0.01−17–−3¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3725
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3775–4.4475/bu+0.01−6–+1¢/BuMarch (H)4.4475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3425–4.4675/bu+0.01−2–+3¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4050
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1375–4.6075/bu+0.01−30–+17¢/BuMarch (H)4.3325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675–4.6275/bu+0.01−37–+19¢/BuMarch (H)4.2995
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0175–4.2775/bu+0.01−42–−16¢/BuMarch (H)4.1632
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9975–4.2675/bu+0.14−44–−17¢/BuMarch (H)4.1486
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1175–4.2875/bu+0.01−32–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.1263
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0375–4.2675/bu+0.01−40–−17¢/BuMarch (H)4.1188
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1175–4.2875/bu+0.01−32–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.1925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0975–4.2675/bu+0.01−34–−17¢/BuMarch (H)4.1806
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1775–4.4475/bu+0.01−26–+1¢/BuMarch (H)4.3389
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2175–4.3775/bu+0.09−22–−6¢/BuMarch (H)4.3150
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2375–4.3075/bu+0.01−20–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.2700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2075–4.2775/bu+0.01−23–−16¢/BuMarch (H)4.2575
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0975–4.2275/bu+0.01−34–−21¢/BuMarch (H)4.1404
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0775–4.2275/bu+0.01−36–−21¢/BuMarch (H)4.1668
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2775–4.4375/bu+0.03−16–0¢/BuMarch (H)4.3946
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3375–4.3775/bu—−10–−6¢/BuMarch (H)4.4075
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3375–4.3775/bu+0.09−10–−6¢/BuMarch (H)4.4075
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.