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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, Dec 9
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1625/bu+0.07+29¢/BuJanuary (F)10.3175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0925/bu+0.08+22¢/BuJanuary (F)10.2975
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7725–10.8225/bu+0.07−10–−5¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9758
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6725–10.7725/bu+0.07−20–−10¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9892
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8825–10.9025/bu+0.07+1–+3¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7725–10.8725/bu+0.07−10–0¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0475
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5225–11.0925/bu+0.07−35–+22¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4825–11.0725/bu+0.07−39–+20¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9555
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3725–10.6025/bu+0.07−50–−27¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6208
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3125–10.5125/bu+0.07−56–−36¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5725
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5425–10.7225/bu+0.07−33–−15¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7538
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4925–10.7225/bu+0.07−38–−15¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7250
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4925–10.6625/bu+0.07−38–−21¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7394
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4625–10.6325/bu+0.07−41–−24¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7044
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6525–10.9025/bu+0.07−22–+3¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9192
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5725–10.7725/bu+0.07−30–−10¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9189
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6725/bu+0.07−20¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7708
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6125–10.6225/bu+0.07−26–−25¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7642
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2925–10.6625/bu+0.07−58–−21¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6689
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3725–10.6325/bu+0.07−50–−24¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7275
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.7725–10.9225/bu+0.07−10–+5¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0515
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7725–10.8725/bu+0.07−10–0¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9975
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6725–10.8725/bu+0.07−20–0¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9975

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1000/bu+0.00−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.4200
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8625–4.9450/bu+0.00−50–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.1650–5.2450/bu+0.00−18–−10¢/BuMarch (H)5.4950

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7200/bu+0.04+24¢/BuMarch (H)4.7700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6600/bu+0.01+18¢/BuMarch (H)4.6900
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3900–4.4400/bu+0.04−9–−4¢/BuMarch (H)4.4450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2375–4.4400/bu+0.05−17–−4¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4400
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4200–4.4900/bu+0.04−6–+1¢/BuMarch (H)4.5225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3875–4.5100/bu+0.05−2–+3¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4825
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1800–4.6500/bu+0.04−30–+17¢/BuMarch (H)4.4000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1100–4.6700/bu+0.04−37–+19¢/BuMarch (H)4.3740
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0500–4.3200/bu+0.03−43–−16¢/BuMarch (H)4.2357
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0400–4.3100/bu+0.04−44–−17¢/BuMarch (H)4.2164
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1600–4.3300/bu+0.04−32–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.1988
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0800–4.3000/bu+0.04−40–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.1913
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1600–4.3300/bu+0.04−32–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.2644
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1400–4.3100/bu+0.04−34–−17¢/BuMarch (H)4.2538
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2200–4.4900/bu+0.04−26–+1¢/BuMarch (H)4.4057
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2600–4.4200/bu+0.04−22–−6¢/BuMarch (H)4.3925
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2800–4.3500/bu+0.04−20–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.3450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2500–4.3200/bu+0.04−23–−16¢/BuMarch (H)4.3400
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1400–4.2700/bu+0.04−34–−21¢/BuMarch (H)4.2129
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1200–4.2700/bu+0.04−36–−21¢/BuMarch (H)4.2357
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3200–4.4800/bu+0.04−16–0¢/BuMarch (H)4.4675
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3800–4.4200/bu+0.04−10–−6¢/BuMarch (H)4.4800
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3800–4.4200/bu+0.04−10–−6¢/BuMarch (H)4.4800
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.