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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Dec 11
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2350/bu+0.03+30¢/BuJanuary (F)10.3275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0150/bu+0.10+8¢/BuJanuary (F)10.3075
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8550–10.9550/bu+0.04−8–+2¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9858
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7350–10.8150/bu+0.02−20–−12¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9992
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8050–11.0050/bu+0.08−13–+7¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7650–10.9650/bu+0.05−17–+3¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0500
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6250–11.2550/bu+0.06−31–+32¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5650–11.1650/bu+0.04−37–+23¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9755
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4350–10.6850/bu+0.02−50–−25¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6308
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3850–10.5850/bu+0.05−55–−35¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5825
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6150–10.7850/bu+0.03−32–−15¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7638
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5650–10.7850/bu+0.03−37–−15¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7275
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5550–10.7750/bu+0.02−38–−16¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7488
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5250–10.7550/bu+0.02−41–−18¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7119
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7350–10.9650/bu+0.04−20–+3¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6950–10.8750/bu+0.08−24–−6¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9304
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7350/bu+0.02−20¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7808
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6750–10.6850/bu+0.02−26–−25¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7575
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3550–10.7650/bu+0.02−58–−17¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6789
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4350–10.6950/bu+0.02−50–−24¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7246
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.8850–10.9850/bu+0.02−5–+5¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0455
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8350–10.9350/bu+0.02−10–0¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0075
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8350–10.9350/bu+0.02−10–0¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0075

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0900/bu+0.03−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.4000
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7850–4.9350/bu—−55–−40¢/BuMarch (H)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.1550–5.1850/bu+0.04−18–−15¢/BuMarch (H)5.4625

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7250/bu+0.05+26¢/BuMarch (H)4.7150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5950/bu+0.01+13¢/BuMarch (H)4.5850
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4150–4.4350/bu+0.06−5–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.3683
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3750–4.4350/bu+0.20−9–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.3683
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4450–4.5050/bu+0.06−2–+4¢/BuMarch (H)4.4425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4250–4.4950/bu+0.10−4–+3¢/BuMarch (H)4.3925
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1150–4.6950/bu+0.03−35–+23¢/BuMarch (H)4.3000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0650–4.6650/bu+0.01−40–+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.2650
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0450–4.3050/bu+0.02−42–−16¢/BuMarch (H)4.1807
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0450–4.2950/bu+0.02−42–−17¢/BuMarch (H)4.1389
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1450–4.3150/bu+0.02−32–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.1438
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1050–4.2650/bu+0.02−36–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.1425
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1450–4.3450/bu+0.02−32–−12¢/BuMarch (H)4.2025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1250–4.3150/bu+0.02−34–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.1869
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2550–4.4250/bu+0.07−21–−4¢/BuMarch (H)4.3150
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2450–4.3850/bu+0.02−22–−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.2825
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2650–4.3350/bu+0.02−20–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.2900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2350–4.3050/bu+0.02−23–−16¢/BuMarch (H)4.2725
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1250–4.2550/bu+0.02−34–−21¢/BuMarch (H)4.1579
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1050–4.2550/bu+0.02−36–−21¢/BuMarch (H)4.1671
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3050–4.5250/bu+0.02−16–+6¢/BuMarch (H)4.3788
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4050–4.4650/bu+0.02−6–0¢/BuMarch (H)4.4250
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4050–4.4650/bu+0.02−6–0¢/BuMarch (H)4.4250
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.