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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, Dec 12
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0675/bu+0.17+30¢/BuJanuary (F)10.2525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8475/bu+0.17+8¢/BuJanuary (F)10.2225
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6875–10.7875/bu+0.17−8–+2¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9108
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5675–10.6275/bu+0.17−20–−14¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9242
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6375–10.8375/bu+0.17−13–+7¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5975–10.7375/bu+0.17−17–−3¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9650
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4575–11.0875/bu+0.17−31–+32¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2875–10.9975/bu+0.28−48–+23¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8965
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2675–10.5175/bu+0.17−50–−25¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5558
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1975–10.4175/bu+0.19−57–−35¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5075
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4475–10.6175/bu+0.17−32–−15¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6888
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3975–10.6175/bu+0.17−37–−15¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6525
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3875–10.6075/bu+0.17−38–−16¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6738
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3575–10.5875/bu+0.17−41–−18¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6369
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5675–10.7975/bu+0.17−20–+3¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8558
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4675–10.6175/bu+0.23−30–−15¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8539
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5675/bu+0.17−20¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7058
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5075–10.5175/bu+0.17−26–−25¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6825
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1875–10.5875/bu+0.17−58–−18¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6039
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2675–10.5075/bu+0.17−50–−26¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6496
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.7175–10.8175/bu+0.17−5–+5¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9665
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6675–10.7675/bu+0.17−10–0¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9325
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6675–10.7675/bu+0.17−10–0¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9325

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0575/bu+0.03−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.3375
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7425–4.8925/bu+0.04−55–−40¢/BuMarch (H)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.1125–5.1425/bu+0.04−18–−15¢/BuMarch (H)5.3400

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6175/bu+0.11+21¢/BuMarch (H)4.7000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5375/bu+0.06+13¢/BuMarch (H)4.5600
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3375–4.3675/bu+0.08−7–−4¢/BuMarch (H)4.3550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2875–4.3775/bu+0.09−12–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.3383
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4075–4.4475/bu+0.040–+4¢/BuMarch (H)4.4225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3675–4.4075/bu+0.06−4–0¢/BuMarch (H)4.3600
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0575–4.6375/bu+0.06−35–+23¢/BuMarch (H)4.2725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9775–4.6075/bu+0.09−43–+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.2480
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9875–4.2475/bu+0.06−42–−16¢/BuMarch (H)4.1657
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9975–4.2375/bu+0.05−41–−17¢/BuMarch (H)4.1771
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0875–4.2575/bu+0.06−32–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.1288
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0475–4.2075/bu+0.06−36–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.1288
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0875–4.2875/bu+0.06−32–−12¢/BuMarch (H)4.1850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675–4.2575/bu+0.06−34–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.1719
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1975–4.3675/bu+0.06−21–−4¢/BuMarch (H)4.2943
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1575–4.3275/bu+0.09−25–−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.2638
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2075–4.2775/bu+0.06−20–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.2750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1775–4.2475/bu+0.06−23–−16¢/BuMarch (H)4.2575
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675–4.1975/bu+0.06−34–−21¢/BuMarch (H)4.1429
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0475–4.2375/bu+0.06−36–−17¢/BuMarch (H)4.1414
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2475–4.4675/bu+0.06−16–+6¢/BuMarch (H)4.3583
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3475–4.4075/bu+0.06−6–0¢/BuMarch (H)4.4100
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3475–4.4075/bu+0.06−6–0¢/BuMarch (H)4.4100
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.