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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Dec 29
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8050/bu+0.08+31¢/BuJanuary (F)10.1700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7750/bu+0.09+28¢/BuJanuary (F)10.1400
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4550–10.5050/bu+0.09−4–+1¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4450–10.4950/bu+0.09−5–0¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8483
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5450–10.5750/bu+0.09+5–+8¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5150–10.5650/bu+0.09+2–+7¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8775
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2350–10.8150/bu+0.09−26–+32¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8380
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2150–10.7950/bu+0.09−28–+30¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8300
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0650–10.2450/bu+0.02−43–−25¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5092
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0350–10.2150/bu+0.03−46–−28¢/BuJanuary (F)9.4913
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0250–10.3450/bu+0.09−47–−15¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6241
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1550–10.3450/bu+0.09−34–−15¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6063
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1450–10.3250/bu+0.04−49–−17¢/BuMarch (H)9.6248
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1450–10.3150/bu+0.02−49–−18¢/BuMarch (H)9.6081
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3150–10.5450/bu+0.09−18–+5¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7986
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2950–10.5250/bu+0.09−20–+3¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7800
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2950–10.3150/bu+0.09−20–−18¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6367
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2350–10.3150/bu+0.09−26–−18¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6433
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9950–10.3650/bu+0.09−50–−13¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5514
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9950–10.3150/bu+0.09−50–−18¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5229
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.4450–10.6450/bu+0.09−5–+15¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8505
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4450/bu+0.09−5¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8700
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3950/bu+0.09−10¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9088

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9725/bu+0.05−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.2875
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5800–4.7300/bu+0.06−55–−40¢/BuMarch (H)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.9500–4.9800/bu+0.06−18–−15¢/BuMarch (H)5.5325

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6425/bu+0.06+22¢/BuMarch (H)4.7225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6025/bu+0.07+18¢/BuMarch (H)4.6525
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3325–4.3825/bu+0.08−9–−4¢/BuMarch (H)4.4392
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3225–4.3625/bu+0.06−10–−6¢/BuMarch (H)4.4125
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3825–4.4525/bu+0.08−4–+3¢/BuMarch (H)4.4975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3325–4.4325/bu+0.09−9–+1¢/BuMarch (H)4.4525
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0625–4.6525/bu+0.08−36–+23¢/BuMarch (H)4.4050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0325–4.6225/bu+0.08−39–+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.3525
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0225–4.2625/bu+0.08−40–−16¢/BuMarch (H)4.2625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0125–4.2525/bu+0.08−41–−17¢/BuMarch (H)4.2468
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1025–4.2925/bu+0.08−32–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.2475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0625–4.2525/bu+0.08−36–−17¢/BuMarch (H)4.2325
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1225–4.3025/bu+0.05−30–−12¢/BuMarch (H)4.2888
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1225–4.2725/bu+0.04−30–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.2794
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2225–4.3725/bu+0.08−20–−5¢/BuMarch (H)4.4125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2025–4.3725/bu+0.08−22–−5¢/BuMarch (H)4.3713
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2225–4.2925/bu+0.08−20–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.3775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2225–4.2925/bu+0.08−20–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.3775
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0825–4.2425/bu+0.08−34–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.2411
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0825–4.2125/bu+0.08−34–−21¢/BuMarch (H)4.2154
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2925–4.4825/bu+0.08−13–+6¢/BuMarch (H)4.4842
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4325–4.4725/bu+0.08+1–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.5025
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3825–4.4725/bu+0.08−4–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.5025
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.