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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Dec 31
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6150/bu+0.16+31¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6150/bu+0.16+31¢/BuJanuary (F)—
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2650–10.3150/bu+0.16−4–+1¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2750–10.3250/bu+0.14−3–+2¢/BuJanuary (F)—
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3550–10.3850/bu+0.16+5–+8¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3050–10.4050/bu+0.180–+10¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0450–10.6250/bu+0.16−26–+32¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1350–10.6350/bu+0.05−17–+33¢/BuJanuary (F)—
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8850–10.0950/bu+0.16−42–−21¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8650–10.0650/bu+0.16−44–−24¢/BuJanuary (F)—
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8350–10.2950/bu+0.16−47–−18¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9650–10.1750/bu+0.16−34–−30¢/BuJanuary (F)—
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9850–10.3250/bu+0.15−49–−15¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9250–10.3250/bu+0.21−38–−15¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1250–10.3550/bu+0.16−18–+5¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1050–10.4750/bu+0.16−20–0¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1050–10.1250/bu+0.16−20–−18¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0450–10.1250/bu+0.16−26–−18¢/BuJanuary (F)—
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8050–10.2050/bu+0.16−50–−10¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8050–10.1250/bu+0.16−50–−18¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.2550–10.4550/bu+0.16−5–+15¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2550/bu+0.16−5¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2050/bu+0.16−10¢/BuJanuary (F)—

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9125/bu+0.03−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5200–4.6700/bu+0.04−55–−40¢/BuMarch (H)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.8900–4.9200/bu+0.04−18–−15¢/BuMarch (H)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6225/bu+0.00+22¢/BuMarch (H)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5525/bu+0.00+15¢/BuMarch (H)—
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3125–4.3625/bu+0.00−9–−4¢/BuMarch (H)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3125–4.3525/bu+0.01−9–−5¢/BuMarch (H)—
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3625–4.4325/bu+0.00−4–+3¢/BuMarch (H)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3125–4.4125/bu+0.00−9–+1¢/BuMarch (H)—
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0425–4.6325/bu+0.00−36–+23¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1025–4.6025/bu+0.09−30–+20¢/BuMarch (H)—
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9925–4.2425/bu+0.00−41–−16¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9825–4.2325/bu+0.00−42–−17¢/BuMarch (H)—
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0025–4.2725/bu+0.08−40–−13¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0425–4.1825/bu+0.00−36–−22¢/BuMarch (H)—
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1025–4.2825/bu+0.00−30–−12¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1025–4.2525/bu+0.00−30–−15¢/BuMarch (H)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2025–4.3525/bu+0.00−20–−5¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1825–4.3925/bu+0.00−22–−1¢/BuMarch (H)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2025–4.2725/bu+0.00−20–−13¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2025–4.2725/bu+0.00−20–−13¢/BuMarch (H)—
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0825–4.2225/bu+0.00−32–−18¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0725–4.1925/bu+0.01−33–−21¢/BuMarch (H)—
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2725–4.4625/bu+0.00−13–+6¢/BuMarch (H)—
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4125–4.4525/bu+0.00+1–+5¢/BuMarch (H)—
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3625–4.4525/bu+0.00−4–+5¢/BuMarch (H)—
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.