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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, Jan 2
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5275/bu—−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.9525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6375/bu+0.02+18¢/BuMarch (H)10.0800
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1475–10.2275/bu—−48–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2650–10.3450/bu+0.01−3–+5¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8325
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2275–10.2775/bu—−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7492
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3475–10.3950/bu+0.04−11–+10¢/BuMarch (H)9.9325
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8975–10.4275/bu—−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.5775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1975–10.6050/bu+0.06−26–+31¢/BuMarch (H)9.8815
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9250–10.1775/bu—−37–−45¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8950–10.0950/bu+0.03−40–−20¢/BuJanuary (F)9.4983
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1075–10.2275/bu—−52–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6388
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9750–10.1575/bu+0.01−32–−30¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6213
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8450–10.2975/bu—−45–−33¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6438
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9675–10.2675/bu+0.04−49–−19¢/BuMarch (H)9.6052
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7850–10.2275/bu—−51–−40¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6458
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0950–10.5075/bu+0.01−20–+5¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8232
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2275/bu—−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0350–10.0950/bu+0.01−26–−20¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6775
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8775–10.1675/bu—−75–−46¢/BuNovember (X)9.6450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8575–10.1850/bu+0.05−60–−11¢/BuMarch (H)9.5329
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.3575–10.4575/bu+0.10−10–0¢/BuMarch (H)9.8575
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2575/bu—−20¢/BuMarch (H)9.9075
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2575/bu+0.05−20¢/BuMarch (H)9.9075

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8600/bu+0.05−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.1175
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8300–4.9600/bu—−48–−35¢/BuJuly (N)5.0925
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9100/bu—−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.0092
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.8850–4.9150/bu+0.01−18–−15¢/BuMarch (H)5.3425

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5050/bu—−8¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5450/bu+0.01+17¢/BuMarch (H)4.6875
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2150–4.2350/bu—−37–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2950–4.3350/bu+0.02−8–−4¢/BuMarch (H)4.4008
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2850/bu—−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2650–4.3950/bu+0.05−11–+2¢/BuMarch (H)4.4525
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8850–4.3850/bu—−70–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1350–4.5750/bu+0.03−24–+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.3900
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0750–4.2350/bu—−30–−35¢/BuMarch (H)4.0475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9650–4.2150/bu+0.02−41–−16¢/BuMarch (H)4.2332
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1350–4.2350/bu—−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0550–4.1750/bu+0.01−32–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.2263
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1350–4.3350/bu—−45–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0115
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0450–4.2150/bu+0.06−33–−16¢/BuMarch (H)4.2725
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8550–4.3650/bu—−52–−22¢/BuMarch (H)3.9792
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1750–4.4450/bu+0.01−20–+7¢/BuMarch (H)4.3875
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1850–4.2350/bu—−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1750–4.1950/bu+0.03−20–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.3625
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7550–4.1850/bu—−62–−40¢/BuMarch (H)4.0025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9150–4.1450/bu+0.16−46–−23¢/BuMarch (H)4.2089
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2450–4.4750/bu+0.03−13–+10¢/BuMarch (H)4.4758
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3850–4.4250/bu—+1–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.4875
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3750–4.4250/bu+0.010–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.4875
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.