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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, Jan 6
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5775/bu+0.08−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.9850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7525/bu+0.06+19¢/BuMarch (H)10.1925
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1975–10.2775/bu+0.08−48–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3725–10.4425/bu+0.06−19–−12¢/BuMarch (H)9.9142
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2775–10.3275/bu+0.08−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7817
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4525–10.5225/bu+0.06−11–−4¢/BuMarch (H)9.9900
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9475–10.4775/bu+0.08−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.6100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2125–10.7625/bu+0.08−35–+20¢/BuMarch (H)9.9245
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1275–10.3075/bu+0.08−55–−37¢/BuNovember (X)9.6275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0000–10.2425/bu+0.06−42–−32¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5658
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1775–10.2775/bu+0.08−50–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6713
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1125–10.3225/bu+0.06−45–−24¢/BuMarch (H)9.6763
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1675–10.3475/bu+0.08−51–−33¢/BuNovember (X)9.6837
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0725–10.3425/bu+0.06−49–−22¢/BuMarch (H)9.6675
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1275–10.2775/bu+0.08−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6783
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2625–10.5225/bu+0.06−30–−4¢/BuMarch (H)9.8725
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2775/bu+0.08−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2625–10.3625/bu+0.06−30–−20¢/BuMarch (H)9.7325
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9275–10.2275/bu+0.08−75–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.6775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9525–10.3125/bu+0.06−61–−25¢/BuMarch (H)9.6039
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.4625–10.6125/bu+0.06−10–+5¢/BuMarch (H)9.9365
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3625/bu+0.06−20¢/BuMarch (H)9.9625
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3625/bu+0.06−20¢/BuMarch (H)9.9625

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8775/bu+0.03−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.2550
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8475–4.9775/bu+0.03−48–−35¢/BuJuly (N)5.2300
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9275/bu+0.03−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.1467
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.9550/bu+0.02−15¢/BuMarch (H)5.4750

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5375/bu+0.02−8¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6200/bu+0.01+18¢/BuMarch (H)4.7600
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2475–4.2675/bu+0.02−37–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3600–4.4000/bu+0.02−8–−4¢/BuMarch (H)4.4750
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3175/bu+0.02−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4100–4.4600/bu+0.07−3–+2¢/BuMarch (H)4.5250
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9175–4.4175/bu+0.02−70–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0800–4.6700/bu+0.05−36–+23¢/BuMarch (H)4.4425
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1675–4.3175/bu+0.02−45–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0300–4.2800/bu+0.01−41–−16¢/BuMarch (H)4.2771
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1675–4.2675/bu+0.02−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1200–4.3100/bu+0.01−32–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.2988
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1675–4.3675/bu+0.02−45–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0665
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1400–4.2800/bu+0.01−30–−16¢/BuMarch (H)4.3425
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0375–4.3975/bu+0.02−58–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0342
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2400–4.3900/bu+0.01−20–−5¢/BuMarch (H)4.4513
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2175–4.2675/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2400–4.2600/bu+0.01−20–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.4350
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9975–4.2475/bu+0.02−62–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1200–4.2500/bu+0.01−32–−19¢/BuMarch (H)4.2814
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3100–4.5200/bu+0.01−13–+8¢/BuMarch (H)4.5500
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4200–4.4900/bu+0.01−2–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.5600
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4200–4.4900/bu+0.01−2–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.5600
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.