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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Jan 7
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6525/bu+0.08−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.9600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8900/bu+0.14+22¢/BuMarch (H)10.2350
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2725–10.3525/bu+0.08−48–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4800–10.5500/bu+0.11−19–−12¢/BuMarch (H)9.8867
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3525–10.4025/bu+0.08−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7567
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5900–10.6300/bu+0.14−8–−4¢/BuMarch (H)9.9625
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0225–10.5525/bu+0.08−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.5850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3200–10.8700/bu+0.11−35–+20¢/BuMarch (H)9.9010
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2025–10.3825/bu+0.08−55–−37¢/BuNovember (X)9.6025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1075–10.3500/bu+0.11−42–−32¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5500
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2525–10.3525/bu+0.08−50–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6463
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2200–10.4300/bu+0.11−45–−24¢/BuMarch (H)9.6463
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2425–10.4225/bu+0.08−51–−33¢/BuNovember (X)9.6587
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2200–10.4500/bu+0.15−45–−22¢/BuMarch (H)9.6400
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2025–10.3525/bu+0.08−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6533
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3700–10.6300/bu+0.11−30–−4¢/BuMarch (H)9.8479
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3525/bu+0.08−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3700–10.4700/bu+0.11−30–−20¢/BuMarch (H)9.7050
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0025–10.3025/bu+0.08−75–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.6080
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0775–10.3700/bu+0.13−45–−30¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5750
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.5700–10.7200/bu+0.11−10–+5¢/BuMarch (H)9.9170
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4700/bu+0.11−20¢/BuMarch (H)9.9350
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4700/bu+0.11−20¢/BuMarch (H)9.9350

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9425/bu+0.07−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.1950
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9125–5.0425/bu+0.07−48–−35¢/BuJuly (N)5.1700
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9925/bu+0.07−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.0867
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.0300/bu+0.08−15¢/BuMarch (H)5.4125

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5575/bu+0.02−8¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6575/bu+0.04+19¢/BuMarch (H)4.7200
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2675–4.2875/bu+0.02−37–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3875–4.4275/bu+0.03−8–−4¢/BuMarch (H)4.4350
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3375/bu+0.02−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4375–4.4875/bu+0.03−3–+2¢/BuMarch (H)4.4900
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9375–4.4375/bu+0.02−70–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1075–4.7275/bu+0.03−36–+26¢/BuMarch (H)4.4025
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1875–4.3375/bu+0.02−45–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0575–4.2975/bu+0.03−41–−17¢/BuMarch (H)4.2486
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1875–4.2875/bu+0.02−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1475–4.2675/bu+0.03−32–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.2563
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1875–4.3875/bu+0.02−45–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0540
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1875–4.3075/bu+0.05−28–−16¢/BuMarch (H)4.3025
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0575–4.4175/bu+0.02−58–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0217
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2675–4.4175/bu+0.03−20–−5¢/BuMarch (H)4.4138
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2375–4.2875/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2575–4.2875/bu+0.02−21–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.3950
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0175–4.2675/bu+0.02−62–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0320
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1475–4.2775/bu+0.03−32–−19¢/BuMarch (H)4.2243
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3375–4.5475/bu+0.03−13–+8¢/BuMarch (H)4.4933
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4475–4.5175/bu+0.03−2–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.5200
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4475–4.5175/bu+0.03−2–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.5200
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.