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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Jan 8
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6300/bu+0.02−10¢/BuNovember (X)10.0075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8425/bu+0.05+23¢/BuMarch (H)10.1900
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2500–10.3300/bu+0.02−48–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4225–10.4925/bu+0.06−19–−12¢/BuMarch (H)9.9317
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3300–10.3800/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8042
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5325–10.5725/bu+0.06−8–−4¢/BuMarch (H)10.0075
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0000–10.5300/bu+0.02−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.6325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2625–10.8125/bu+0.06−35–+20¢/BuMarch (H)9.9460
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1800–10.3100/bu+0.02−55–−42¢/BuNovember (X)9.6500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0625–10.2925/bu+0.05−55–−32¢/BuMarch (H)9.5950
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2300–10.3800/bu+0.02−50–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6938
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1825–10.3725/bu+0.04−43–−24¢/BuMarch (H)9.6913
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2200–10.4000/bu+0.02−51–−33¢/BuNovember (X)9.7062
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1625–10.4025/bu+0.06−45–−21¢/BuMarch (H)9.6856
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1800–10.3300/bu+0.02−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7008
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3525–10.5925/bu+0.02−26–−2¢/BuMarch (H)9.8943
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3300/bu+0.02−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3125–10.4125/bu+0.06−30–−20¢/BuMarch (H)9.7500
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9800–10.2800/bu+0.02−75–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.6555
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0200–10.3625/bu+0.06−45–−25¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6479
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.5125–10.6625/bu+0.06−10–+5¢/BuMarch (H)9.9620
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4125/bu+0.06−20¢/BuMarch (H)9.9800
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4125/bu+0.06−20¢/BuMarch (H)9.9800

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9600/bu+0.02−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.1750
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9300–5.0600/bu+0.02−48–−35¢/BuJuly (N)5.1500
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0100/bu+0.02−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.0667
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.0300/bu—−15¢/BuMarch (H)5.3900

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5650/bu+0.01−8¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6500/bu+0.01+19¢/BuMarch (H)4.6900
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2750–4.2950/bu+0.01−37–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3500–4.3900/bu+0.04−11–−7¢/BuMarch (H)4.4550
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3450/bu+0.01−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4100–4.4800/bu+0.03−5–+2¢/BuMarch (H)4.5100
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9450–4.4450/bu+0.01−70–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1000–4.7200/bu+0.01−36–+26¢/BuMarch (H)4.4225
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2450–4.2950/bu+0.06−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0500–4.2900/bu+0.01−41–−17¢/BuMarch (H)4.2714
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1950–4.2950/bu+0.01−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1400–4.3300/bu+0.01−32–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.2750
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1950–4.3950/bu+0.01−45–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0740
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1800–4.3400/bu+0.01−28–−12¢/BuMarch (H)4.3219
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0650–4.4250/bu+0.01−58–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0417
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2800–4.4100/bu+0.01−18–−5¢/BuMarch (H)4.4288
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2450–4.2950/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2800–4.3300/bu+0.02−18–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.4150
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0250–4.2750/bu+0.01−62–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0520
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1300–4.2700/bu+0.02−33–−19¢/BuMarch (H)4.2371
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3300–4.5400/bu+0.01−13–+8¢/BuMarch (H)4.5133
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4400–4.5100/bu+0.01−2–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.5400
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4400–4.5100/bu+0.01−2–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.5400
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.