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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, Jan 9
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6175/bu+0.01−10¢/BuNovember (X)10.1800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8550/bu+0.01+23¢/BuMarch (H)10.4525
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2375–10.3175/bu+0.01−48–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4350–10.5050/bu+0.01−19–−12¢/BuMarch (H)10.1908
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3175–10.3675/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9767
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5450–10.6050/bu+0.01−8–−2¢/BuMarch (H)10.2700
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9875–10.5175/bu+0.01−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2950–10.8250/bu+0.03−33–+20¢/BuMarch (H)10.2125
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1675–10.2975/bu+0.01−55–−42¢/BuNovember (X)9.8225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0750–10.3050/bu+0.01−55–−32¢/BuMarch (H)9.8592
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2175–10.3675/bu+0.01−50–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8663
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1950–10.3850/bu+0.01−43–−24¢/BuMarch (H)9.9475
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2075–10.3875/bu+0.01−51–−33¢/BuNovember (X)9.8787
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1750–10.4150/bu+0.01−45–−21¢/BuMarch (H)9.9475
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1675–10.3175/bu+0.01−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8733
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3650–10.6050/bu+0.01−26–−2¢/BuMarch (H)10.1625
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3175/bu+0.01−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3250–10.3750/bu+0.01−30–−25¢/BuMarch (H)10.0125
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9675–10.2675/bu+0.01−75–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.8280
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0350–10.3750/bu+0.02−45–−25¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8932
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.5750–10.6750/bu+0.06−5–+5¢/BuMarch (H)10.2245
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4250/bu+0.01−20¢/BuMarch (H)10.2425
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4250/bu+0.01−20¢/BuMarch (H)10.2425

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9575/bu+0.00−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.1700
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9275–5.0575/bu+0.00−48–−35¢/BuJuly (N)5.1450
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0075/bu+0.00−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.0617
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.0225/bu+0.01−15¢/BuMarch (H)5.3575

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5600/bu+0.01−8¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6475/bu+0.00+19¢/BuMarch (H)4.7850
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700–4.2900/bu+0.01−37–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3375–4.3775/bu+0.01−12–−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.6000
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3400/bu+0.01−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4075–4.4775/bu+0.00−5–+2¢/BuMarch (H)4.6425
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9400–4.4400/bu+0.01−70–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1075–4.7175/bu+0.01−35–+26¢/BuMarch (H)4.5675
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2400–4.2900/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0475–4.2875/bu+0.00−41–−17¢/BuMarch (H)4.4164
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1900–4.2900/bu+0.01−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1375–4.3275/bu+0.00−32–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.4088
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1900–4.3900/bu+0.01−45–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1065
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1775–4.3375/bu+0.00−28–−12¢/BuMarch (H)4.4644
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0600–4.4200/bu+0.01−58–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0742
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2875–4.4175/bu+0.01−17–−4¢/BuMarch (H)4.5663
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2400–4.2900/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2775–4.3275/bu+0.00−18–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.5600
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0200–4.2700/bu+0.01−62–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0845
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1275–4.2675/bu+0.00−33–−19¢/BuMarch (H)4.3750
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3275–4.5375/bu+0.00−13–+8¢/BuMarch (H)4.6417
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4375–4.5075/bu+0.00−2–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.6850
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4375–4.5075/bu+0.00−2–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.6850
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.