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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Jan 12
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5700/bu+0.05−10¢/BuNovember (X)10.3800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7300/bu+0.13+24¢/BuMarch (H)10.7100
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1900–10.2700/bu+0.05−48–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.1300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3000–10.3700/bu+0.14−19–−12¢/BuMarch (H)10.4550
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2700–10.3200/bu+0.05−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.1767
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4100–10.4700/bu+0.14−8–−2¢/BuMarch (H)10.5175
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9400–10.4700/bu+0.05−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.0050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1600–10.7200/bu+0.14−33–+23¢/BuMarch (H)10.4400
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1200–10.2200/bu+0.05−55–−45¢/BuNovember (X)10.0225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9400–10.1700/bu+0.14−55–−32¢/BuMarch (H)10.1250
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1700–10.3200/bu+0.05−50–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.0663
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0600–10.2500/bu+0.14−43–−24¢/BuMarch (H)10.2213
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1600–10.3400/bu+0.05−51–−33¢/BuNovember (X)10.0787
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0500–10.2600/bu+0.13−44–−23¢/BuMarch (H)10.2144
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1200–10.2700/bu+0.05−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0733
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2300–10.4700/bu+0.14−26–−2¢/BuMarch (H)10.4129
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2700/bu+0.05−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.1100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1900–10.2400/bu+0.14−30–−25¢/BuMarch (H)10.2900
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9200–10.2200/bu+0.05−75–−45¢/BuNovember (X)10.0280
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9300–10.2500/bu+0.11−56–−24¢/BuMarch (H)10.1671
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.4400–10.5400/bu+0.14−5–+5¢/BuMarch (H)10.5100
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2900/bu+0.14−20¢/BuMarch (H)10.5200
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2900/bu+0.14−20¢/BuMarch (H)10.5200

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9075/bu+0.05−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.3000
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8775–4.9575/bu+0.05−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.2750
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9575/bu+0.05−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.1917
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.9625/bu+0.06−15¢/BuMarch (H)5.5000

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4350/bu+0.13−8¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4050/bu+0.24+19¢/BuMarch (H)4.8250
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1450–4.1650/bu+0.13−37–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0950–4.1350/bu+0.24−12–−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.6400
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2150/bu+0.13−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1850–4.2350/bu+0.22−3–+2¢/BuMarch (H)4.6925
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8150–4.2650/bu+0.13−70–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8750–4.4150/bu+0.23−34–+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.5525
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1150–4.1650/bu+0.13−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8050–4.0450/bu+0.24−41–−17¢/BuMarch (H)4.4293
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0650–4.1650/bu+0.13−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8950–4.0850/bu+0.24−32–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.4550
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0650–4.2650/bu+0.13−45–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1765
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9450–4.0950/bu+0.23−27–−12¢/BuMarch (H)4.5181
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9950–4.2950/bu+0.07−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1442
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0450–4.1850/bu+0.24−17–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.6038
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1150–4.1650/bu+0.13−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0350–4.0850/bu+0.24−18–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.6200
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8950–4.1450/bu+0.13−62–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1545
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8850–4.0050/bu+0.24−33–−21¢/BuMarch (H)4.4093
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0850–4.2950/bu+0.24−13–+8¢/BuMarch (H)4.6933
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1850–4.2650/bu+0.25−3–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.7450
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1850–4.2650/bu+0.25−3–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.7450
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.