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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Jan 15
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5425/bu+0.06−10¢/BuNovember (X)10.0775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8000/bu+0.13+27¢/BuMarch (H)10.3700
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1625–10.2425/bu+0.06−48–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3400–10.4100/bu+0.11−19–−12¢/BuMarch (H)10.1050
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2425–10.2925/bu+0.06−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8742
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4500–10.5400/bu+0.11−8–+1¢/BuMarch (H)10.1375
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9125–10.4425/bu+0.06−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2300–10.7600/bu+0.11−30–+23¢/BuMarch (H)10.0840
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0925–10.1925/bu+0.07−55–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.7055
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9800–10.2100/bu+0.11−55–−32¢/BuMarch (H)9.7433
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1425–10.2925/bu+0.06−50–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7638
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1000–10.2900/bu+0.11−43–−24¢/BuMarch (H)9.8738
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1325–10.3125/bu+0.06−51–−33¢/BuNovember (X)9.7795
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1100–10.3200/bu+0.13−42–−21¢/BuMarch (H)9.8588
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0925–10.2425/bu+0.06−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7708
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2700–10.5400/bu+0.11−26–+1¢/BuMarch (H)10.0414
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2425/bu+0.06−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2800/bu+0.16−25¢/BuMarch (H)9.9433
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0925–10.1825/bu+0.06−55–−46¢/BuNovember (X)9.6942
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9700–10.3200/bu+0.11−56–−21¢/BuMarch (H)9.8140
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.4800–10.5800/bu+0.11−5–+5¢/BuMarch (H)10.1660
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3300/bu+0.11−20¢/BuMarch (H)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3300/bu+0.11−20¢/BuMarch (H)10.1900

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8850/bu+0.03−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.2200
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8550–4.9350/bu+0.03−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.1950
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9350/bu+0.03−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.1117
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.9550/bu+0.02−15¢/BuMarch (H)5.4250

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3875/bu+0.01−8¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4625/bu+0.03+26¢/BuMarch (H)4.8050
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0975–4.1175/bu+0.01−37–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0625–4.1225/bu+0.00−14–−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.5967
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1675/bu+0.01−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1825–4.2225/bu+0.01−2–+2¢/BuMarch (H)4.6675
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7675–4.2175/bu+0.01−70–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8525–4.4025/bu+0.02−35–+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.5200
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675–4.1175/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1592
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7925–4.0225/bu+0.02−41–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.4121
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0175–4.1175/bu+0.01−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1375
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8825–4.0725/bu+0.02−32–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.4200
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0175–4.2175/bu+0.01−45–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1395
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9325–4.0825/bu+0.02−27–−12¢/BuMarch (H)4.4806
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9475–4.2475/bu+0.01−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0992
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0325–4.1625/bu+0.02−17–−4¢/BuMarch (H)4.5625
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675–4.1175/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0225–4.0925/bu+0.02−18–−11¢/BuMarch (H)4.5775
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0075–4.0975/bu+0.01−46–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1058
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8725–3.9925/bu+0.03−33–−21¢/BuMarch (H)4.3736
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0825–4.2825/bu+0.02−12–+8¢/BuMarch (H)4.6700
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1725–4.2525/bu+0.02−3–+5¢/BuMarch (H)—
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1725–4.2525/bu+0.02−3–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.7000
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.