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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, Jan 20
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5400/bu+0.05−10¢/BuNovember (X)10.3675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8200/bu+0.03+29¢/BuMarch (H)10.7925
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1600–10.2400/bu+0.05−48–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.1175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3400–10.4700/bu+0.05−19–−6¢/BuMarch (H)10.5608
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2400–10.2900/bu+0.05−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.1642
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4500–10.5600/bu+0.05−8–+3¢/BuMarch (H)10.6200
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9100–10.4400/bu+0.05−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.9925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2000–10.7600/bu+0.08−33–+23¢/BuMarch (H)10.5625
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0900–10.1900/bu+0.04−55–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.9955
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9800–10.2200/bu+0.05−55–−31¢/BuMarch (H)10.2125
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1400–10.2900/bu+0.05−50–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.0538
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1000–10.2900/bu+0.05−43–−24¢/BuMarch (H)10.3438
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1300–10.3100/bu+0.05−51–−33¢/BuNovember (X)10.0695
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1100–10.3100/bu+0.05−42–−22¢/BuMarch (H)10.3388
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0900–10.2400/bu+0.05−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0608
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2700–10.5100/bu+0.05−26–−2¢/BuMarch (H)10.5196
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2400/bu+0.05−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2800–10.3300/bu+0.05−25–−20¢/BuMarch (H)10.4258
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0900–10.1900/bu+0.05−55–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.9842
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9700–10.3400/bu+0.05−56–−19¢/BuMarch (H)10.2754
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.4800–10.5900/bu+0.05−5–+6¢/BuMarch (H)10.6425
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3800/bu+0.00−15¢/BuMarch (H)10.6725
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3300/bu+0.05−20¢/BuMarch (H)10.6725

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8900/bu+0.07−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.4425
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8600–4.9400/bu+0.07−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.4175
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8900–4.9400/bu+0.07−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.3342
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.9525–4.9825/bu+0.08−15–−12¢/BuMarch (H)5.6375

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4250/bu+0.01−8¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4975/bu+0.01+26¢/BuMarch (H)4.9500
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1350–4.1550/bu+0.01−37–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1175–4.1575/bu+0.01−12–−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.7467
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2050/bu+0.01−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2275–4.2575/bu—−1–+2¢/BuMarch (H)4.8225
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8050–4.2550/bu+0.01−70–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8975–4.4375/bu—−34–+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.7075
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1050–4.1550/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2292
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8275–4.0575/bu+0.01−41–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.5657
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0550–4.1550/bu+0.01−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9375–4.1075/bu+0.01−30–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.5713
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0650–4.2550/bu+0.01−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2095
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9775–4.1175/bu+0.01−26–−12¢/BuMarch (H)4.6369
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9850–4.2850/bu+0.01−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1692
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675–4.2075/bu+0.01−17–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.7100
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1050–4.1550/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0575–4.1275/bu+0.01−18–−11¢/BuMarch (H)4.7325
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0450–4.1350/bu+0.01−46–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1758
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9075–4.0375/bu+0.01−33–−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.5243
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1275–4.3175/bu—−11–+8¢/BuMarch (H)4.8083
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2875–4.3075/bu+0.07+5–+7¢/BuMarch (H)4.8550
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2075–4.2875/bu+0.01−3–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.8550
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.