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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, Jan 23
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9575/bu+0.04+28¢/BuMarch (H)10.6575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7200/bu+0.05−10¢/BuNovember (X)10.3575
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3400–10.4200/bu+0.05−48–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.1075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4875–10.5975/bu+0.04−19–−8¢/BuMarch (H)10.4342
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4200–10.4700/bu+0.05−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.1542
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5975–10.7375/bu+0.04−8–+6¢/BuMarch (H)10.5050
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0900–10.6200/bu+0.05−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.9825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4775–10.9075/bu+0.04−20–+23¢/BuMarch (H)10.4415
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2600–10.3700/bu+0.05−56–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.9855
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1275–10.4075/bu+0.04−55–−27¢/BuMarch (H)10.0825
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3200–10.4700/bu+0.05−50–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.0438
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2475–10.4375/bu+0.04−43–−24¢/BuMarch (H)10.2200
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3100–10.4900/bu+0.05−51–−33¢/BuNovember (X)10.0595
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2575–10.4975/bu+0.04−42–−18¢/BuMarch (H)10.2113
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2700–10.4200/bu+0.05−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0508
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4175–10.7275/bu+0.04−26–+5¢/BuMarch (H)10.4046
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4200/bu+0.05−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4275–10.4775/bu+0.04−25–−20¢/BuMarch (H)10.3108
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2700–10.3700/bu+0.05−55–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.9758
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1175–10.5075/bu+0.04−56–−17¢/BuMarch (H)10.1389
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.6275–10.7375/bu+0.04−5–+6¢/BuMarch (H)10.4675
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5275/bu+0.04−15¢/BuMarch (H)10.5425
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4775/bu+0.04−20¢/BuMarch (H)10.4975

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0600/bu+0.12−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.3250
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0300–5.1100/bu+0.12−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.3000
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0600–5.1100/bu+0.12−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.2167
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.1450–5.1750/bu+0.14−15–−12¢/BuMarch (H)5.4650

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4725/bu+0.04−8¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5050/bu+0.08+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.8650
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1825–4.2025/bu+0.04−37–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1850–4.2250/bu+0.07−12–−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.7083
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2525/bu+0.04−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2550–4.3250/bu+0.07−5–+2¢/BuMarch (H)4.7875
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8525–4.3025/bu+0.04−70–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9650–4.5050/bu+0.07−34–+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.6725
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1525–4.2025/bu+0.04−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8950–4.1250/bu+0.07−41–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.5221
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1025–4.2025/bu+0.04−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0050–4.1750/bu+0.07−30–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.5300
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1125–4.3025/bu+0.04−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2220
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0450–4.1850/bu+0.07−26–−12¢/BuMarch (H)4.5888
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0325–4.3325/bu+0.04−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1817
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1350–4.2750/bu+0.07−17–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.6750
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1525–4.2025/bu+0.04−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1350–4.2050/bu+0.06−17–−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.6975
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1025–4.1825/bu+0.04−45–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1883
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9750–4.0950/bu+0.07−33–−21¢/BuMarch (H)4.4893
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2050–4.3550/bu+0.07−10–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.7700
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2850–4.3750/bu+0.07−2–+7¢/BuMarch (H)4.8650
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2350–4.4050/bu+0.07−7–+10¢/BuMarch (H)4.8300
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.