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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Jan 26
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6900/bu+0.03−10¢/BuNovember (X)10.3025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8975/bu+0.06+28¢/BuMarch (H)10.5000
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3100–10.3900/bu+0.03−48–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4275–10.5675/bu+0.06−19–−5¢/BuMarch (H)10.3150
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3900–10.4400/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.0992
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5375–10.6775/bu+0.06−8–+6¢/BuMarch (H)10.3725
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0600–10.5900/bu+0.03−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.9275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3375–10.9175/bu+0.14−28–+30¢/BuMarch (H)10.2900
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2400–10.3400/bu+0.02−55–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.9305
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0675–10.3375/bu+0.06−55–−28¢/BuMarch (H)9.9633
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2900–10.4400/bu+0.03−50–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9888
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1875–10.3775/bu+0.06−43–−24¢/BuMarch (H)10.1100
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2800–10.4600/bu+0.03−51–−33¢/BuNovember (X)10.0045
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2375–10.4375/bu+0.02−38–−18¢/BuMarch (H)10.0944
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2400–10.3900/bu+0.03−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9958
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3575–10.6475/bu+0.06−26–+3¢/BuMarch (H)10.2971
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3900–10.4400/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.0325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3675–10.4175/bu+0.06−25–−20¢/BuMarch (H)10.2033
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2400–10.3400/bu+0.03−55–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.9208
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0575–10.4375/bu+0.06−56–−18¢/BuMarch (H)10.0186
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.5675–10.7375/bu+0.06−5–+12¢/BuMarch (H)10.3600
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4675/bu+0.06−15¢/BuMarch (H)10.4350
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4175/bu+0.06−20¢/BuMarch (H)10.3900

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0025/bu+0.06−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.2400
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9725–5.0525/bu+0.06−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.2150
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0025–5.0525/bu+0.06−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.1317
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.0750/bu+0.07−15¢/BuMarch (H)5.3800

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4700/bu+0.00−8¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4825/bu+0.02+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.8200
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1800–4.2000/bu+0.00−37–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1625–4.2025/bu+0.02−12–−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.6633
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2500/bu+0.00−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2325–4.3025/bu+0.02−5–+2¢/BuMarch (H)4.7375
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8500–4.3000/bu+0.00−70–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9325–4.5425/bu+0.03−35–+26¢/BuMarch (H)4.5550
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1500–4.2000/bu+0.00−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9425–4.1025/bu+0.05−34–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.4743
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1000–4.2000/bu+0.00−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9825–4.1525/bu+0.02−30–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.4850
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1100–4.3000/bu+0.00−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1945
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0225–4.1825/bu+0.02−26–−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.5375
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0300–4.3300/bu+0.00−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1542
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1125–4.2425/bu+0.02−17–−4¢/BuMarch (H)4.6300
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1500–4.2000/bu+0.00−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1225–4.1925/bu+0.01−16–−9¢/BuMarch (H)4.6450
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0900–4.1800/bu+0.01−46–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1608
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9425–4.0725/bu+0.03−34–−21¢/BuMarch (H)4.4386
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1925–4.3325/bu+0.01−9–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.7250
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2625–4.3525/bu+0.02−2–+7¢/BuMarch (H)4.8200
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2125–4.3825/bu+0.02−7–+10¢/BuMarch (H)4.7850
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.