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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, Jan 27
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7275/bu+0.04−10¢/BuNovember (X)10.3450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9725/bu+0.08+30¢/BuMarch (H)10.5000
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3475–10.4275/bu+0.04−48–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4825–10.6225/bu+0.06−19–−5¢/BuMarch (H)10.3100
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4275–10.4775/bu+0.04−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.1417
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5925–10.7325/bu+0.06−8–+6¢/BuMarch (H)10.3500
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0975–10.6275/bu+0.04−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.9700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4025–10.9725/bu+0.07−27–+30¢/BuMarch (H)10.2640
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2775–10.3775/bu+0.04−55–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.9730
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1225–10.3925/bu+0.06−55–−28¢/BuMarch (H)9.9633
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3275–10.4775/bu+0.04−50–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.0313
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2425–10.4325/bu+0.06−43–−24¢/BuMarch (H)10.1113
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3175–10.4975/bu+0.04−51–−33¢/BuNovember (X)10.0470
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2925–10.5225/bu+0.06−38–−15¢/BuMarch (H)10.0869
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2775–10.4275/bu+0.04−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0383
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4125–10.7125/bu+0.06−26–+4¢/BuMarch (H)10.2614
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4275–10.4775/bu+0.04−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.0750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4725/bu+0.11−20¢/BuMarch (H)10.2033
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2775–10.3775/bu+0.04−55–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.9633
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1125–10.5025/bu+0.06−56–−17¢/BuMarch (H)10.0186
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.6225–10.7925/bu+0.06−5–+12¢/BuMarch (H)10.3600
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5225/bu+0.06−15¢/BuMarch (H)10.4350
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4725/bu+0.06−20¢/BuMarch (H)10.3900

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9900/bu+0.01−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.3275
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9600–5.0400/bu+0.01−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.3025
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9900–5.0400/bu+0.01−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.2192
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.0325–5.0825/bu+0.04−20–−15¢/BuMarch (H)5.4775

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4625/bu+0.01−8¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4950/bu+0.01+23¢/BuMarch (H)4.8525
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1725–4.1925/bu+0.01−37–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1450–4.1850/bu+0.02−12–−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.6875
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2425/bu+0.01−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2150–4.2850/bu+0.02−5–+2¢/BuMarch (H)4.7900
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8425–4.2925/bu+0.01−70–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9250–4.5250/bu+0.01−34–+26¢/BuMarch (H)4.5875
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1425–4.1925/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8750–4.0850/bu+0.07−39–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.4996
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0925–4.1925/bu+0.01−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9650–4.1350/bu+0.02−30–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.5175
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1025–4.2925/bu+0.01−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2220
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0150–4.1650/bu+0.01−25–−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.5700
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0225–4.3225/bu+0.01−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1817
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0950–4.2350/bu+0.02−17–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.6475
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1425–4.1925/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1050–4.1750/bu+0.02−16–−9¢/BuMarch (H)4.6775
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0825–4.1725/bu+0.01−46–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1883
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9150–4.0550/bu+0.03−35–−21¢/BuMarch (H)4.4711
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1750–4.3150/bu+0.02−9–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.7575
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2450–4.3150/bu+0.02−2–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.8525
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.1950–4.3150/bu+0.02−7–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.8175
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.