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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Jan 28
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8000/bu+0.07−10¢/BuNovember (X)10.5050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0700/bu+0.10+32¢/BuMarch (H)10.6550
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4200–10.5000/bu+0.07−48–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.2550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5600–10.7000/bu+0.08−19–−5¢/BuMarch (H)10.4533
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5000–10.5500/bu+0.07−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.3017
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6700–10.8100/bu+0.08−8–+6¢/BuMarch (H)10.5050
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1700–10.7000/bu+0.07−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.1300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4800–11.0700/bu+0.08−27–+32¢/BuMarch (H)10.4190
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3500–10.4500/bu+0.07−55–−45¢/BuNovember (X)10.1330
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2300–10.4700/bu+0.11−52–−28¢/BuMarch (H)10.1100
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4500–10.5500/bu+0.12−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.1913
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3800–10.5100/bu+0.14−37–−24¢/BuMarch (H)10.2663
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3900–10.5700/bu+0.07−51–−33¢/BuNovember (X)10.2070
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3800–10.5800/bu+0.09−37–−17¢/BuMarch (H)10.2363
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3500–10.5000/bu+0.07−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.1983
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4900–10.7900/bu+0.08−26–+4¢/BuMarch (H)10.4164
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5000–10.5500/bu+0.07−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.2350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5500/bu+0.08−20¢/BuMarch (H)10.3583
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3500–10.4500/bu+0.07−55–−45¢/BuNovember (X)10.1233
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3000–10.5800/bu+0.19−45–−17¢/BuMarch (H)10.1736
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.7000–10.8700/bu+0.08−5–+12¢/BuMarch (H)10.4830
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7000/bu+0.18−5¢/BuMarch (H)10.5900
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6500/bu+0.18−10¢/BuMarch (H)10.5450

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1000/bu+0.11−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.5050
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0700–5.1500/bu+0.11−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.4800
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1000–5.1500/bu+0.11−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.3967
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.1600–5.2600/bu+0.13−20–−10¢/BuMarch (H)5.6500

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4975/bu+0.04−8¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5500/bu+0.06+25¢/BuMarch (H)4.9700
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2075–4.2275/bu+0.04−37–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1800–4.2200/bu+0.04−12–−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.8150
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2775/bu+0.04−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2500–4.3200/bu+0.04−5–+2¢/BuMarch (H)4.9075
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8775–4.3275/bu+0.04−70–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9600–4.6000/bu+0.04−34–+30¢/BuMarch (H)4.7050
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1775–4.2275/bu+0.04−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9100–4.1500/bu+0.04−39–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.6200
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1275–4.2275/bu+0.04−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0000–4.1700/bu+0.04−30–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.6350
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1375–4.3275/bu+0.04−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2795
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0500–4.2000/bu+0.04−25–−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.6869
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0575–4.3575/bu+0.04−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2392
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1300–4.2700/bu+0.04−17–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.7650
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1775–4.2775/bu+0.04−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1800–4.2200/bu+0.08−12–−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.7950
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1175–4.2075/bu+0.04−46–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2458
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9600–4.0900/bu+0.05−34–−21¢/BuMarch (H)4.5886
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2200–4.3500/bu+0.05−8–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.8650
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2800–4.3500/bu+0.04−2–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.9700
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2300–4.3500/bu+0.04−7–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.9350
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.