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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Jan 29
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7975/bu+0.00−10¢/BuNovember (X)10.4050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0225/bu+0.05+30¢/BuMarch (H)10.4900
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4175–10.4975/bu+0.00−48–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.1550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5325–10.6725/bu+0.03−19–−5¢/BuMarch (H)10.2833
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4975–10.5475/bu+0.00−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.2017
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6425–10.7825/bu+0.03−8–+6¢/BuMarch (H)10.2875
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1675–10.6975/bu+0.00−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.0300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4525–11.0625/bu+0.03−27–+34¢/BuMarch (H)10.2540
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3475–10.4475/bu+0.00−55–−45¢/BuNovember (X)10.0330
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2025–10.4725/bu+0.03−52–−25¢/BuMarch (H)9.9117
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4475–10.5475/bu+0.00−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.0913
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3525–10.4825/bu+0.03−37–−24¢/BuMarch (H)10.0950
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3875–10.5675/bu+0.00−51–−33¢/BuNovember (X)10.1070
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3525–10.5525/bu+0.03−37–−17¢/BuMarch (H)10.0706
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3475–10.4975/bu+0.00−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0983
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4625–10.7625/bu+0.03−26–+4¢/BuMarch (H)10.2400
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4975–10.5475/bu+0.00−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.1350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5225/bu+0.03−20¢/BuMarch (H)10.1933
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3475–10.4475/bu+0.00−55–−45¢/BuNovember (X)10.0233
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2725–10.5525/bu+0.03−45–−17¢/BuMarch (H)9.9557
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.6725–10.8425/bu+0.03−5–+12¢/BuMarch (H)10.3180
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6725/bu+0.03−5¢/BuMarch (H)10.4250
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6225/bu+0.03−10¢/BuMarch (H)10.3800

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1575/bu+0.06−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.5300
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1275–5.2075/bu+0.06−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.5050
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1575–5.2075/bu+0.06−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.4217
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.2150–5.3150/bu+0.06−20–−10¢/BuMarch (H)5.6900

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5100/bu+0.01−8¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5675/bu+0.02+26¢/BuMarch (H)4.9025
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2200–4.2400/bu+0.01−37–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1875–4.2275/bu+0.01−12–−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.7458
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2900/bu+0.01−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3075–4.3275/bu+0.060–+2¢/BuMarch (H)4.8300
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8900–4.3400/bu+0.01−70–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9675–4.6675/bu+0.01−34–+36¢/BuMarch (H)4.6375
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1900–4.2400/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9175–4.1575/bu+0.01−39–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.5508
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1400–4.2400/bu+0.01−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0075–4.1775/bu+0.01−30–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.5713
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1500–4.3400/bu+0.01−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2545
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0575–4.2075/bu+0.01−25–−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.6200
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0700–4.3700/bu+0.01−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2142
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1375–4.2775/bu+0.01−17–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.7038
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1900–4.2900/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1875–4.2275/bu+0.01−12–−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.7275
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1300–4.2200/bu+0.01−46–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2208
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9675–4.0975/bu+0.01−34–−21¢/BuMarch (H)4.5182
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2275–4.3575/bu+0.01−8–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.7792
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2875–4.3575/bu+0.01−2–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.9025
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2375–4.3575/bu+0.01−7–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.8675
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.