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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Feb 4
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8350/bu+0.08−4¢/BuNovember (X)10.4650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2325/bu+0.26+31¢/BuMarch (H)10.5500
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3950–10.4750/bu+0.08−48–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.2450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7325–10.8725/bu+0.27−19–−5¢/BuMarch (H)10.3500
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4750–10.5250/bu+0.08−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.2917
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8425–10.9825/bu+0.27−8–+6¢/BuMarch (H)10.3825
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1450–10.6750/bu+0.08−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.1200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6525–11.2625/bu+0.22−27–+34¢/BuMarch (H)10.2820
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3150–10.4250/bu+0.08−56–−45¢/BuNovember (X)10.1390
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4325–10.6225/bu+0.27−49–−30¢/BuMarch (H)9.9717
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4250–10.5250/bu+0.08−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.2163
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5725–10.7325/bu+0.28−35–−19¢/BuMarch (H)10.2263
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3650–10.5450/bu+0.08−51–−33¢/BuNovember (X)10.1977
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5525–10.7525/bu+0.27−37–−17¢/BuMarch (H)10.1744
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3250–10.4750/bu+0.08−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.1883
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6625–10.9625/bu+0.27−26–+4¢/BuMarch (H)10.3243
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4750–10.5250/bu+0.08−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.2250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7425–10.7625/bu+0.29−18–−16¢/BuMarch (H)10.3233
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3250–10.4750/bu+0.08−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5125–10.7725/bu+0.28−41–−15¢/BuMarch (H)10.0429
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.9225–11.0425/bu+0.270–+12¢/BuMarch (H)10.4360
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8725/bu+0.27−5¢/BuMarch (H)10.4700
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8725/bu+0.27−5¢/BuMarch (H)10.4700

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0225/bu+0.02−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.5925
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9925–5.0725/bu+0.02−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.5675
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0225–5.0725/bu+0.02−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.4842
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.9675–5.1675/bu+0.07−30–−10¢/BuMarch (H)5.7475

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4525/bu+0.01−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6150/bu+0.01+32¢/BuMarch (H)5.0025
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2025–4.2225/bu+0.01−37–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2150–4.2950/bu+0.01−8–0¢/BuMarch (H)4.7792
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2725/bu+0.01−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2950–4.3550/bu+0.010–+6¢/BuMarch (H)4.8550
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8725–4.3225/bu+0.01−70–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0550–4.6950/bu+0.06−24–+40¢/BuMarch (H)4.7485
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1725–4.2225/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3267
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9350–4.1650/bu+0.01−36–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.5796
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1225–4.2225/bu+0.01−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0150–4.1950/bu+0.01−28–−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.6125
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1325–4.3225/bu+0.01−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2977
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0550–4.1950/bu+0.01−24–−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.6450
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0525–4.3525/bu+0.01−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2879
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1250–4.3650/bu+0.01−17–+7¢/BuMarch (H)4.7488
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1725–4.2725/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1650–4.2350/bu+0.01−13–−6¢/BuMarch (H)4.7575
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1125–4.2025/bu+0.01−46–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2617
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9950–4.1550/bu+0.01−30–−14¢/BuMarch (H)4.5582
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2350–4.3450/bu+0.01−6–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.8375
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2750–4.2950/bu+0.01−2–0¢/BuMarch (H)4.8825
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2750–4.2950/bu+0.01−2–0¢/BuMarch (H)4.8825
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.