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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Feb 5
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9450/bu+0.11−4¢/BuNovember (X)10.5000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4025/bu+0.17+28¢/BuMarch (H)10.5850
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5050–10.5850/bu+0.11−48–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.2800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9325–11.0225/bu+0.20−19–−10¢/BuMarch (H)10.3850
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5850–10.6350/bu+0.11−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.3267
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0425–11.1725/bu+0.20−8–+5¢/BuMarch (H)10.4175
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2550–10.7850/bu+0.11−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.1550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8525–11.4625/bu+0.20−27–+34¢/BuMarch (H)10.3110
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4250–10.5350/bu+0.11−56–−45¢/BuNovember (X)10.1740
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6325–10.8225/bu+0.20−49–−30¢/BuMarch (H)10.0033
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5350–10.6350/bu+0.11−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.2513
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7725–10.9325/bu+0.20−35–−19¢/BuMarch (H)10.2613
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4750–10.6550/bu+0.11−51–−33¢/BuNovember (X)10.2327
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7525–10.9725/bu+0.20−37–−15¢/BuMarch (H)10.2094
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4350–10.5850/bu+0.11−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.2233
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8625–11.1625/bu+0.20−26–+4¢/BuMarch (H)10.3550
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5850–10.6350/bu+0.11−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.2600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9425–10.9725/bu+0.20−18–−15¢/BuMarch (H)10.3583
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4350–10.5750/bu+0.11−55–−41¢/BuNovember (X)10.1300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7225–10.9225/bu+0.21−40–−20¢/BuMarch (H)10.0779
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.1225–11.1925/bu+0.200–+7¢/BuMarch (H)10.4710
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0725/bu+0.20−5¢/BuMarch (H)10.5050
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0725/bu+0.20−5¢/BuMarch (H)10.5050

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0975/bu+0.08−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.7250
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0675–5.1475/bu+0.08−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.7000
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0975–5.1475/bu+0.08−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.6167
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.0525–5.2525/bu+0.09−30–−10¢/BuMarch (H)5.9025

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4900/bu+0.04−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6400/bu+0.03+29¢/BuMarch (H)5.0225
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2400–4.2600/bu+0.04−37–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700–4.3200/bu+0.06−8–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.7992
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3100/bu+0.04−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3500–4.4200/bu+0.060–+7¢/BuMarch (H)4.8750
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9100–4.3600/bu+0.04−70–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1000–4.7000/bu+0.05−25–+35¢/BuMarch (H)4.7605
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2100–4.2600/bu+0.04−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3392
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9900–4.2200/bu+0.06−36–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.6054
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1600–4.2600/bu+0.04−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0700–4.2500/bu+0.06−28–−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.6325
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1700–4.3600/bu+0.04−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3102
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1100–4.2500/bu+0.06−24–−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.6650
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0900–4.3900/bu+0.04−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3004
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1800–4.4100/bu+0.06−17–+6¢/BuMarch (H)4.7625
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2100–4.3100/bu+0.04−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2200–4.2900/bu+0.06−13–−6¢/BuMarch (H)4.7775
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1500–4.2400/bu+0.04−46–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2742
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0500–4.2100/bu+0.06−30–−14¢/BuMarch (H)4.5782
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2900–4.4000/bu+0.06−6–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.8608
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3300–4.3500/bu+0.06−2–0¢/BuMarch (H)4.9025
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3300–4.3500/bu+0.06−2–0¢/BuMarch (H)4.9025
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.