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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, Feb 6
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.9975–5.1975/bu+0.06−30–−10¢/BuMarch (H)5.8275
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0425–5.0925/bu+0.06−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.5792
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0425/bu+0.06−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.6875
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0125–5.0925/bu+0.06−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.6625

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4575/bu+0.03−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5425/bu+0.10+24¢/BuMarch (H)4.9250
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2075–4.2275/bu+0.03−37–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2225–4.2725/bu+0.05−8–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.7200
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2775/bu+0.03−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3025–4.3625/bu+0.050–+6¢/BuMarch (H)4.8175
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8775–4.3275/bu+0.03−70–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0525–4.6525/bu+0.05−25–+35¢/BuMarch (H)4.6650
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1775–4.2275/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9425–4.1725/bu+0.05−36–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.5307
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1275–4.2275/bu+0.03−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0225–4.1325/bu+0.05−28–−17¢/BuMarch (H)4.5550
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1375–4.3275/bu+0.03−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2727
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0625–4.2025/bu+0.05−24–−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.5888
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0575–4.3575/bu+0.03−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2629
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1325–4.3625/bu+0.05−17–+6¢/BuMarch (H)4.6788
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1775–4.2775/bu+0.03−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1725–4.2425/bu+0.05−13–−6¢/BuMarch (H)4.6800
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1175–4.2075/bu+0.03−46–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2367
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0025–4.1625/bu+0.05−30–−14¢/BuMarch (H)4.4964
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2425–4.3525/bu+0.05−6–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.7833
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2825–4.3025/bu+0.05−2–0¢/BuMarch (H)4.8250
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2825–4.3025/bu+0.05−2–0¢/BuMarch (H)4.8250

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9000/bu+0.05−4¢/BuNovember (X)10.4150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4125/bu+0.01+26¢/BuMarch (H)10.4550
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4600–10.5400/bu+0.05−48–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.1950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9625–11.0525/bu+0.03−19–−10¢/BuMarch (H)10.2783
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5400–10.5900/bu+0.05−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.2417
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0725–11.2025/bu+0.03−8–+5¢/BuMarch (H)10.3325
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2100–10.7400/bu+0.05−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.0700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8825–11.4925/bu+0.03−27–+34¢/BuMarch (H)10.1850
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3800–10.4900/bu+0.05−56–−45¢/BuNovember (X)10.0950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6625–10.8525/bu+0.03−49–−30¢/BuMarch (H)9.9250
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4900–10.5900/bu+0.05−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.1725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8025–10.9625/bu+0.03−35–−19¢/BuMarch (H)10.1513
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4300–10.6100/bu+0.05−51–−33¢/BuNovember (X)10.1477
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7825–11.0025/bu+0.03−37–−15¢/BuMarch (H)10.0969
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3900–10.5400/bu+0.05−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.1383
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8925–11.1925/bu+0.03−26–+4¢/BuMarch (H)10.2379
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5400–10.5900/bu+0.05−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.1750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9725–11.0025/bu+0.03−18–−15¢/BuMarch (H)10.2317
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3900–10.5300/bu+0.05−55–−41¢/BuNovember (X)10.0450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7525–10.9525/bu+0.03−40–−20¢/BuMarch (H)9.9636
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.1525–11.2225/bu+0.030–+7¢/BuMarch (H)10.3590
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1025/bu+0.03−5¢/BuMarch (H)10.3950
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1025/bu+0.03−5¢/BuMarch (H)10.3950
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.