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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, Feb 17
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1350/bu+0.03−4¢/BuNovember (X)10.4200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5800/bu+0.01+24¢/BuMarch (H)10.3550
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7350–10.7750/bu+0.08−44–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.1933
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1500–11.2600/bu+0.01−19–−8¢/BuMarch (H)10.1533
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7750–10.8750/bu+0.04−40–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.2633
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2600–11.3600/bu+0.01−8–+2¢/BuMarch (H)10.2375
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4450–10.9750/bu+0.04−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.0260
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0100–11.6400/bu+0.01−33–+30¢/BuMarch (H)10.0750
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6150–10.7250/bu+0.04−56–−45¢/BuNovember (X)10.0980
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8400–11.0400/bu+0.02−50–−30¢/BuMarch (H)9.8450
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7250–10.8250/bu+0.04−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.1713
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0100–11.1500/bu+0.01−33–−19¢/BuMarch (H)10.0538
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6650–10.8450/bu+0.04−51–−33¢/BuNovember (X)10.1606
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9900–11.1600/bu+0.01−35–−18¢/BuMarch (H)9.9838
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6250–10.7750/bu+0.04−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.1043
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0800–11.3200/bu+0.01−26–−2¢/BuMarch (H)10.0364
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7750–10.8250/bu+0.04−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.1800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1600–11.1900/bu+0.01−18–−15¢/BuMarch (H)10.1450
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6250–10.8150/bu+0.04−55–−36¢/BuNovember (X)10.0529
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9300–11.1300/bu+0.01−41–−21¢/BuMarch (H)9.9207
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.2900–11.3900/bu+0.01−5–+5¢/BuMarch (H)10.3030
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2900/bu—−5¢/BuMarch (H)10.3100
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2900/bu+0.01−5¢/BuMarch (H)10.2850

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0625/bu+0.06−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.9250
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0325–5.1125/bu+0.06−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.9000
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0625–5.1125/bu+0.06−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.8167
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.0275–5.3775/bu+0.11−35–0¢/BuMarch (H)6.0225

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5400/bu+0.08−6¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4825/bu+0.05+22¢/BuMarch (H)5.0700
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2300–4.2500/bu+0.05−37–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1825–4.2325/bu+0.06−8–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.9050
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3000/bu+0.05−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2625–4.2725/bu+0.060–+1¢/BuMarch (H)4.9775
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9000–4.4500/bu+0.05−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9125–4.5125/bu+0.07−35–+25¢/BuMarch (H)4.7880
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2000–4.2500/bu+0.05−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4167
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9025–4.1325/bu+0.03−36–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.6971
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2000–4.2500/bu+0.05−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3913
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0225–4.1625/bu+0.06−24–−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.7288
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1600–4.3500/bu+0.05−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3988
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0225–4.1625/bu+0.06−24–−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.7425
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0800–4.3800/bu+0.05−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3736
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0925–4.2325/bu+0.06−17–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.7800
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2000–4.3000/bu+0.05−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1325–4.2025/bu+0.06−13–−6¢/BuMarch (H)4.8375
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1400–4.2300/bu+0.05−46–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3379
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9625–4.1225/bu+0.06−30–−14¢/BuMarch (H)4.6614
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2125–4.3125/bu+0.05−5–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.9317
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3625/bu—+10¢/BuMarch (H)5.0000
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2425–4.2625/bu+0.06−2–0¢/BuMarch (H)4.9850
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.