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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Feb 18
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1250/bu+0.01−4¢/BuNovember (X)10.3525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5750/bu+0.01+24¢/BuMarch (H)10.2875
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7250–10.7650/bu+0.01−44–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.1258
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1450–11.2250/bu+0.01−19–−11¢/BuMarch (H)10.1042
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7650–10.8650/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.1958
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2550–11.3550/bu+0.01−8–+2¢/BuMarch (H)10.2025
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4350–10.9650/bu+0.01−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.9585
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0150–11.6350/bu+0.01−32–+30¢/BuMarch (H)10.0075
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6050–10.7150/bu+0.01−56–−45¢/BuNovember (X)10.0305
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8350–11.0350/bu+0.01−50–−30¢/BuMarch (H)9.7875
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7150–10.8150/bu+0.01−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.1038
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0050–11.1450/bu+0.01−33–−19¢/BuMarch (H)9.9863
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6550–10.8350/bu+0.01−51–−33¢/BuNovember (X)10.0931
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9950–11.1550/bu+0.01−34–−18¢/BuMarch (H)9.9194
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6150–10.7650/bu+0.01−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0368
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0750–11.3250/bu+0.01−26–−1¢/BuMarch (H)9.9704
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7650–10.8150/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.1125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1550–11.1850/bu+0.01−18–−15¢/BuMarch (H)10.0842
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6150–10.8050/bu+0.01−55–−36¢/BuNovember (X)9.9854
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9250–11.1250/bu+0.01−41–−21¢/BuMarch (H)9.8646
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.2850–11.3850/bu+0.01−5–+5¢/BuMarch (H)10.2355
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2850/bu+0.01−5¢/BuMarch (H)10.2425
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2850/bu+0.01−5¢/BuMarch (H)10.2175

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1475/bu+0.09−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.8225
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1175–5.1975/bu+0.09−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.7975
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1475–5.1975/bu+0.09−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.7142
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.1200–5.4700/bu+0.09−35–0¢/BuMarch (H)5.8950

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5500/bu+0.01−6¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4900/bu+0.01+22¢/BuMarch (H)5.0050
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2400–4.2600/bu+0.01−37–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1900–4.2300/bu+0.01−8–−4¢/BuMarch (H)4.8650
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3100/bu+0.01−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2600–4.2800/bu+0.00−1–+1¢/BuMarch (H)4.9375
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9100–4.4600/bu+0.01−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9300–4.5200/bu+0.02−34–+25¢/BuMarch (H)4.7410
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2100–4.2600/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4067
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9100–4.1200/bu+0.01−36–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.6593
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2100–4.2600/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3813
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0300–4.1700/bu+0.01−24–−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.6838
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1700–4.3600/bu+0.01−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3888
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0300–4.1700/bu+0.01−24–−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.6988
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0900–4.3900/bu+0.01−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3636
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1000–4.2400/bu+0.01−17–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.7338
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2100–4.3100/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1400–4.2100/bu+0.01−13–−6¢/BuMarch (H)4.7975
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1500–4.2400/bu+0.01−46–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3279
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9700–4.1300/bu+0.01−30–−14¢/BuMarch (H)4.6293
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2200–4.3200/bu+0.01−5–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.8867
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3700/bu+0.01+10¢/BuMarch (H)4.9550
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2500–4.2700/bu+0.01−2–0¢/BuMarch (H)4.9400
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.