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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Feb 19
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1125/bu+0.01−7¢/BuNovember (X)10.4525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6500/bu+0.08+24¢/BuMarch (H)10.4250
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7425–10.7825/bu+0.02−44–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.2258
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2200–11.2900/bu+0.08−19–−12¢/BuMarch (H)10.2583
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7825–10.8825/bu+0.02−40–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.2958
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3300–11.4300/bu+0.08−8–+2¢/BuMarch (H)10.3400
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4525–10.9825/bu+0.02−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.0585
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0900–11.7100/bu+0.08−32–+30¢/BuMarch (H)10.1410
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6325–10.7325/bu+0.03−55–−45¢/BuNovember (X)10.1305
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8900–11.1100/bu+0.06−52–−30¢/BuMarch (H)9.9517
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7325–10.8325/bu+0.02−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.2038
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0800–11.2200/bu+0.08−33–−19¢/BuMarch (H)10.1238
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6725–10.8525/bu+0.02−51–−33¢/BuNovember (X)10.1931
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0700–11.2300/bu+0.08−34–−18¢/BuMarch (H)10.0569
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6325–10.7825/bu+0.02−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.1368
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1500–11.4000/bu+0.08−26–−1¢/BuMarch (H)10.1079
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7825–10.8325/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.2125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2300–11.2600/bu+0.08−18–−15¢/BuMarch (H)10.2217
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6325–10.8225/bu+0.02−55–−36¢/BuNovember (X)10.0854
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9600–11.1800/bu+0.04−45–−23¢/BuMarch (H)10.0164
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.3100–11.4600/bu+0.03−10–+5¢/BuMarch (H)10.3730
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4100/bu+0.130¢/BuMarch (H)10.3800
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3600/bu+0.08−5¢/BuMarch (H)10.3550

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2950/bu+0.15−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.7650
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2650–5.3450/bu+0.15−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.7400
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2950–5.3450/bu+0.15−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.6567
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.2450–5.5450/bu+0.13−35–−5¢/BuMarch (H)5.8300

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5350/bu+0.02−8¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4775/bu+0.01+22¢/BuMarch (H)5.0100
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2450–4.2650/bu+0.01−37–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1775–4.2175/bu+0.01−8–−4¢/BuMarch (H)4.8717
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3150/bu+0.01−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2575–4.2675/bu+0.000–+1¢/BuMarch (H)4.9525
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9150–4.4650/bu+0.01−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9175–4.5075/bu+0.01−34–+25¢/BuMarch (H)4.7400
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2150–4.2650/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4367
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8975–4.1075/bu+0.01−36–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.6686
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2150–4.2650/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4113
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0175–4.1575/bu+0.01−24–−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.6888
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1750–4.3650/bu+0.01−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4188
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0175–4.1575/bu+0.01−24–−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.7113
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0950–4.3950/bu+0.01−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3936
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0875–4.2275/bu+0.01−17–−3¢/BuMarch (H)4.7388
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2150–4.3150/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1275–4.1975/bu+0.01−13–−6¢/BuMarch (H)4.8025
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1550–4.2450/bu+0.01−46–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3579
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9175–4.0675/bu+0.05−34–−19¢/BuMarch (H)4.6400
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2075–4.3075/bu+0.01−5–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.8917
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3275–4.3375/bu+0.04+7–+8¢/BuMarch (H)4.9600
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2275–4.2375/bu+0.02−3–−2¢/BuMarch (H)4.9450
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.