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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Feb 23
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5825/bu+0.03+24¢/BuMarch (H)10.2600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1025/bu+0.02−7¢/BuNovember (X)10.3575
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7325–10.7725/bu+0.02−44–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.1308
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1525–11.2425/bu+0.03−19–−10¢/BuMarch (H)10.1000
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7725–10.8725/bu+0.02−40–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.2008
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2625–11.3425/bu+0.03−8–0¢/BuMarch (H)10.1950
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4425–10.9725/bu+0.02−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.9635
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0225–11.6225/bu+0.03−32–+28¢/BuMarch (H)9.9760
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6225–10.7225/bu+0.02−55–−45¢/BuNovember (X)10.0375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8225–11.0425/bu+0.03−52–−30¢/BuMarch (H)9.8217
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7225–10.8225/bu+0.02−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.0963
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0125–11.1525/bu+0.03−33–−19¢/BuMarch (H)9.9838
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6625–10.8425/bu+0.02−51–−33¢/BuNovember (X)10.0981
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0025–11.1625/bu+0.03−34–−18¢/BuMarch (H)9.9163
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6225–10.7725/bu+0.02−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0418
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0825–11.3125/bu+0.03−26–−3¢/BuMarch (H)9.9429
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7725–10.8225/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.1175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1625–11.2125/bu+0.03−18–−13¢/BuMarch (H)10.0567
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6225–10.8425/bu+0.02−55–−33¢/BuNovember (X)9.9904
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8925–11.1125/bu+0.03−45–−23¢/BuMarch (H)9.8600
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.2425–11.4425/bu+0.03−10–+10¢/BuMarch (H)10.2200
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3425/bu+0.030¢/BuMarch (H)10.2650
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2925/bu+0.03−5¢/BuMarch (H)10.2400

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3725/bu+0.05−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.7050
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3425–5.4225/bu+0.05−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.6800
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3725–5.4225/bu+0.05−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.5967
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.3450–5.6450/bu+0.04−35–−5¢/BuMarch (H)5.7650

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5650/bu—−8¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4950/bu—+22¢/BuMarch (H)4.8550
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2750–4.2950/bu—−37–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1950–4.2350/bu—−8–−4¢/BuMarch (H)4.7233
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3450/bu—−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2550–4.2850/bu+0.02−2–+1¢/BuMarch (H)4.7875
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9450–4.4950/bu—−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9350–4.5750/bu—−34–+30¢/BuMarch (H)4.5850
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2450–4.2950/bu—−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3492
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9050–4.1250/bu—−37–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.5164
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2450–4.2950/bu—−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0350–4.1750/bu—−24–−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.5450
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2050–4.3950/bu—−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3294
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0350–4.1750/bu—−24–−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.5688
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1250–4.4250/bu—−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3061
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1050–4.2350/bu—−17–−4¢/BuMarch (H)4.5838
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2450–4.3450/bu—−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1450–4.2150/bu—−13–−6¢/BuMarch (H)4.6475
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1850–4.2750/bu—−46–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2704
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9350–4.0850/bu—−34–−19¢/BuMarch (H)4.5021
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2350–4.3250/bu+0.01−4–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.7567
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3450–4.3550/bu—+7–+8¢/BuMarch (H)4.8050
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2450–4.3050/bu—−3–+3¢/BuMarch (H)4.8050
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.