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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, Feb 24
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1425/bu+0.04−7¢/BuNovember (X)10.3500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6250/bu+0.04+23¢/BuMarch (H)10.2825
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7725–10.8125/bu+0.04−44–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.1233
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2050–11.2950/bu+0.05−19–−10¢/BuMarch (H)10.2165
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8125–10.9125/bu+0.04−40–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.1933
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3150–11.3950/bu+0.05−8–0¢/BuMarch (H)10.2125
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4825–11.0125/bu+0.04−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.9560
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0750–11.6750/bu+0.05−32–+28¢/BuMarch (H)10.0265
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6625–10.7625/bu+0.04−55–−45¢/BuNovember (X)10.0400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8650–11.0950/bu+0.04−53–−30¢/BuMarch (H)9.8458
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7625–10.8625/bu+0.04−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.0888
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0650–11.2050/bu+0.05−33–−19¢/BuMarch (H)10.0238
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7025–10.8825/bu+0.04−51–−33¢/BuNovember (X)10.0906
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0550–11.2150/bu+0.05−34–−18¢/BuMarch (H)9.9475
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6625–10.8125/bu+0.04−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0343
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1350–11.3650/bu+0.05−26–−3¢/BuMarch (H)9.9868
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8125–10.8625/bu+0.04−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.1100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2150–11.2650/bu+0.05−18–−13¢/BuMarch (H)10.0792
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6625–10.8825/bu+0.04−55–−33¢/BuNovember (X)9.9829
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9450–11.1650/bu+0.05−45–−23¢/BuMarch (H)9.8754
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.2950–11.4950/bu+0.05−10–+10¢/BuMarch (H)10.2645
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3950/bu+0.050¢/BuMarch (H)10.2875
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3450/bu+0.05−5¢/BuMarch (H)10.2625

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3725/bu—−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.6475
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3425–5.4225/bu—−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.6225
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3725–5.4225/bu—−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.5392
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.3250–5.6250/bu+0.02−35–−5¢/BuMarch (H)5.7025

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5575/bu+0.01−8¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5175/bu+0.02+24¢/BuMarch (H)4.8175
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2675–4.2875/bu+0.01−37–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1975–4.2375/bu+0.00−8–−4¢/BuMarch (H)4.7108
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3375/bu+0.01−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2575–4.2875/bu+0.00−2–+1¢/BuMarch (H)4.7700
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9375–4.4875/bu+0.01−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9375–4.5775/bu+0.00−34–+30¢/BuMarch (H)4.5815
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2375–4.2875/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9075–4.1275/bu+0.00−37–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.4889
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2375–4.2875/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0375–4.1775/bu+0.00−24–−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.5225
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1975–4.3875/bu+0.01−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3219
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0375–4.1775/bu+0.00−24–−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.5531
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1175–4.4175/bu+0.01−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2986
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1075–4.2375/bu+0.00−17–−4¢/BuMarch (H)4.5638
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2375–4.3375/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1475–4.2175/bu+0.00−13–−6¢/BuMarch (H)4.6200
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1775–4.2675/bu+0.01−46–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2629
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9375–4.0875/bu+0.00−34–−19¢/BuMarch (H)4.4818
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2375–4.3275/bu+0.00−4–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.7342
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3475–4.3575/bu+0.00+7–+8¢/BuMarch (H)4.7775
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2475–4.3075/bu+0.00−3–+3¢/BuMarch (H)4.7775
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.