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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Feb 25
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2075/bu+0.07−7¢/BuNovember (X)10.2950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7625/bu+0.14+28¢/BuMarch (H)10.2150
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8375–10.8775/bu+0.07−44–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0683
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2925–11.3825/bu+0.09−19–−10¢/BuMarch (H)10.1490
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8775–10.9775/bu+0.07−40–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.1383
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4025–11.4825/bu+0.09−8–0¢/BuMarch (H)10.1550
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5475–11.0775/bu+0.07−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.9010
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1725–11.7625/bu+0.10−31–+28¢/BuMarch (H)9.9890
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7175–10.8275/bu+0.06−56–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.9850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9525–11.1825/bu+0.09−53–−30¢/BuMarch (H)9.7850
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8275–10.9275/bu+0.07−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.0338
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1525–11.2925/bu+0.09−33–−19¢/BuMarch (H)9.9663
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7675–10.9475/bu+0.07−51–−33¢/BuNovember (X)10.0356
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1425–11.3025/bu+0.09−34–−18¢/BuMarch (H)9.8888
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7275–10.8775/bu+0.07−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9793
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2225–11.4825/bu+0.09−26–0¢/BuMarch (H)9.9264
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8775–10.9275/bu+0.07−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.0550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3025–11.3525/bu+0.09−18–−13¢/BuMarch (H)10.0050
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7275–10.9475/bu+0.07−55–−33¢/BuNovember (X)9.9279
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0325–11.2525/bu+0.09−45–−23¢/BuMarch (H)9.8121
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.3825–11.5825/bu+0.09−10–+10¢/BuMarch (H)10.2070
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4825/bu+0.090¢/BuMarch (H)10.2200
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4325/bu+0.09−5¢/BuMarch (H)10.1950

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3275/bu+0.05−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.5625
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2975–5.3775/bu+0.05−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.5375
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3275–5.3775/bu+0.05−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.4542
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.3075–5.6075/bu+0.02−35–−5¢/BuMarch (H)5.6350

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5900/bu+0.03−8¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6050/bu+0.09+30¢/BuMarch (H)4.8025
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3000–4.3200/bu+0.03−37–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2250–4.2650/bu+0.03−8–−4¢/BuMarch (H)4.6975
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700/bu+0.03−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2850–4.3150/bu+0.03−2–+1¢/BuMarch (H)4.7525
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9700–4.5200/bu+0.03−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0650–4.6050/bu+0.13−24–+30¢/BuMarch (H)4.5645
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700–4.3200/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9350–4.1550/bu+0.03−37–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.4768
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700–4.3200/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0650–4.2050/bu+0.03−24–−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.5113
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2300–4.4200/bu+0.03−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2919
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0650–4.2050/bu+0.03−24–−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.5425
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1500–4.4500/bu+0.03−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2686
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1350–4.2650/bu+0.03−17–−4¢/BuMarch (H)4.5488
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700–4.3700/bu+0.03−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1750–4.2450/bu+0.03−13–−6¢/BuMarch (H)4.6050
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2100–4.3000/bu+0.03−46–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2329
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9650–4.1150/bu+0.03−34–−19¢/BuMarch (H)4.4754
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2650–4.3550/bu+0.03−4–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.7175
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3750–4.3850/bu+0.03+7–+8¢/BuMarch (H)4.7625
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2750–4.3850/bu+0.03−3–+8¢/BuMarch (H)4.7625
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.