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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Feb 26
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2050/bu+0.00−7¢/BuNovember (X)10.2575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7575/bu+0.01+28¢/BuMarch (H)10.0775
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8350–10.8750/bu+0.00−44–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0308
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2875–11.3775/bu+0.01−19–−10¢/BuMarch (H)10.1415
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8750–10.9750/bu+0.00−40–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.1008
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3975–11.4775/bu+0.01−8–0¢/BuMarch (H)10.1375
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5450–11.0750/bu+0.00−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8635
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2075–11.7575/bu+0.04−27–+28¢/BuMarch (H)9.9655
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7150–10.8250/bu+0.00−56–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.9475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9475–11.1975/bu+0.01−53–−28¢/BuMarch (H)9.7608
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8250–10.9250/bu+0.00−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9963
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1575–11.2875/bu+0.01−32–−19¢/BuMarch (H)9.9388
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7650–10.9450/bu+0.00−51–−33¢/BuNovember (X)9.9981
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1375–11.2975/bu+0.01−34–−18¢/BuMarch (H)9.8519
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7250–10.8750/bu+0.00−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9418
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2175–11.4275/bu+0.01−26–−5¢/BuMarch (H)9.9146
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8750–10.9250/bu+0.00−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.0175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2975–11.3475/bu+0.01−18–−13¢/BuMarch (H)9.9442
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7250–10.9450/bu+0.00−55–−33¢/BuNovember (X)9.8904
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0275–11.2475/bu+0.01−45–−23¢/BuMarch (H)9.7932
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered11.3775–11.5775/bu+0.01−10–+10¢/BuMarch (H)10.1275
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4775/bu+0.010¢/BuMarch (H)10.2025
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4275/bu+0.01−5¢/BuMarch (H)10.1775

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3700/bu+0.04−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.3925
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3400–5.4200/bu+0.04−48–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.3675
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3700–5.4200/bu+0.04−45–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.2842
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered5.3675–5.6675/bu+0.06−35–−5¢/BuMarch (H)5.4425

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5900/bu—−8¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6325/bu+0.03+30¢/BuMarch (H)4.5175
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3000–4.3200/bu—−37–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2525–4.3125/bu+0.03−8–−2¢/BuMarch (H)4.5692
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700/bu—−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3325–4.3425/bu+0.050–+1¢/BuMarch (H)4.6175
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9700–4.5200/bu—−70–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0925–4.6325/bu+0.03−24–+30¢/BuMarch (H)4.3955
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700–4.3200/bu—−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9625–4.1825/bu+0.03−37–−15¢/BuMarch (H)4.3161
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700–4.3200/bu—−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1025–4.2325/bu+0.04−23–−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.3550
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2300–4.4200/bu—−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2394
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0925–4.2325/bu+0.03−24–−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.3650
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1500–4.4500/bu—−52–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2161
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1625–4.3125/bu+0.03−17–−2¢/BuMarch (H)4.4250
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700–4.3700/bu—−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2325–4.2725/bu+0.06−10–−6¢/BuMarch (H)4.4025
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2100–4.3000/bu—−46–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1804
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9925–4.1425/bu+0.03−34–−19¢/BuMarch (H)4.3404
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.2925–4.3825/bu+0.03−4–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.4958
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4025–4.4125/bu+0.03+7–+8¢/BuMarch (H)4.6275
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3025–4.4125/bu+0.03−3–+8¢/BuMarch (H)4.6275
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.