Frequently Asked Questions about

To find the market news, scroll down the home page of www.ilfb.org. General market news headlines will be at the bottom of this page in the center column. Below the headlines, you will find a link to "More News". This will open a page that shows the all of the general news headlines, now supplied by DTN. You can select the different news categories from the drop down menu near the top of the headlines.

Of course, the earliest and one of the best market news comments is found at www.agrivisor.com. This service is free to Illinois Farm Bureau members. If you are a member and don't have a username and password, just click on the link on the home page to get started.

Can I customize the quotes on the Market Information Page?

The market information page can be customized with the commodity and financial markets you wish to view. You can find instructions on this by clicking on the question mark below the quotes.

Can I see all the traded contracts?

If you click on any of the commodity contracts listed on the market information page, it will open a page that lists all of the currently traded contracts for that commodity. A link above the quote table on the right will toggle from current trading (Daily) to the previous day's (Intraday) statistics.

Where are the futures charts?

First you need to open the futures quote tables (see above help item) When you click on a contract month, a window with a chart will open. The chart will either be a daily chart or an intraday chart, depending on the quote table you were viewing when you selected the charts.

Where are the futures options?

If you click on any of the commodity contracts listed on the market information page, it will open a page that lists all of the currently traded contracts for that commodity. Above the commodity quote table, is a link that will open a window that displays all the options currently traded for that commodity.

Where are the overnight CBT quotes? (e-trade)

You can find the overnight trading markets by clicking on the green bar on the right side of www.ilfb.org that says "click here for IFB market info." A new window will open that shows a summary of market information. Click on the Futures link on the menu on the left side of the page. Once that page opens, you will find the overnight markets under the column labeled Grains (E). Just click on the name of the commodity, and all of the traded contracts will display. Then you can click on the contract name to see a chart.

You can find the cash livestock information by clicking on the green bar on the right side of www.ilfb.org that says "click here for IFB market info." A new window will open that shows a summary of market information. Click on the Illinois Cash Livestock link on the menu on the left side of the page. A new window will open with links to all of the USDA cash livestock reports, and some selected meat reports. If you are interested in cash livestock markets outside the state of Illinois, click on the All Cash Livestock link, also located on the menu on the left side of the page, to see all of the USDA's published cash livestock report.

You can find a wealth of USDA information by clicking on the green bar on the right side of www.ilfb.org that says "click here for IFB market info." A new window will open that shows a summary of market information. On the menu on the left side of the page, click on "USDA Reports." A menu of all USDA reports will open.