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                Illinois country grain prices were 
				mixed on Thursday afternoon, with corn higher and soybeans and 
				wheat slightly lower. 
				 
              
                Technical trading at the Board of 
				Trade supported corn futures. 
				 
              
                Soybeans and wheat were pressuredby poor weekly export sales figures.
 
 				In Northern and Western Illinois country grain dealers quoted 
				shelled corn bids were mostly 1 to 3 cents higher at 6.91-7.02.
				 
              
                Soybean bids were mostly 4 to 5 
				cents lower at 15.17-15.32.
 				In Central Illinois country grain dealers quoted shelled corn 
				bids were mostly steady to 2 cents higher at 6.85-7.03.  
              
                Soybean bids were 1 to 3 cents 
				lower at 15.43-15.62.
 				In the Southern part of the state, shelled corn bids were 2 
				cents higher at 6.89-7.11. 
              
                Soybean bids were 5 to 7 cents 
				lower at 15.40-15.75. 
				 
              
                Wheat bids were 3 to 4 cents lower 
				at 6.77-7.01. 
				 
              
 
              
                
				 
              
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                Commercial grain prices paid farmers 
				by Interior Illinois Country Elevators after 2.00 p.m. Thursday are listed below in dollars per bushel: 
				
					| 
					AREA   | 
					US 2  
					CORN  | 
					US 1  
					SOYBEANS | 
					 US 2  
					SOFT  
					WHEAT   |  
					| NORTHERN | 6.91 - 7.01 | 15.17 - 15.29 |  |  
					| WESTERN   | 6.93 - 7.02 | 15.17 - 15.32 |  |  
					| N. CENT. | 6.91 - 7.03 | 15.46 - 15.60 |  |  
					| S. CENTRAL | 6.85 - 6.97 | 15.43 - 15.62 |  |  
					| WABASH   | 6.93 - 7.08 | 15.63 - 15.69 | 6.77 - 6.79 |  
					| W.S. WEST | 6.89 - 7.06 | 15.40 - 15.48 | 6.93 - 7.01 |  
					| L. EGYPT | 7.03 - 7.11 | 15.67 - 15.75 | 6.78 - 6.86 |  
              
                Central Illinois average price 
			 
              
                Corn:  6.94 (+31 N)Soybeans: 
				15.52 1/2 (+25 N)
 				CONTRACT BIDS FOR NEW CROP 2013 DELIVERY
 
				
					| 
					AREA   | 
					US 2  
					CORN  | 
					US 1  
					SOYBEANS | 
					 ***US 
					2  
					SOFT  
					WHEAT   |  
					| NORTHERN | 5.16 - 5.33 | 12.71 - 12.86 |  |  
					| WESTERN   | 5.14 - 5.26 | 12.68 - 12.92 |  |  
					| N. CENT. | 5.15 - 5.28 | 12.74 - 12.94 |  |  
					| S. CENTRAL | 5.19 - 5.31 | 12.86 - 12.91 |  |  
					| WABASH   | 5.23 - 5.30 | 12.81 - 12.86 |  |  
					| W.S. WEST | 5.22 - 5.34 | 12.86 - 12.98 |  |  
					| 
					L. EGYPT | 5.25 - 5.33 | 12.81 - 12.94 |  |  
			***June/July 2013 delivery
 
			Cent. Ill. Average Price at Country 
			Elevators 
				
					| Week of | 
					5/30/2013 | 
					5/23/2013  |  
					|  | Price--Basis | Price--Basis |  
					| Corn | 
					6.89 +35N  | 
					6.951/2 +331/2 N  |  
					| Soybeans  | 
					15.311/2 +36N  | 
					15.351/2 +36N  |  
			Annual Comparison 
				
					|   | 
					April 2013 | May 
					2012 |  
					|  | Price--Basis | Price--Basis |  
					| Corn | 6.57 
					+ 8K | 
					6.27 +26K |  
					| Soybeans  | 
					14.30 +20 1/2K   | 
					14.04 -14K |  [Text copied from
			USDA-IL 
			Dept of Ag Market News, Springfield] |