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                In Northern and Western Illinois country 
				grain dealers quoted shelled corn bids were 4 cents lower.
				
				 
              
                Soybean bids were 11 to 15 cents lower.
 In Central Illinois country grain dealers quoted shelled corn 
				bids were steady to 4 cents lower.
 
              
                Soybean bids were 15 cents lower. 
 In the Southern part of the state, shelled corn bids were 3 to 4 
				cents lower.
 
              
                Soybean bids were 7 to 15 cents lower. 
				 
              
                Wheat bids were 4 to 5 cents lower. 
              
                 
              
                 
              
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                Commercial grain prices paid farmers 
				by Interior Illinois Country Elevators after 2.00 p.m. are listed below in dollars per bushel: 
				
					| 
					AREA   | 
					US 2  
					CORN  | 
					US 1  
					SOYBEANS | 
					 US 2  
					SOFT  
					WHEAT   |  
					| NORTHERN | 4.43 - 4.68 | 14.41 - 14.70 |  |  
					| WESTERN   | 4.59 - 4.72 | 14.64 - 14.82 |  |  
					| N. CENT. | 4.41 - 4.60 | 14.75 - 14.97 |  |  
					| S. CENTRAL | 4.50 - 4.74 | 14.62 - 14.90 |  |  
					| WABASH   | 4.53 - 4.68 | 14.82 - 14.91 | 6.35 - 6.64 |  
					| W.S. WEST | 4.68 - 4.87 | 14.72 - 15.00 | 6.54 - 6.68 |  
					| L. EGYPT | 4.57 - 4.74 | 14.70 - 14.91 | 6.36 - 6.51 |  
              
                Central Illinois average price 
			 
              
                Corn:  4.57 1/2 (-16 N)
				Soybeans: 
				14.79 1/2 (+9 1/2 N)
 
 CONTRACT BIDS FOR NEW CROP 2014 DELIVERY
 
				
					| 
					AREA   | 
					US 2  
					CORN  | 
					US 1  
					SOYBEANS | 
					 US 
					2  
					SOFT  
					WHEAT   |  
					| NORTHERN | 4.31 - 4.47 | 11.97 - 12.07 |  |  
					| WESTERN   | 4.33 - 4.46 | 11.89 - 12.17 |  |  
					| N. CENT. | 4.39 - 4.47 | 11.99 - 12.14 |  |  
					| S. CENTRAL | 4.32 - 4.52 | 11.90 - 12.12 |  |  
					| WABASH   | 4.40 - 4.52 | 12.00 - 12.17 | 6.35 - 6.46 |  
					| W.S. WEST | 4.41 - 4.47 | 11.94 - 12.25 | 6.57 - 6.61 |  
					| 
					L. EGYPT | 4.42 - 4.47 | 11.94 - 12.17 | 6.41 - 6.51 |  [Text copied from
			USDA-Illinois 
			Department of Agriculture Market News, Springfield] |