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                In Northern and Western Illinois country 
				grain dealers quoted shelled corn bids were steady. Soybean bids 
				were 8 to 15 cents lower.
 In Central Illinois country grain dealers quoted shelled corn 
				bids were mostly steady. Soybean bids were 3 to 6 cents lower.
 
 In the Southern part of the state, shelled corn bids were steady 
				to 2 cents lower. Soybean bids were down 7 to 8 cents. Wheat 
				bids were mostly
 2 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 | 3.05 - 3.18 | 8.91 - 9.14 |  |  
					| WESTERN   | 3.02 - 3.13 | 9.03 - 9.18 |  |  
					| N. CENT. | 3.00 - 3.18 | 9.08 - 9.31 |  |  
					| S. CENTRAL | 3.00 - 3.16 | 9.12 - 9.36 |  |  
					| WABASH   | 3.00 - 3.08 | 8.94 - 9.14 | 4.05 - 4.44 |  
					| W.S. WEST | 2.89 - 3.09 | 9.30 - 9.41 | 3.86 - 4.07 |  
					| L. EGYPT | 2.98 - 3.13 | 8.94 - 9.19 | 3.98 - 4.34 |  
              
                Central Illinois average price 
			 
              
                Corn:  3.09 (-39 Z)
				Soybeans: 
				9.22 (-22 X)
 
 CONTRACT BIDS FOR NEW CROP 2014 DELIVERY
 
				
					| 
					AREA   | 
					US 2  
					CORN  | 
					US 1  
					SOYBEANS | 
					 US 
					2  
					SOFT  
					WHEAT   |  
					| NORTHERN | 3.16 - 3.27 | 9.17 - 9.33 |  |  
					| WESTERN   | 3.19 - 3.26 | 9.16 - 9.43 |  |  
					| N. CENT. | 3.24 - 3.34 | 9.27 - 9.51 |  |  
					| S. CENTRAL | 3.23 - 3.40 | 9.32 - 9.55 |  |  
					| WABASH   | 3.28 - 3.41 | 9.32 - 9.44 |  |  
					| W.S. WEST | 3.37 - 3.46 | 9.56 - 9.71 |  |  
					| 
					L. EGYPT | 3.27 - 3.47 | 9.37 - 9.52 |  |  [Text copied from
			USDA-Illinois 
			Department of Agriculture Market News, Springfield] |