Illinois grain prices in country elevators

[December 13, 2016]  SPRINGFIELD — This is Tuesday's report of the grain prices and trends prepared by the USDA and the Illinois Department of Agriculture.

In Northern and Western Illinois country grain dealers quoted shelled corn bids were steady to 1 cent higher. Soybean bids were mixed.

In Central Illinois country grain dealers quoted shelled corn bids were 1 cent higher. Soybean bids fell 3 cents.

In the Southern part of the state, shelled corn bids were mostly steady.  Soybean bids were down 1 to 3 cents. Wheat bids were 2 to 4 cents higher.

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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	3.25 - 3.38	9.75 - 9.95
WESTERN	3.29 - 3.36	9.86 - 10.02
N. CENT.	3.31 - 3.52	9.92 - 10.18
S. CENTRAL	3.35 - 3.47	9.88 - 10.07
WABASH	3.51 - 3.61	9.93 - 9.99	3.73 - 3.96
W.S. WEST	3.39 - 3.46	10.05 - 10.16	3.74 - 3.81
L. EGYPT	3.41 - 3.64	9.93 - 10.08	3.78 - 4.08

Central Illinois average price

Corn:  3.41 1/2 (-19 1/2 H)
Soybeans:  10.03 (-25 F)

CONTRACT BIDS FOR JANUARY 2017  DELIVERY

AREA	US 2 CORN	US 1 SOYBEANS	US 2 SOFT WHEAT
NORTHERN	3.25 - 3.40	9.73 - 9.94
WESTERN	3.31 - 3.39	9.86 - 10.01
N. CENT.	3.36 - 3.54	9.92 - 10.14
S. CENTRAL	3.37 - 3.51	9.88 - 10.07
WABASH	3.49 - 3.65	9.93 - 10.01
W.S. WEST	3.44 - 3.53	10.05 - 10.18
L. EGYPT	3.40 - 3.64	9.93 - 10.10

[Text copied from USDA-Illinois Department of Agriculture Market News, Springfield]