| In Northern and Western Illinois country grain dealers quoted 
				shelled corn bids were up 5 cents. Soybean bids gained 26 cents.
 In Central Illinois country grain dealers quoted shelled corn 
				bids were 5 cents higher. Soybean bids were 25 to 26 cents 
				higher.
 
 In the Southern part of the state, shelled corn bids were up 4 
				cents.  Soybean bids were up 24 cents. Wheat bids were 2 
				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 | 3.10 - 3.31 | 9.55 - 9.82 |  |  
					| WESTERN   | 3.24 - 3.35 | 9.74 - 9.90 |  |  
					| N. CENT. | 3.24 - 3.41 | 9.80 - 10.03 |  |  
					| S. CENTRAL | 3.30 - 3.44 | 9.83 - 9.97 |  |  
					| WABASH   | 3.45 - 3.58 | 9.80 - 9.85 | 3.80 - 4.00 |  
					| W.S. WEST | 3.29 - 3.38 | 9.83 - 9.92 | 3.78 - 3.89 |  
					| L. EGYPT | 3.31 - 3.70 | 9.73 - 9.90 | 3.69 - 3.89 |  
              
                Central Illinois average price 
			 
              
                Corn:  3.34 (-16 Z)Soybeans:  9.91 1/2 (-28 1/2 F)
 
 CONTRACT BIDS FOR JANUARY 2017  DELIVERY
 
				
					| 
					AREA   | 
					US 2  
					CORN  | 
					US 1  
					SOYBEANS | 
					 US 
					2  
					SOFT  
					WHEAT   |  
					| NORTHERN | 3.28 - 3.36 | 9.68 - 9.84 |  |  
					| WESTERN   | 3.29 - 3.39 | 9.79 - 9.95 |  |  
					| N. CENT. | 3.33 - 3.46 | 9.87 - 10.11 |  |  
					| S. CENTRAL | 3.33 - 3.50 | 9.85 - 10.05 |  |  
					| WABASH   | 3.48 - 3.62 | 9.92 - 10.08 |  |  
					| W.S. WEST | 3.39 - 3.48 | 9.90 - 10.05 |  |  
					| 
					L. EGYPT | 3.35 - 3.58 | 9.91 - 10.10 |  |  
			[Text copied from
			USDA-Illinois 
			Department of Agriculture Market News, Springfield]   
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