| In Northern and Western Illinois country grain dealers quoted 
				shelled corn bids were up 1 cent. Soybean bids were 2 to 10 
				cents higher.
 In Central Illinois country grain dealers quoted shelled corn 
				bids were 1 cent higher. Soybean bids were 10 cents higher.
 
 In the Southern part of the state, shelled corn bids were up 1 
				cent. Soybean bids were 8 to 13 cents higher. Wheat bids were 3 
				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 | 3.11 - 3.30 | 9.65 - 9.87 |  |  
					| WESTERN   | 3.25 - 3.36 | 9.82 - 9.92 |  |  
					| N. CENT. | 3.25 - 3.43 | 9.90 - 10.13 |  |  
					| S. CENTRAL | 3.31 - 3.45 | 9.90 - 10.05 |  |  
					| WABASH   | 3.46 - 3.59 | 9.87 - 9.95 | 3.77 - 3.97 |  
					| W.S. WEST | 3.30 - 3.38 | 9.90 - 9.92 | 3.75 - 3.86 |  
					| L. EGYPT | 3.31 - 3.71 | 9.86 - 10.00 | 3.66 - 3.86 |  
              
                Central Illinois average price 
			 
              
                Corn:  3.35 (-16 Z)Soybeans:  10.01 1/2 (-28 1/2 F)
 
 CONTRACT BIDS FOR JANUARY 2017  DELIVERY
 
				
					| 
					AREA   | 
					US 2  
					CORN  | 
					US 1  
					SOYBEANS | 
					 US 
					2  
					SOFT  
					WHEAT   |  
					| NORTHERN | 3.29 - 3.42 | 9.76 - 9.92 |  |  
					| WESTERN   | 3.30 - 3.40 | 9.89 - 10.00 |  |  
					| N. CENT. | 3.34 - 3.47 | 9.96 - 10.20 |  |  
					| S. CENTRAL | 3.35 - 3.51 | 9.93 - 10.15 |  |  
					| WABASH   | 3.47 - 3.65 | 10.02 - 10.18 |  |  
					| W.S. WEST | 3.36 - 3.51 | 10.05 - 10.14 |  |  
					| 
					L. EGYPT | 3.36 - 3.59 | 10.00 - 10.18 |  |  
			[Text copied from
			USDA-Illinois 
			Department of Agriculture Market News, Springfield]   
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