| In Northern and Western Illinois country grain dealers quoted 
				shelled corn bids were up 13 cents. Soybean bids were 10 to 11 
				cents higher.
 In Central Illinois country grain dealers quoted shelled corn 
				bids were up 11 to 13 cents. Soybean bids were 7 to 10 cents 
				higher.
 
 In the Southern part of the state, shelled corn bids were up 12 
				to 18 cents. Soybean bids were 7 to 9 cents higher. Wheat bids 
				rose 16 to 19
 cents.
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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 | 3.09 - 3.22 | 9.01 - 9.28 |  |  
					| WESTERN   | 3.17 - 3.22 | 9.13 - 9.21 |  |  
					| N. CENT. | 3.16 - 3.29 | 9.09 - 9.38 |  |  
					| S. CENTRAL | 3.20 - 3.33 | 9.08 - 9.26 |  |  
					| WABASH   | 3.25 - 3.45 | 9.23 - 9.28 | 3.68 - 3.91 |  
					| W.S. WEST | 3.18 - 3.33 | 9.23 - 9.29 | 3.66 - 3.84 |  
					| L. EGYPT | 3.21 - 3.42 | 9.19 - 9.32 | 3.60 - 3.84 |  
              
                Central Illinois average price 
			 
              
                Corn:  3.24 1/2 (-25 Z)Soybeans:  9.23 (-33 X)
 
 CONTRACT BIDS FOR JANUARY 2017  DELIVERY
 
				
					| 
					AREA   | 
					US 2  
					CORN  | 
					US 1  
					SOYBEANS | 
					 US 
					2  
					SOFT  
					WHEAT   |  
					| NORTHERN | 3.19 - 3.40 | 9.20 - 9.35 |  |  
					| WESTERN   | 3.29 - 3.35 | 9.23 - 9.43 |  |  
					| N. CENT. | 3.33 - 3.43 | 9.33 - 9.55 |  |  
					| S. CENTRAL | 3.28 - 3.45 | 9.30 - 9.54 |  |  
					| WABASH   | 3.40 - 3.60 | 9.40 - 9.60 |  |  
					| W.S. WEST | 3.40 - 3.51 | 9.49 - 9.63 |  |  
					| 
					L. EGYPT | 3.36 - 3.55 | 9.46 - 9.60 |  |  
			[Text copied from
			USDA-Illinois 
			Department of Agriculture Market News, Springfield]   
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