| In Northern and Western Illinois country grain dealers quoted 
				shelled corn bids were down 6 to 7 cents. Soybean bids were 6 
				cents lower.
 In Central Illinois country grain dealers quoted shelled corn 
				bids were down 6 to 8 cents. Soybean bids were mostly 6 cents 
				lower.
 
 In the Southern part of the state, shelled corn bids were down 5 
				to 7 cents. Soybean bids were 6 cents lower. Wheat bids lost 3 
				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 | 3.11 - 3.24 | 9.15 - 9.39 |  |  
					| WESTERN   | 3.19 - 3.23 | 9.31 - 9.41 |  |  
					| N. CENT. | 3.21 - 3.31 | 9.40 - 9.59 |  |  
					| S. CENTRAL | 3.21 - 3.41 | 9.30 - 9.49 |  |  
					| WABASH   | 3.26 - 3.49 | 9.35 - 9.46 | 3.80 - 3.97 |  
					| W.S. WEST | 3.23 - 3.34 | 9.39 - 9.51 | 3.67 - 3.96 |  
					| L. EGYPT | 3.24 - 3.51 | 9.43 - 9.52 | 3.76 - 3.96 |  
              
                Central Illinois average price 
			 
              
                Corn:  3.31 (-20 Z)Soybeans: 
				9.44 1/2 (-31 X)
 
 CONTRACT BIDS FOR JANUARY 2017  DELIVERY
 
				
					| 
					AREA   | 
					US 2  
					CORN  | 
					US 1  
					SOYBEANS | 
					 US 
					2  
					SOFT  
					WHEAT   |  
					| NORTHERN | 3.21 - 3.41 | 9.37 - 9.52 |  |  
					| WESTERN   | 3.31 - 3.39 | 9.43 - 9.63 |  |  
					| N. CENT. | 3.32 - 3.44 | 9.53 - 9.73 |  |  
					| S. CENTRAL | 3.33 - 3.49 | 9.47 - 9.73 |  |  
					| WABASH   | 3.42 - 3.61 | 9.57 - 9.73 |  |  
					| W.S. WEST | 3.38 - 3.51 | 9.67 - 9.79 |  |  
					| 
					L. EGYPT | 3.38 - 3.56 | 9.66 - 9.75 |  |  
			[Text copied from
			USDA-Illinois 
			Department of Agriculture Market News, Springfield]   
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