| In Northern and Western Illinois country grain dealers quoted 
				shelled corn bids were 5 cents higher. Soybean bids were mixed.
 In Central Illinois country grain dealers quoted shelled corn 
				bids were mostly 3 to 6 cents higher. Soybean bids were mixed.
 
 In the Southern part of the state, shelled corn bids were up 6 
				to 7 cents. Soybean bids were mixed. Wheat bids were 3 to 5 
				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 | 2.95 - 3.14 | 9.61 - 9.77 |  |  
					| WESTERN   | 2.98 - 3.14 | 9.67 - 9.87 |  |  
					| N. CENT. | 3.03 - 3.18 | 9.76 - 10.07 |  |  
					| S. CENTRAL | 3.11 - 3.29 | 9.72 - 9.93 |  |  
					| WABASH   | 3.14 - 3.20 | 9.72 - 9.92 | 3.50 - 3.71 |  
					| W.S. WEST | 3.14 - 3.18 | 9.82 - 9.92 | 3.42 - 3.60 |  
					| L. EGYPT | 3.05 - 3.21 | 9.74 - 9.92 | 3.40 - 3.60 |  
              
                Central Illinois average price 
			 
              
                Corn:  3.16 (-22 1/2 Z)
				Soybeans: 
				9.89 1/2 (12 1/2 X)
 
 CONTRACT BIDS FOR JANUARY 2017  DELIVERY
 
				
					| 
					AREA   | 
					US 2  
					CORN  | 
					US 1  
					SOYBEANS | 
					 US 
					2  
					SOFT  
					WHEAT   |  
					| NORTHERN | 3.09 - 3.23 | 9.41 - 9.59 |  |  
					| WESTERN   | 3.10 - 3.30 | 9.36 - 9.61 |  |  
					| N. CENT. | 3.20 - 3.30 | 9.50 - 9.80 |  |  
					| S. CENTRAL | 3.22 - 3.36 | 9.47 - 9.85 |  |  
					| WABASH   | 3.29 - 3.44 | 9.64 - 9.76 |  |  
					| W.S. WEST | 3.35 - 3.45 | 9.78 - 9.91 |  |  
					| 
					L. EGYPT | 3.28 - 3.44 | 9.76 - 9.81 |  |  
			[Text copied from
			USDA-Illinois 
			Department of Agriculture Market News, Springfield]   
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