| In Northern and Western Illinois country grain dealers quoted 
				shelled corn bids were down 2 cents. Soybean bids were mixed.
 In Central Illinois country grain dealers quoted shelled corn 
				bids were down 2 to 4 cents. Soybean bids were 3 to 8 cents 
				higher.
 
 In the Southern part of the state, shelled corn bids were down 2 
				cents.  Soybean bids were mixed. Wheat bids were 3 cents 
				lower.
 ----- 
              
                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 | 2.87 - 3.05 | 9.30 - 9.42 |  |  
					| WESTERN   | 2.94 - 3.07 | 9.28 - 9.46 |  |  
					| N. CENT. | 3.00 - 3.09 | 9.35 - 9.66 |  |  
					| S. CENTRAL | 2.98 - 3.18 | 9.29 - 9.66 |  |  
					| WABASH   | 3.03 - 3.11 | 9.45 - 9.55 | 3.40 - 3.65 |  
					| W.S. WEST | 3.02 - 3.05 | 9.49 - 9.57 | 3.38 - 3.54 |  
					| L. EGYPT | 2.92 - 3.10 | 9.37 - 9.56 | 3.34 - 3.54 |  
              
                Central Illinois average price 
			 
              
                Corn:  3.08 (-22 Z)
				Soybeans:  9.47 1/2 (-3 X)
 
 CONTRACT BIDS FOR JANUARY 2017  DELIVERY
 
				
					| 
					AREA   | 
					US 2  
					CORN  | 
					US 1  
					SOYBEANS | 
					 US 
					2  
					SOFT  
					WHEAT   |  
					| NORTHERN | 3.00 - 3.14 | 9.16 - 9.33 |  |  
					| WESTERN   | 3.04 - 3.21 | 9.18 - 9.41 |  |  
					| N. CENT. | 3.12 - 3.22 | 9.32 - 9.55 |  |  
					| S. CENTRAL | 3.09 - 3.26 | 9.23 - 9.59 |  |  
					| WABASH   | 3.20 - 3.35 | 9.39 - 9.51 |  |  
					| W.S. WEST | 3.29 - 3.37 | 9.51 - 9.64 |  |  
					| 
					L. EGYPT | 3.20 - 3.35 | 9.49 - 9.56 |  |  
			[Text copied from
			USDA-Illinois 
			Department of Agriculture Market News, Springfield]   
				 |