Illinois grain prices in country elevators

[September 29, 2016]  SPRINGFIELD — This is Thursday's report of the grain prices and trends prepared by the USDA and the Illinois Department of Agriculture.

In Northern and Western Illinois country grain dealers quoted shelled corn bids were steady. Soybean bids were steady to 4 cents higher.

In Central Illinois country grain dealers quoted shelled corn bids were unchanged. Soybean bids were mostly 4 cents higher.

In the Southern part of the state, shelled corn bids were steady to 2 cents lower. Soybean bids were up 1 to 2 cents. Wheat bids were down 4
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	2.87 - 3.05	8.93 - 9.20
WESTERN	2.93 - 3.03	9.00 - 9.17
N. CENT.	2.94 - 3.09	9.03 - 9.35
S. CENTRAL	2.95 - 3.08	9.15 - 9.27
WABASH	3.02 - 3.10	9.13 - 9.25	3.43 - 3.64
W.S. WEST	2.94 - 3.04	9.18 - 9.26	3.36 - 3.53
L. EGYPT	2.85 - 3.09	9.09 - 9.27	3.33 - 3.53

Central Illinois average price

Corn:  3.01 1/2 (-27 1/2 Z)
Soybeans:  9.19 (-31 X)

CONTRACT BIDS FOR JANUARY 2017  DELIVERY

AREA	US 2 CORN	US 1 SOYBEANS	US 2 SOFT WHEAT
NORTHERN	3.01 - 3.13	9.11 - 9.27
WESTERN	3.09 - 3.22	9.14 - 9.35
N. CENT.	3.11 - 3.21	9.24 - 9.51
S. CENTRAL	3.08 - 3.25	9.23 - 9.41
WABASH	3.19 - 3.36	9.35 - 9.51
W.S. WEST	3.24 - 3.32	9.43 - 9.58
L. EGYPT	3.17 - 3.34	9.42 - 9.56

[Text copied from USDA-Illinois Department of Agriculture Market News, Springfield]