| In Northern and Western Illinois country grain dealers quoted 
				shelled corn bids were 1 to 2 cents lower. Soybean bids were 
				down 6 to 7 cents.
 In Central Illinois country grain dealers quoted shelled corn 
				bids were a penny lower. Soybean bids were 9 cents lower.
 
 In the Southern part of the state, shelled corn bids were mostly 
				a penny lower. Soybeans were down 6 to 9 cents. Wheat bids were 
				steady to 3
 cents lower.
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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 | 3.36 - 3.54 | 9.87 - 10.04 |  |  
					| WESTERN   | 3.46 - 3.63 | 10.00 - 10.25 |  |  
					| N. CENT. | 3.50 - 3.62 | 10.02 - 10.25 |  |  
					| S. CENTRAL | 3.49 - 3.61 | 10.03 - 10.19 |  |  
					| WABASH   | 3.66 - 3.72 | 10.08 - 10.13 | 4.29 - 4.38 |  
					| W.S. WEST | 3.60 - 3.75 | 10.11 - 10.42 | 4.25 - 4.30 |  
					| L. EGYPT | 3.51 - 3.72 | 10.10 - 10.24 | 4.30 - 4.50 |  
              
                Central Illinois average price 
			 
              
                Corn:  3.55 1/2 (-18 1/2 
				H)Soybeans:  10.13 1/2 (-31 1/2 H)
 
 CONTRACT BIDS FOR OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2017  DELIVERY
 
				
					| 
					AREA   | 
					US 2  
					CORN  | 
					US 1  
					SOYBEANS | 
					 US 
					2  
					SOFT  
					WHEAT**   |  
					| NORTHERN | 3.59 - 3.70 | 9.61 - 9.85 |  |  
					| WESTERN   | 3.64 - 3.71 | 9.81 - 9.92 |  |  
					| N. CENT. | 3.65 - 3.70 | 9.88 - 9.98 |  |  
					| S. CENTRAL | 3.64 - 3.75 | 9.88 - 10.02 |  |  
					| WABASH   | 3.70 - 3.86 | 9.80 - 9.98 | 4.47 - 4.61 |  
					| W.S. WEST | 3.64 - 3.81 | 9.96 - 10.15 | 4.46 - 4.51 |  
					| 
					L. EGYPT | 3.54 - 3.84 | 9.85 - 9.93 | 4.31 - 4.57 |  **Wheat bids are for June-July 
				Delivery 2017** 
			[Text copied from
			USDA-Illinois 
			Department of Agriculture Market News, Springfield]   
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