| In Northern and Western Illinois country grain dealers quoted 
				shelled corn bids were down a penny. Soybean bids were mostly 
				steady.
 In Central Illinois country grain dealers quoted shelled corn 
				bids were steady to down 2 cents. Soybean bids were steady.
 
 In the Southern part of the state, shelled corn bids were mostly 
				down a penny. Soybean were steady. Wheat bids lost 3 to 6 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 | 3.27 - 3.48 | 9.81 - 9.99 |  |  
					| WESTERN   | 3.36 - 3.44 | 10.02 - 10.15 |  |  
					| N. CENT. | 3.37 - 3.54 | 10.09 - 10.34 |  |  
					| S. CENTRAL | 3.39 - 3.53 | 10.05 - 10.22 |  |  
					| WABASH   | 3.51 - 3.67 | 10.10 - 10.17 | 3.89 - 4.09 |  
					| W.S. WEST | 3.45 - 3.54 | 10.03 - 10.34 | 3.92 - 4.00 |  
					| L. EGYPT | 3.36 - 3.67 | 10.08 - 10.21 | 3.99 - 4.22 |  
              
                Central Illinois average price 
			 
              
                Corn:  3.45 1/2 (-17 H)Soybeans:  10.19 1/2 (-29 1/2 H)
 
 CONTRACT BIDS FOR MARCH 2017  DELIVERY
 
				
					| 
					AREA   | 
					US 2  
					CORN  | 
					US 1  
					SOYBEANS | 
					 US 
					2  
					SOFT  
					WHEAT   |  
					| NORTHERN | 3.29 - 3.46 | 9.91 - 10.07 |  |  
					| WESTERN   | 3.40 - 3.47 | 10.04 - 10.13 |  |  
					| N. CENT. | 3.39 - 3.59 | 10.08 - 10.39 |  |  
					| S. CENTRAL | 3.42 - 3.50 | 10.06 - 10.22 |  |  
					| WABASH   | 3.56 - 3.68 | 10.14 - 10.23 | 4.19 - 4.39 |  
					| W.S. WEST | 3.51 - 3.66 | 10.14 - 10.34 | 4.20 - 4.23 |  
					| 
					L. EGYPT | 3.36 - 3.65 | 10.07 - 10.23 | 4.03 - 4.32 |  **Wheat bids are for June-July 
				Delivery 2017** 
			[Text copied from
			USDA-Illinois 
			Department of Agriculture Market News, Springfield]   
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