| This is Monday'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 4 cents lower. Soybean bids were down 2 cents.
 
 In Central Illinois country grain dealers quoted shelled corn 
				bids were 6 cents lower. Soybean bids were mostly a penny lower.
 
 In the Southern part of the state, shelled corn bids were 6 to 7 
				cents lower. Soybeans were down 1 to 2 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 | 3.02 - 3.16 | 9.36 - 9.49 |  |  
					| WESTERN   | 3.03 - 3.13 | 9.46 - 9.60 |  |  
					| N. CENT. | 3.03 - 3.14 | 9.50 - 9.66 |  |  
					| S. CENTRAL | 3.02 - 3.25 | 9.50 - 9.62 |  |  
					| WABASH   | 3.14 - 3.31 | 9.36 - 9.51 |  |  
					| W.S. WEST | 3.18 - 3.31 | 9.60 - 9.75 |  |  
					| L. EGYPT | 3.00 - 3.29 | 9.36 - 9.61 |  |  
              
                Central Illinois average price 
			 
              
                Corn:  3.13 
				1/2 (-25 1/2 Z) Soybeans:  9.58 (-38 F)
 
 CONTRACT BIDS FOR JANUARY 2018  DELIVERY
 
				
					| 
					AREA   | 
					US 2  
					CORN  | 
					US 1  
					SOYBEANS | 
					 US 
					2  
					SOFT  
					WHEAT**   |  
					| NORTHERN | 3.10 - 3.23 | 9.39 - 9.54 |  |  
					| WESTERN   | 3.14 - 3.22 | 9.47 - 9.64 |  |  
					| N. CENT. | 3.22 - 3.34 | 9.58 - 9.74 |  |  
					| S. CENTRAL | 3.22 - 3.34 | 9.56 - 9.70 |  |  
					| WABASH   | 3.30 - 3.42 | 9.62 - 9.71 | 4.26 - 4.36 |  
					| W.S. WEST | 3.34 - 3.49 | 9.68 - 9.91 | 4.26 - 4.41 |  
					| 
					L. EGYPT | 3.18 - 3.33 | 9.60 - 9.67 | 4.06 - 4.26 |  **Wheat bids are for June-July 
				Delivery 2018** 
			[Text copied from
			USDA-Illinois 
			Department of Agriculture Market News, Springfield]   
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