Illinois grain prices in country elevators

[September 18, 2017]  SPRINGFIELD — 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 down 1 to 4 cents. Soybean bids were mostly a penny lower.

In Central Illinois country grain dealers quoted shelled corn bids were mostly down 3 cents. Soybean bids were mostly 3 cents lower.

In the Southern part of the state, shelled corn bids were mostly down 3 cents. Soybeans were mostly 6 cents lower. Wheat bids were down 5 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	3.04 - 3.13	9.03 - 9.28
WESTERN	3.02 - 3.10	9.20 - 9.35
N. CENT.	2.86 - 3.21	9.30 - 9.51
S. CENTRAL	3.16 - 3.26	9.26 - 9.43
WABASH	3.19 - 3.27	9.22 - 9.33	4.04 - 4.23
W.S. WEST	2.97 - 3.14	9.25 - 9.48	4.10 - 4.30
L. EGYPT	2.94 - 3.24	9.17 - 9.31	3.94 - 4.30

Central Illinois average price

Corn:  3.06 (-45 1/2 Z)
Soybeans:  9.40 1/2 (-27 1/2 X)

CONTRACT BIDS FOR OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2017  DELIVERY

AREA	US 2 CORN	US 1 SOYBEANS	US 2 SOFT WHEAT**
NORTHERN	3.04 - 3.19	9.00 - 9.28
WESTERN	3.01 - 3.18	9.17 - 9.23
N. CENT.	3.07 - 3.25	9.26 - 9.44
S. CENTRAL	3.16 - 3.26	9.30 - 9.39
WABASH	3.21 - 3.27	9.22 - 9.31
W.S. WEST	2.97 - 3.14	9.25 - 9.33
L. EGYPT	2.97 - 3.19	9.09 - 9.26

**Wheat bids are for June-July Delivery 2018**

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