| In Northern and Western Illinois country grain 
				dealers quoted shelled corn bids were down 1 to 2 cents. Soybean 
				bids were mostly 2 cents higher. 
 In Central Illinois country grain dealers quoted shelled corn 
				bids were mostly steady. Soybeans were 1 to 2 cents higher.
 
 In the Southern part of the state, shelled corn bids were a 
				penny lower. Soybeans were 1 to 2 cents higher.
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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 | 3.40 - 3.60 | 8.34 - 8.53 |  |  
					| WESTERN   | 3.36 - 3.58 | 8.46 - 8.69 |  |  
					| N. CENT. | 3.48 - 3.60 | 8.53 - 8.73 |  |  
					| S. CENTRAL | 3.51 - 3.64 | 8.57 - 8.77 |  |  
					| WABASH   | 3.59 - 3.70 | 8.58 - 8.72 |  |  
					| W.S. WEST | 3.63 - 3.80 | 8.71 - 8.91 |  |  
					| L. EGYPT | 3.49 - 3.63 | 8.60 - 8.77 |  |  
              
                Central Illinois average price 
			 
              
                Corn:  3.56 
				(-24 H)Soybeans: 
				8.65 (-57 H)
 
 CONTRACT BIDS FOR MAR 2019 DELIVERY
 
				
					| 
					AREA   | 
					US 2  
					CORN  | 
					US 1  
					SOYBEANS | 
					 US 
					2  
					SOFT  
					WHEAT**   |  
					| NORTHERN | 3.53 - 3.69 | 8.79 - 9.03 |  |  
					| WESTERN   | 3.50 - 3.68 | 8.82 - 9.08 |  |  
					| N. CENT. | 3.58 - 3.73 | 9.02 - 9.25 |  |  
					| S. CENTRAL | 3.60 - 3.74 | 8.91 - 9.18 |  |  
					| WABASH   | 3.63 - 3.78 | 8.97 - 9.13 | 5.01 - 5.12 |  
					| W.S. WEST | 3.61 - 3.75 | 8.91 - 9.14 | 5.12 - 5.28 |  
					| 
					L. EGYPT | 3.43 - 3.67 | 8.83 - 9.13 | 5.07 - 5.28 |  **Wheat bids are for June-July 
				Delivery 2019** 
			[Text copied from
			USDA-Illinois 
			Department of Agriculture Market News, Springfield]   
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