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                Illinois country grain prices were 
				mixed on Wednesday afternoon. 
				 
              
                Soybean values were given a boost 
				from the sale of 120,000 tonnes of US soybeans to China and 
				stronger soybean meal values.
 				In Northern and Western Illinois country grain dealers quoted 
				shelled corn bids were mostly steady to 2 cents lower at 
				5.86-6.23.  
              
                Soybean bids were steady to 5 
				cents higher at 14.55-14.75.
 				In Central Illinois country grain dealers quoted shelled corn 
				bids were mixed at 5.95-6.23. 
              
                Soybean bids were 2 to 4 cents 
				higher at 14.92-15.08.
 				In the Southern part of the state, shelled corn bids were mixed 
				at 5.74-6.39.  
              
                Soybean bids were 6 to 8 cents 
				lower at 14.44-14.58. 
				 
              
                Wheat bids were down 3 to 4 cents 
				at 6.12-6.28. 
 
              
 
 
              
                
				 
              
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                Commercial grain prices paid farmers 
				by Interior Illinois Country Elevators after 2.00 p.m. Wednesday are listed below in dollars per bushel: 
				
					| 
					AREA   | 
					US 2  
					CORN  | 
					US 1  
					SOYBEANS | 
					 US 2  
					SOFT  
					WHEAT   |  
					| NORTHERN | 6.18 - 6.23 | 14.55 - 14.67 |  |  
					| WESTERN   | 5.86 - 6.10 | 14.68 - 14.75 |  |  
					| N. CENT. | 6.11 - 6.23 | 14.92 - 15.03 |  |  
					| S. CENTRAL | 5.95 - 6.04 | 15.02 - 15.08 |  |  
					| WABASH   | 5.89 - 6.04 | 14.52 - 14.53 | 6.15 - 6.28 |  
					| W.S. WEST | 5.93 - 6.39 | 14.44 - 14.58 | 6.16 - 6.26 |  
					| L. EGYPT | 5.74 - 5.89 | 14.53 - 14.58 | 6.12 - 6.22 |  
              
                Central Illinois average price 
			 
              
                Corn:  6.09 (+105 U)Soybeans: 
				15.00 (+127 X)
 				CONTRACT BIDS FOR NEW CROP 2013 DELIVERY
 
				
					| 
					AREA   | 
					US 2  
					CORN  | 
					US 1  
					SOYBEANS | 
					 ***US 
					2  
					SOFT  
					WHEAT   |  
					| NORTHERN | 4.55 - 4.70 | 13.40 - 13.53 |  |  
					| WESTERN   | 4.54 - 4.68 | 13.35 - 13.48 |  |  
					| N. CENT. | 4.54 - 4.66 | 13.47 - 13.65 |  |  
					| S. CENTRAL | 4.55 - 4.67 | 13.54 - 13.61 |  |  
					| WABASH   | 4.55 - 4.66 | 13.53 - 13.63 |  |  
					| W.S. WEST | 4.53 - 4.68 | 13.56 - 13.72 |  |  
					| 
					L. EGYPT | 4.55 - 4.56 | 13.53 - 13.63 |  |  
			***June/July 2013 delivery
 
			Cent. Ill. Average Price at Country 
			Elevators 
				
					| Week of | 
					8/22/2013 | 
					8/15/2013  |  
					|  | Price--Basis | Price--Basis |  
					| Corn | 6.22 
					1/2 +135U  | 
					6.03 1/2 +122U  |  
					| Soybeans  | 
					14.12 1/2 +126X   | 
					14.09 1/2 +144X |  
			Annual Comparison 
				
					|   | July 
					2013   | 
					August 2012 |  
					|  | Price--Basis | Price--Basis |  
					| Corn | 6.60 
					1/2 +132U  | 
					8.15 +11 1/2U |  
					| Soybeans  | 
					15.19 +85 1/2Q  | 
					17.09 +44 1/2X  |  [Text copied from
			USDA-IL 
			Dept of Ag Market News, Springfield] |