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				Illinois country grain prices were 
				mixed on Tuesday afternoon, with corn and wheat higher and 
				soybeans lower. 
				 
              
				A strong cash market and technical 
				buying at the Board of Trade helped to lift corn values.
 				In Northern and Western Illinois country grain dealers quoted 
				shelled corn bids were 9 cents higher at 6.95-7.11.  
              
				Soybean bids were 4 to 7 cents 
				lower at 14.32-14.42.
 				In Central Illinois country grain dealers quoted shelled corn 
				bids were 6 to 11 cents higher at 7.05-7.20.  
              
				Soybean bids were down 3 to 5 
				cents at 14.51-14.58.
 				In the Southern part of the state, shelled corn bids were 6 to 
				11 cents higher at 6.95-7.31.  
              
				Soybean bids were 3 to 8 cents 
				lower at 14.48-14.74. 
				 
              
				Wheat bids were 2 to 3 cents 
				higher at 6.96-7.18.
 
              
				
				 
              
				
				 
              
				
				 
              
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                Commercial grain prices paid farmers 
				by Interior Illinois Country Elevators after 2.00 p.m. Tuesday are listed below in dollars per bushel: 
				
					| 
					AREA   | 
					US 2  
					CORN  | 
					US 1  
					SOYBEANS | 
					 US 2  
					SOFT  
					WHEAT   |  
					| NORTHERN | 7.00 - 7.11 | 14.32 - 14.42 |  |  
					| WESTERN   | 6.95 - 7.04 | 14.33 - 14.39 |  |  
					| N. CENT. | 7.05 - 7.13 | 14.51 - 14.58 |  |  
					| S. CENTRAL | 7.10 - 7.20 | 14.51 - 14.55 |  |  
					| WABASH   | 7.17 - 7.25 | 14.60 - 14.67 | 6.96 - 7.13 |  
					| W.S. WEST | 6.95 - 7.13 | 14.48 - 14.61 | 7.10 - 7.18 |  
					| L. EGYPT | 7.20 - 7.31 | 14.63 - 14.74 | 7.07 - 7.16 |  
              
                Central Illinois average price 
			 
              
                Corn:  7.12 1/2 (+ 7 1/2 
				H)Soybeans: 
				14.54 1/2 (+ 7 H)
 
 CONTRACT BIDS FOR NEW CROP 2013 DELIVERY
 
				
					| 
					AREA   | 
					US 2  
					CORN  | 
					US 1  
					SOYBEANS | 
					 ***US 
					2  
					SOFT  
					WHEAT   |  
					| NORTHERN | 5.27 - 5.38 | 12.15 - 12.28 |  |  
					| WESTERN   | 5.19 - 5.26 | 12.13 - 12.25 |  |  
					| N. CENT. | 5.26 - 5.31 | 12.15 - 12.27 |  |  
					| S. CENTRAL | 5.22 - 5.36 | 12.23 - 12.35 |  |  
					| WABASH   | 5.28 - 5.36 | 12.28 - 12.33 | 6.82 - 6.96 |  
					| W.S. WEST | 5.20 - 5.32 | 12.31 - 12.43 | 6.93 - 6.94 |  
					| 
					L. EGYPT | 5.31 - 5.41 | 12.28 - 12.42 | 6.82 - 6.91 |  
			***June/July 2013 delivery
 
			Cent. Ill. Average Price at Country 
			Elevators 
				
					| Week of | 2/21/2013 | 2/14/2013 |  
					|  | Price--Basis | Price--Basis |  
					| Corn | 
					7.00 +9H  | 7.03 
					1/2 +9H  |  
					| Soybeans  | 
					14.96 1/2 +9H  | 
					14.27 1/2 +9 1/2H  |  
			Annual Comparison 
				
					|   | 
					January 2013 | 
					February 2012  |  
					|  | Price--Basis | Price--Basis |  
					| Corn | 
					7.17 + 2H | 
					6.41 + 1/2H |  
					| Soybeans  | 
					14.30 +11H  
					 | 
					12.40 -15 H |  [Text copied from
			USDA-IL 
			Dept of Ag Market News, Springfield] |