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                Illinois country grain prices were 
				mixed on Tuesday afternoon. 
				 
              
                Continued dry weather over large 
				parts of the soybean growing areas continued to support soybean 
				values.
 				In Northern and Western Illinois country grain dealers quoted 
				shelled corn bids were 20 to 27 cents lower at 5.50-5.75.  
              
                Soybean bids were steady to 17 
				cents higher at 14.47-14.76.
 				In Central Illinois country grain dealers quoted shelled corn 
				bids were 13 to 17 cents lower at 5.58-5.91.  
              
                Soybean bids were 25 to 30 cents 
				higher at 15.05-15.26.
 				In the Southern part of the state, shelled corn bids were 
				sharply lower at 4.83-5.60.  
              
                Soybean bids were 10 to 30 cents 
				higher at 14.47-14.67. 
				 
              
                Wheat bids were 6 to 8 cents lower 
				at 6.00-6.24.
 
              
 
 
              
                
				 
              
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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 | 5.60 - 5.75 | 14.60 - 14.75 |  |  
					| WESTERN   | 5.50 - 5.75 | 14.47 - 14.76 |  |  
					| N. CENT. | 5.85 - 5.91 | 15.05 - 15.26 |  |  
					| S. CENTRAL | 5.58 - 5.75 | 15.14 - 15.22 |  |  
					| WABASH   | 5.23 - 5.60 | 14.55 - 14.67 | 6.00 - 6.15 |  
					| W.S. WEST | 4.83 - 5.10 | 14.47 - 14.65 | 6.23 - 6.24 |  
					| L. EGYPT | 5.00 - 5.15 | 14.57 - 14.67 | 6.02 - 6.07 |  
              
                Central Illinois average price 
			 
              
                Corn:  5.74 1/2 (+ 99 Z)
				Soybeans: 
				15.15 1/2 (+129 X)
 				CONTRACT BIDS FOR NEW CROP 2013 DELIVERY
 
				
					| 
					AREA   | 
					US 2  
					CORN  | 
					US 1  
					SOYBEANS | 
					 ***US 
					2  
					SOFT  
					WHEAT   |  
					| NORTHERN | 4.48 - 4.60 | 13.50 - 13.72 |  |  
					| WESTERN   | 4.48 - 4.58 | 13.49 - 13.61 |  |  
					| N. CENT. | 4.49 - 4.62 | 13.54 - 13.70 |  |  
					| S. CENTRAL | 4.49 - 4.61 | 13.63 - 13.75 |  |  
					| WABASH   | 4.50 - 4.60 | 13.62 - 13.72 |  |  
					| W.S. WEST | 4.51 - 4.62 | 13.72 - 13.95 |  |  
					| 
					L. EGYPT | 4.49 - 4.55 | 13.64 - 13.72 |  |  
			***June/July 2013 delivery
 
			Cent. Ill. Average Price at Country 
			Elevators 
				
					| Week of | 
					8/29/2013 | 
					8/22/2013  |  
					|  | Price--Basis | Price--Basis |  
					| Corn | 5.98 
					1/2 +100U   | 6.22 
					1/2 +135U |  
					| Soybeans  | 
					14.96 +128X  | 
					14.12 1/2 +126X  |  
			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] |