Grain Prices @ Illinois Interior Country Elevators

GX_GR113
Springfield, IL    Tue Dec 4, 2012    USDA-IL Dept of Ag Market News

Illinois Grain Prices in Country Elevators

This is Tuesday's report of the grain prices and trends prepared by the 
USDA and the Illinois Department of Agriculture.
  
Illinois country grain prices were mixed on Tuesday. Commercial buying 
early today at the Board of Trade sent soybean futures higher but 
non-commercial selling late left markets just slightly higher.

In Northern and Western Illinois country grain dealers quoted shelled 
corn bids 1 to 3 cents lower at 7.28-7.50. Soybean bids were mixed at 
14.17-14.41.
 
In Central Illinois country grain dealers quoted shelled corn bids were 
1 to 4 cents lower at 7.42-7.59. Soybean bids were mostly 1 to 2 cents
higher at 14.36-14.49. 

In the Southern part of the state, shelled corn bids were mixed at 
7.26-7.72. Soybean bids were 1 to 3 cents higher at 14.49-14.71. Wheat 
bids were 4 to 7 cents lower at 8.24-8.40.  

Commercial grain prices paid farmers by Interior Illinois Country 
Elevators after 2.00 p.m. today are listed below in dollars per bushel:

AREA         US 2 CORN    US 1 SOYBEANS   US 2 SOFT WHEAT  
NORTHERN    7.39 - 7.50   14.17 - 14.26    -----------       
WESTERN     7.28 - 7.41   14.24 - 14.41    -----------       
N. CENTRAL  7.42 - 7.52   14.36 - 14.47    -----------       
S. CENTRAL  7.49 - 7.59   14.39 - 14.49    -----------       
WABASH      7.51 - 7.67   14.52 - 14.63    8.29 - 8.40     
W.S. WEST   7.26 - 7.40   14.49 - 14.57    8.25 - 8.34    
L. EGYPT    7.59 - 7.72   14.61 - 14.71    8.24 - 8.36     

Central Illinois average price   Corn        7.50 1/2 (- 1 1/2 H)
                                 Soybeans   14.42 1/2 (-13     F)

                 CONTRACT BIDS FOR NEW CROP 2013 DELIVERY

 AREA          CORN          SOYBEANS   ***SOFT WHEAT***      
NORTHERN    5.95 - 6.03   12.64 - 12.79   -----------       
WESTERN     5.95 - 6.03   12.57 - 12.67   -----------       
N. CENTRAL  6.00 - 6.12   12.70 - 12.84   -----------                                             
S. CENTRAL  6.07 - 6.19   12.72 - 12.87   -----------       
WABASH      6.16 - 6.32   12.70 - 12.84   8.25 - 8.36                          
W.S. WEST   5.87 - 6.00   12.63 - 12.76   8.25 - 8.27     
L. EGYPT    6.17 - 6.25   12.69 - 12.82   8.31 - 8.34 
***June/July 2013 delivery

Source: USDA-IL Dept of Ag Market News, Springfield, IL
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