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Bacon a real work of art for Central IL artist     Springfield artist Suzanne Schmid creates jewelry from meat, especially bacon.        View Story Archives Commodity Quotes   Commodities Preferences   Contract Last Change     Mar 12 Corn (E) 641-6s   +7-2 May 12 Corn (E) 647-4s   +7-4 Jul 12 Corn (E) 651-0s   +7-2 Sep 12 Corn (E) 594-0s   +5-2 Dec 12 Corn (E) 571-0s   +5-0 Mar 12 Soybeans (E) 1219-0s   -3-6 May 12 Soybeans (E) 1228-4s   -3-4 Jul 12 Soybeans (E) 1238-2s   -3-4 Aug 12 Soybeans (E) 1236-2s   -3-2 Sep 12 Soybeans (E) 1228-2s   -1-4 Mar 12 Wheat (E) 647-2s   -6-2 May 12 Wheat (E) 661-6s   -5-0 Jul 12 Wheat (E) 674-6s   -5-2 Sep 12 Wheat (E) 690-6s   -3-6 Dec 12 Wheat (E) 708-4s   -2-4 Feb 12 Live Cattle 124.700s   +0.150 Apr 12 Live Cattle 128.450s   +0.400 Jun 12 Live Cattle 127.175s   +0.675 Aug 12 Live Cattle 128.950s   +0.225 Oct 12 Live Cattle 131.725s   +0.600 Mar 12 Feeder Cattle 154.600s   +0.975 Apr 12 Feeder Cattle 156.825s   +0.900 May 12 Feeder Cattle 157.650s   +0.850 Aug 12 Feeder Cattle 158.950s   +0.850 Sep 12 Feeder Cattle 158.900s   +0.800 Feb 12 Lean Hogs 86.675s   +0.725 Apr 12 Lean Hogs 87.375s   +0.575 Jun 12 Lean Hogs 97.350s   +0.500 Jul 12 Lean Hogs 97.625s   +0.825 Aug 12 Lean Hogs 97.200s   +0.550 Data provided by iNet Solutions Group, Inc. 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[ZL] Soybeans [S] Soybeans (E) [ZS] Soybeans SA [BS] Soybeans SA (E) [ZA] SRWI Soft Red Wheat [IW] Sugar #11 [SB] Wheat [W] Wheat (E) [ZW] -- Select Commodity -- Butter [DB] Butter [CB] Cheese~Cheese Blocks [CSC] Class III Milk [DA] Class III Milk (E) [DC] Class IV Milk [DK] Cocoa [CC] Coffee [KC] Corn [C] Corn (E) [ZC] Cotton #2 [CT] Dry Whey [DY] E-Mini Lean Hogs [HM] Ethanol [ZE] Ethanol (E) [ZK] Ethanol Gulf Coast [EG] Ethanol Los Angeles [EN] Ethanol New York [EH] Feeder Cattle [FC] Feeder Cattle (E) [GF] Hardwood Pulp [LP] HRSI Hard Red Spring [IP] HRWI Hard Red (E) [IH] KCBT Red Wheat [KW] KCBT Red Wheat (E) [KE] Lean Hogs [LH] Lean Hogs (E) [HE] Live Cattle [LC] Live Cattle (E) [LE] Lumber [LB] MGEX Spring Wheat [MW] MGEX Spring Wheat (E) [ME] NCI National Corn [IC] NCI National Corn(P) [IB] Nonfat Dry Milk [DF] NSI National Soybean [IS] Oats [O] Oats (E) [ZO] Orange Juice [OJ] Pork Bellies [PB] Pork Bellies (E) [PD] Rough Rice (E) [ZR] Soybean Crush [CS] Soybean Meal [SM] Soybean Meal (E) [ZM] Soybean Oil [BO] Soybean Oil (E) [ZL] Soybeans [S] Soybeans (E) [ZS] Soybeans SA [BS] Soybeans SA (E) [ZA] SRWI Soft Red Wheat [IW] Sugar #11 [SB] Wheat [W] Wheat (E) [ZW]   -- Select Commodity -- Butter [DB] Butter [CB] Cheese~Cheese Blocks [CSC] Class III Milk [DA] Class III Milk (E) [DC] Class IV Milk [DK] Cocoa [CC] Coffee [KC] Corn [C] Corn (E) [ZC] Cotton #2 [CT] Dry Whey [DY] E-Mini Lean Hogs [HM] Ethanol [ZE] Ethanol (E) [ZK] Ethanol Gulf Coast [EG] Ethanol Los Angeles [EN] Ethanol New York [EH] Feeder Cattle [FC] Feeder Cattle (E) [GF] Hardwood Pulp [LP] HRSI Hard Red Spring [IP] HRWI Hard Red (E) [IH] KCBT Red Wheat [KW] KCBT Red Wheat (E) [KE] Lean Hogs [LH] Lean Hogs (E) [HE] Live Cattle [LC] Live Cattle (E) [LE] Lumber [LB] MGEX Spring Wheat [MW] MGEX Spring Wheat (E) [ME] NCI National Corn [IC] NCI National Corn(P) [IB] Nonfat Dry Milk [DF] NSI National Soybean [IS] Oats [O] Oats (E) [ZO] Orange Juice [OJ] Pork Bellies [PB] Pork Bellies (E) [PD] Rough Rice (E) [ZR] Soybean Crush [CS] Soybean Meal [SM] Soybean Meal (E) [ZM] Soybean Oil [BO] Soybean Oil (E) [ZL] Soybeans [S] Soybeans (E) [ZS] Soybeans SA [BS] Soybeans SA (E) [ZA] SRWI Soft Red Wheat [IW] Sugar #11 [SB] Wheat [W] Wheat (E) [ZW] -- Select Commodity -- Butter [DB] Butter [CB] Cheese~Cheese Blocks [CSC] Class III Milk [DA] Class III Milk (E) [DC] Class IV Milk [DK] Cocoa [CC] Coffee [KC] Corn [C] Corn (E) [ZC] Cotton #2 [CT] Dry Whey [DY] E-Mini Lean Hogs [HM] Ethanol [ZE] Ethanol (E) [ZK] Ethanol Gulf Coast [EG] Ethanol Los Angeles [EN] Ethanol New York [EH] Feeder Cattle [FC] Feeder Cattle (E) [GF] Hardwood Pulp [LP] HRSI Hard Red Spring [IP] HRWI Hard Red (E) [IH] KCBT Red Wheat [KW] KCBT Red Wheat (E) [KE] Lean Hogs [LH] Lean Hogs (E) [HE] Live Cattle [LC] Live Cattle (E) [LE] Lumber [LB] MGEX Spring Wheat [MW] MGEX Spring Wheat (E) [ME] NCI National Corn [IC] NCI National Corn(P) [IB] Nonfat Dry Milk [DF] NSI National Soybean [IS] Oats [O] Oats (E) [ZO] Orange Juice [OJ] Pork Bellies [PB] Pork Bellies (E) [PD] Rough Rice (E) [ZR] Soybean Crush [CS] Soybean Meal [SM] Soybean Meal (E) [ZM] Soybean Oil [BO] Soybean Oil (E) [ZL] Soybeans [S] Soybeans (E) [ZS] Soybeans SA [BS] Soybeans SA (E) [ZA] SRWI Soft Red Wheat [IW] Sugar #11 [SB] Wheat [W] Wheat (E) [ZW]   -- Select Commodity -- Butter [DB] Butter [CB] Cheese~Cheese Blocks [CSC] Class III Milk [DA] Class III Milk (E) [DC] Class IV Milk [DK] Cocoa [CC] Coffee [KC] Corn [C] Corn (E) [ZC] Cotton #2 [CT] Dry Whey [DY] E-Mini Lean Hogs [HM] Ethanol [ZE] Ethanol (E) [ZK] Ethanol Gulf Coast [EG] Ethanol Los Angeles [EN] Ethanol New York [EH] Feeder Cattle [FC] Feeder Cattle (E) [GF] Hardwood Pulp [LP] HRSI Hard Red Spring [IP] HRWI Hard Red (E) [IH] KCBT Red Wheat [KW] KCBT Red Wheat (E) [KE] Lean Hogs [LH] Lean Hogs (E) [HE] Live Cattle [LC] Live Cattle (E) [LE] Lumber [LB] MGEX Spring Wheat [MW] MGEX Spring Wheat (E) [ME] NCI National Corn [IC] NCI National Corn(P) [IB] Nonfat Dry Milk [DF] NSI National Soybean [IS] Oats [O] Oats (E) [ZO] Orange Juice [OJ] Pork Bellies [PB] Pork Bellies (E) [PD] Rough Rice (E) [ZR] Soybean Crush [CS] Soybean Meal [SM] Soybean Meal (E) [ZM] Soybean Oil [BO] Soybean Oil (E) [ZL] Soybeans [S] Soybeans (E) [ZS] Soybeans SA [BS] Soybeans SA (E) [ZA] SRWI Soft Red Wheat [IW] Sugar #11 [SB] Wheat [W] Wheat (E) [ZW] -- Select Commodity -- Butter [DB] Butter [CB] Cheese~Cheese Blocks [CSC] Class III Milk [DA] Class III Milk (E) [DC] Class IV Milk [DK] Cocoa [CC] Coffee [KC] Corn [C] Corn (E) [ZC] Cotton #2 [CT] Dry Whey [DY] E-Mini Lean Hogs [HM] Ethanol [ZE] Ethanol (E) [ZK] Ethanol Gulf Coast [EG] Ethanol Los Angeles [EN] Ethanol New York [EH] Feeder Cattle [FC] Feeder Cattle (E) [GF] Hardwood Pulp [LP] HRSI Hard Red Spring [IP] HRWI Hard Red (E) [IH] KCBT Red Wheat [KW] KCBT Red Wheat (E) [KE] Lean Hogs [LH] Lean Hogs (E) [HE] Live Cattle [LC] Live Cattle (E) [LE] Lumber [LB] MGEX Spring Wheat [MW] MGEX Spring Wheat (E) [ME] NCI National Corn [IC] NCI National Corn(P) [IB] Nonfat Dry Milk [DF] NSI National Soybean [IS] Oats [O] Oats (E) [ZO] Orange Juice [OJ] Pork Bellies [PB] Pork Bellies (E) [PD] Rough Rice (E) [ZR] Soybean Crush [CS] Soybean Meal [SM] Soybean Meal (E) [ZM] Soybean Oil [BO] Soybean Oil (E) [ZL] Soybeans [S] Soybeans (E) [ZS] Soybeans SA [BS] Soybeans SA (E) [ZA] SRWI Soft Red Wheat [IW] Sugar #11 [SB] Wheat [W] Wheat (E) [ZW]   -- Select Commodity -- Butter [DB] Butter [CB] Cheese~Cheese Blocks [CSC] Class III Milk [DA] Class III Milk (E) [DC] Class IV Milk [DK] Cocoa [CC] Coffee [KC] Corn [C] Corn (E) [ZC] Cotton #2 [CT] Dry Whey [DY] E-Mini Lean Hogs [HM] Ethanol [ZE] Ethanol (E) [ZK] Ethanol Gulf Coast [EG] Ethanol Los Angeles [EN] Ethanol New York [EH] Feeder Cattle [FC] Feeder Cattle (E) [GF] Hardwood Pulp [LP] HRSI Hard Red Spring [IP] HRWI Hard Red (E) [IH] KCBT Red Wheat [KW] KCBT Red Wheat (E) [KE] Lean Hogs [LH] Lean Hogs (E) [HE] Live Cattle [LC] Live Cattle (E) [LE] Lumber [LB] MGEX Spring Wheat [MW] MGEX Spring Wheat (E) [ME] NCI National Corn [IC] NCI National Corn(P) [IB] Nonfat Dry Milk [DF] NSI National Soybean [IS] Oats [O] Oats (E) [ZO] Orange Juice [OJ] Pork Bellies [PB] Pork Bellies (E) [PD] Rough Rice (E) [ZR] Soybean Crush [CS] Soybean Meal [SM] Soybean Meal (E) [ZM] Soybean Oil [BO] Soybean Oil (E) [ZL] Soybeans [S] Soybeans (E) [ZS] Soybeans SA [BS] Soybeans SA (E) [ZA] SRWI Soft Red Wheat [IW] Sugar #11 [SB] Wheat [W] Wheat (E) [ZW] Weather Omaha, NE Fair Temp: 30.0 F Humidity: 61% Dew point: 18.0 F Today High: 38°F Tomorrow High: 43°F Sunday High: 35°F     More weather Data from NWS Featured Video Opportunities to scale up sales exist for Illinois specialty crop growers. 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2012 IFB Governmental Affairs Leadership Conference Attend the Illinois Farm Bureau Governmental Affairs Leadership Conference (GALC) scheduled for February 29-March 1, 2012 at the Crowne Plaza in Springfield. With two days of general sessions and workshops, you will learn what issues to take aim at, how to scale the obstacles between you and your elected officials, and how to mobilize your team to victory. In other words, you'll learn how to be all you can be! For more information     01.27.12   Obama backs tax reform, infrastructure/energy rebuild 1:00 PM We have an audio report from RFD Radio's Matt Kaye on the president's plan to create a federal trade enforcement unit. 01.27.12   Forecaster: Winter weather expected to return to Illinois soon 1:00 AM While most meteorologists are calling for continued mild conditions for Illinois, one forecaster is warning about a wet spring for 2012. 01.26.12   U of I Board of Trustee chair to give keynote address at GALC Christopher Kennedy, chairman of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees will deliver the closing keynote address at the 2012 GALC on March 1. 01.26.12   Performance Tested Bull Sale, Feb. 23 The 44th annual Illinois Performance Tested Bull Sale will be the lead-off event of the 2012 Illinois Beef Expo. 01.25.12   New plant hardiness map shows it's getting warmer Central and southern Illinois are placed in warmer zones than prior maps. 01.25.12   Federal Reserve holding the line until 2014 Economic conditions "are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels for the federal funds rate at least through late 2014," the central bank said in a statement. View Story Archives Percent Harvested Percent Harvested for: Corn - IL Change commodity:  Corn - IL Soybeans - IL Chart powered by  Data from USDA/NASS

 

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