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Dec. 8 - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: December down 4 and a half at 3.77 March down 5 at 3.90

Soybean Futures: January up 8 at 10.44 March up 8 at 10.50

Wheat Futures: December up 3 and a half at 6.12 and a half March up 2 and a quarter at 5.96 and a quarter

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From Thompson's in Blenheim;

Old Crop Corn = 50 over March = 4.40/bu New Crop Corn = even with December = 4.18/bu

Old Crop Soys = 90 over January = 11.34/bu New Crop Soys = 55 over November 15 = 10.72/bu

Old Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 1.35 over March = 7.33/bu New Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 60 over July 15 = 6.64/bu

Old Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 50 over March = 6.48/bu New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 15 over July 15 = 6.19/bu

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From Dauphin Feed and Supply - the 48% soybean meal quote, FOB Seaforth = $652/tonne

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From Snobelin Farms:

2014 Crop Corn = down 4 at 4.40/bu 2015 Crop Corn = down 4 at 4.18/bu

2014 Crop Soys = up 7 at 11.29/bu 2015 Crop Soys = up 2 at 10.67/bu

2014 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 4 at 6.48/bu 2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 1 at 6.19/bu

2014 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 4 at 7.33/bu 2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 1 at 6.64/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $88.29 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's down 45 cents

100% formula price = $182.55 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's down 13 cents

Quebec's average price on December 5th was $185.69 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight, 100 index.

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