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Dec. 17 - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: March up 2 and a quarter at 4.08 and a quarter May up 2 and a half at 4.17

Soybean Futures: January up 2 and a half at 10.26 March up 3 at 10.34 and a quarter

Wheat Futures: March up 25 and a half at 6.48 and a half May up 25 at 6.51 and a quarter

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From Thompson's at Kent Bridge:

Old Crop Corn = 55 over March = 4.63/bu New Crop Corn = 10 over December 15 = 4.42/bu

Old Crop Soybeans = 1.15 over January = 11.42/bu New Crop Soybeans = 75 over November 15 = 10.85/bu

Old Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 1.70 over March = 8.19/bu New Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 1.10 over July 15 = 7.57/bu

Old Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 85 over March = 7.34/bu New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 30 over July 15 = 6.77/bu

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From Palmerston Grain:

2014 Crop Soybeans = up 3 at 11.42/bu 2015 Crop Soybeans = up 7 at 10.80/bu

2014 Crop Corn = up 2 at 4.63/bu 2015 Crop Corn = up 1 at 4.37/bu

2014 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 25 at 7.34/bu 2015 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 20 at 6.77/bu

2014 Hard Red Winter Wheat = up 25 at 7.64/bu 2015 Hard Red Winter Wheat = up 20 at 7.52/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $86.21 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's down 69 cents

100% formula price = $181.36 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's down $1.54

Quebec's average price on December 16th was $186.64 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight, 100 index.

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