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Dec. 31 - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: March down 9 and a half at 3.97 May down 9 and a quarter at 4.05 and a half

Soybean Futures: January down 18 and a half at 10.19 and a quarter March down 20 and a half at 10.23 and a half

Wheat Futures: March down 12 and a quarter at 5.89 and a half May down 11 and a half at 5.94 and a half

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From Thompson's at Kent Bridge:

Old Crop Corn = 55 over March = 4.52/bu New Crop Corn = 10 over December 15 = 4.31/bu

Old Crop Soybeans = 1.10 over March = 11.34/bu New Crop Soybeans = 80 over November 15 = 10.86/bu

Old Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 1.85 over March = 7.75/bu New Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 1.15 over July 15 = 7.13/bu

Old Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 90 over March = 6.80/bu New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 35 over July 15 = 6.33/bu

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From Palmerston Grain:

2014 Crop Soybeans = down 20 at 11.44/bu 2015 Crop Soybeans = down 15 at 10.81/bu

2014 Crop Corn = down 9 at 4.52/bu 2015 Crop Corn = down 9 at 4.26/bu

2014 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 12 at 6.80/bu 2015 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 10 at 6.33/bu

2014 Hard Red Winter Wheat = down 12 at 7.05/bu 2015 Hard Red Winter Wheat = down 10 at 7.03/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $78.51 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's down 8 cents

100% formula price = $164.70 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's down 63 cents

Quebec's average price on December 30th was $155.98 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight, 100 index.

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