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Feb. 19 - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: March up 6 and a quarter at 3.90 May up 5 and a half at 3.97 and a half

Soybean Futures: March up 11 and a quarter at 10.07 May up 11 and a half at 10.11

Wheat Futures: March no change at 5.27 and a half May down 4 and a half at 5.19 and a quarter

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From Wanstead's Cooperative:

February Corn = 75 over March = 4.65/bu October 2015 Corn = 35 over December = 4.55/bu

February Soybeans = 2.00 over March = 12.07/bu October 2015 Soybeans = 1.65 over November = 11.51/bu

February White Winter Wheat = 2.20 over March = 7.48/bu Harvest 2015 White Winter Wheat = 1.30 over July = 6.52/bu

February Soft Red Winter Wheat = 1.20 over March = 6.48/bu Harvest 2015 Soft Red Winter Wheat = 65 over July = 5.87/bu

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From Dauphin Feed and Supply - the 48% soybean meal quote, FOB Seaforth = $549/tonne

From Snoblen's:

2014 Crop Corn = up 6 at 4.65/bu 2015 Crop Corn = 5 and a quarter at 4.55/bu

2014 Crop Soys = up 11 and a half at 12.12/bu 2015 Crop Soys = up 9 and a half at 11.56/bu

2014 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = no change at 6.48/bu 2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 4 and a quarter at 5.87/bu

2014 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = no change at 7.48/bu 2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = down 4 and a quarter at 6.52/bu

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Beef Farmers Of Ontario

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $60.60 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's down $.66.

100% formula price = $136.21 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's down .93.

Quebec's average price on Feb. 18 = $141.08 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight, 100 index.

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