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Feb. 24 - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: March down 1 at 3.77 and a half May down 1 and a quarter at 3.85 and a half

Soybean Futures: March up 16 and a quarter at 10.15 and a half May up 16 and a half at 10.18 and a quarter

Wheat Futures: March down a quarter at 5.05 and a half May down 1 at 5.03

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From Agris Co-Operative:

February 2015 Corn = 75 over May = 4.60/bu November 2015 Corn = 40 over December = 4.49/bu

February 2015 Soybeans = 2.00 over May = 12.18/bu October 2015 Soybeans = 1.75 over November = 11.67/bu

February 2015 Soft Red Winter Wheat = 1.20 over March = 6.25/bu July 2015 Soft Red Winter Wheat = 70 over July = 5.78/bu

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From Dauphin Feed and Supply - the 48% soybean meal quote, FOB Seaforth = $565/tonne

From Hensall District Co-op:

2014 Crop Corn = down 1 and a quarter at 4.58/bu 2015 Crop Corn = down a half at 4.50/bu

2014 Crop Soys = up 16 and a half at 12.26/bu 2015 Crop Soys = up 13 at 11.68/bu

2014 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = even at 6.26/bu 2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = down a half at 5.73/bu

2014 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = even at 7.26/bu 2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = down a half at 6.38/bu

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Beef Farmers Of Ontario

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $60.46 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's down $.14.

100% formula price = $137.26 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's up .47.

Quebec's average price on Feb. 23 = $138.43 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight, 100 index.

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