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Feb. 27 - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: March up 3 at 3.83 May up 3 at 3.91 and a half

Soybean Futures: March up 4 at 10.28 May up 4 at 10.30 and a half

Wheat Futures: March up 13 and a quarter at 5.16 and a half May up 11 and a quarter at 5.11 and a half

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From Thompson's at Blacks Lane:

Old Crop Corn = 70 over May = 4.63/bu New Crop Corn = 40 over December = 4.58/bu

Old Crop Corp Soybeans = 1.90 over May = 12.22/bu New Crop Soybeans = 1.60 over November = 11.58/bu

Old Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 2.20 over May = 7.33/bu New Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 1.30 over July = 6.47/bu

Old Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 1.20 over May = 6.33/bu New Crop 2015 Soft Red Winter Wheat = 70 over July = 5.87/bu

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From Dauphin Feed and Supply - the 48% soybean meal quote, FOB Seaforth = $571/tonne

From Snobelen:

2014 Crop Corn = up 4 at 4.55/bu 2015 Crop Corn = up 4 at 4.58/bu

2014 Crop Soys = up 7 at 12.21/bu 2015 Crop Soys = even at 11.58/bu

2014 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 14 at 6.38/bu 2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 12 at 5.87/bu

2014 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 14 at 7.38/bu 2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 12 at 6.47/bu

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Beef Farmers Of Ontario

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $64.11 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's up $1.45.

100% formula price = $144.58 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's up 4.10.

Quebec's average price on Feb. 26 = $142.63 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight, 100 index.

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