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Mar. 19 - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: May down 1 and a quarter at 3.73 and a half July down 1 and a quarter at 3.81 and a half

Soybean Futures: May down 3 and a quarter at 9.61 and a half July down 3 at 9.66 and a half

Wheat Futures: May up 1 and a quarter at 5.12 July up 1 and a half at 5.15 and a half

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From Wanstead Farmers Co-operative:

March Soybeans = 1.90 over May = 11.52/bu November Soybeans = 1.60 over November = 11.06/bu

March Corn = 85 over May = 4.59/bu November Corn = 40 over December = 4.39/bu

2014 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 2.30 over May = 7.42/bu 2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 1.35 over July = 6.51/bu

2014 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 1.25 over May = 6.37/bu 2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 80 over July = 5.96/bu

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From Hensall District Co-Op:

2014 Crop Corn = down 1 at 4.54/bu 2015 Crop Corn = down 1 at 4.39/bu

2014 Crop Soys = down 3 at 11.52/bu 2015 Crop Soys = down 4 at 11.16/bu

2014 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 1 at 6.37/bu 2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 1 at 5.96/bu

2014 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 1 at 7.42/bu 2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 1 at 6.51/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $63.90 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's down 40 cents

100% formula price = $147.34 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's down 91 cents

Quebec's average price on March 18th was $152.61 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight, 100 index.

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