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Apr. 15 - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: May up 2 and a half at 3.76 July up 2 at 3.83

Soybean Futures: May up 4 and a half at 9.65 July up 3 and a half at 9.67 and a half

Wheat Futures: May down 6 and a quarter at 4.90 and a half July down 7 and a half at 4.89

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From Thompson's at Kent Bridge:

Old Crop Corn = 80 over May = 4.51/bu New Crop Corn = 45 over December = 4.41/bu

Old Crop Soybeans = 1.75 over May = 11.20/bu New Crop Soybeans = 1.50 over November = 10.83/bu

Old Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 2.45 over May = 7.36/bu New Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 1.55 over July = 6.44/bu

Old Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 1.20 over May = 6.11/bu New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 80 over July = 5.69/bu

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From Dauphin Feed and Supply - the 48% soybean meal quote, FOB Seaforth = $491/tonne

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From Palmerston Grain:

2014 Crop Soybeans = up 4 at 11.30/bu 2015 Crop Soybeans = up 4 at 10.98/bu

2014 Crop Corn = up 2 at 4.51/bu 2015 Crop Corn = up 1 at 4.46/bu

2014 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 6 at 6.06/bu 2015 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 7 at 5.74/bu

2014 Hard Red Winter Wheat = down 6 at 6.66/bu 2015 Hard Red Winter Wheat = down 7 at 6.39/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $61.87 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's up 89 cents

100% formula price = $139.35 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's up 65 cents

Quebec's average price on April 14th was $140.07 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight, 100 index.

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