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Apr. 22 - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: May down a half at 3.72 and a half July down a half at 3.79 and a half

Soybean Futures: May down 4 and a half at 9.70 and a half July down 5 at 9.71 and a half

Wheat Futures: May down 2 at 4.98 and a half July down 1 and a quarter at 4.99

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From Thompson's at Kent Bridge:

Old Crop Corn = 65 over May = 4.38/bu New Crop Corn = 35 over December = 4.28/bu

Old Crop Soybeans = 1.55 over May = 11.26/bu New Crop Soybeans = 1.30 over November = 10.84/bu

Old Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 2.50 over May = 7.49/bu New Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 2.50 over July = 7.49/bu

Old Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 65 over May = 5.64/bu New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 65 over July = 5.64/bu

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From Palmerston Grain:

2014 Crop Soybeans = down 4 at 11.26/bu 2015 Crop Soybeans = down 3 at 10.84/bu

2014 Crop Corn = 4.38/bu 2015 Crop Corn = 4.28/bu

2014 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 2 at 5.89/bu 2015 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 1 at 5.64/bu

2014 Hard Red Winter Wheat = down 2 at 6.39/bu 2015 Hard Red Winter Wheat = down 1 at 6.44/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $65.05 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's up 52 cents

100% formula price = $144.19 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's up $1.98

Quebec's average price on April 21st was $143.97 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight, 100 index.

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