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Apr. 27 - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: May down 3 and a half at 3.60 and a half July down 5 at 3.64 and a half

Soybean Futures: May up 3 and a quarter at 9.73 July up 2 and a quarter at 9.73

Wheat Futures: May down 15 and a half at 4.70 and a quarter July down 15 and a quarter at 4.73 and a quarter

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From Thompson's in Blenheim;

Old Crop Corn = 60 over May = 4.21/bu New Crop Corn = 25 over December = 4.08/bu

Old Crop Soys = 1.60 over May = 11.33/bu New Crop Soys = 1.30 over November = 10.82/bu

Old Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 2.50 over May = 7.20/bu New Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 2.50 over July = 7.23/bu

Old Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 60 over May = 5.30/bu New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 60 over July = 5.28/bu

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From Dauphin Feed and Supply - the 48% soybean meal quote, FOB Seaforth = $479/tonne

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From Snobelin Farms:

2014 Crop Corn = down 3 at 4.26/bu 2015 Crop Corn = down 5 at 4.08/bu

2014 Crop Soys = up 3 at 11.23/bu 2015 Crop Soys = 10.72/bu

2014 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 15 at 5.30/bu 2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 15 at 5.33/bu

2014 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = down 15 at 7.20/bu 2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = down 15 at 7.23/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $65.55 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's up 32 cents

100% formula price = $144.02 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's up 93 cents

Quebec's average price on April 24th was $146.88 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight, 100 index.

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