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May 5th - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: May up 2 and a half at 3.61 and a quarter July up 1 and a half at 3.62 and a half

Soybean Futures: May up 10 and a half at 9.93 and a half July up 8 and a half at 9.84 and a half

Wheat Futures: May down 5 and a quarter at 4.64 July down 6 and a quarter at 4.66 and a half

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From Agris in Thamesville:

May Corn = 50 over July = 4.12/bu November Corn = 20 over December = 3.99/bu

May Soybeans = 1.45 over July = 11.29/bu October Soybeans = 1.15 over November = 10.69/bu

July Soft Red Winter Wheat = 50 over July = 5.16/bu July 2016 Soft Red Winter Wheat = 35 over July 16 = 5.61/bu

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From Dauphin Feed and Supply - the 48% soybean meal quote, FOB Seaforth = $475/tonne

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From Hensall District Co-Op:

2014 Crop Corn = up 1 at 4.13/bu 2015 Crop Corn = up 1 at 4.04/bu

2014 Crop Soys = up 8 at 11.30/bu 2015 Crop Soys = up 5 at 10.70/bu

2014 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 6 at 5.22/bu 2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 6 at 5.17/bu

2014 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = down 6 at 7.17/bu 2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = down 6 at 7.17/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $72.15 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's up $1.92

100% formula price = $157.93 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's up $3.21

Quebec's average price on May 4th was $153.40 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight, 100 index.

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