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May 7th - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: May down 8 and a half at 3.57 and a half July down 5 and a quarter at 3.61 and a half

Soybean Futures: May down 9 at 9.81 and a half July down 7 and a half at 9.75

Wheat Futures: May down 10 at 4.65 and a half July down 6 and a half at 4.72 and a half

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From Wanstead Farmers Co-operative:

May Soybeans = 1.55 over July = 11.30/bu November Soybeans = 1.15 over November = 10.66/bu

May Corn = 50 over July = 4.12/bu November Corn = 20 over December = 3.97/bu

2014 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 2.50 over July = 7.23/bu 2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 2.50 over July = 7.23/bu

2014 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 50 over July = 5.23/bu 2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 50 over July = 5.23/bu

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

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From Hensall District Co-Op:

2014 Crop Corn = down 5 at 4.12/bu 2015 Crop Corn = down 5 at 4.02/bu

2014 Crop Soys = down 7 at 11.15/bu 2015 Crop Soys = down 5 at 10.61/bu

2014 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 6 at 5.23/bu 2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 6 at 5.18/bu

2014 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = down 6 at 7.23/bu 2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = down 6 at 7.23/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $75.18 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's up $1.22

100% formula price = $163.23 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's up $2.25

Quebec's average price on May 6th was $160.88 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight, 100 index.

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