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May 14th - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: May up 5 at 3.61 July up 5 and a half at 3.68

Soybean Futures: May down 12 at 9.63 July down a quarter at 9.57

Wheat Futures: May up 20 and a half at 5.01 and a half July up 32 and a half at 5.14 and a quarter

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From Wanstead Farmers Co-operative:

May Soybeans = 1.45 over July = 11.02/bu November Soybeans = 1.05 over November = 10.42/bu

May Corn = 45 over July = 4.13/bu November Corn = 15 over December = 4.00/bu

2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 2.50 over July = 7.64/bu 2016 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 1.20 over July 16 = 6.88/bu

2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 50 over July = 5.64/bu 2016 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 35 over July 16 = 6.03/bu

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From Dauphin Feed and Supply - the 48% soybean meal quote, FOB Seaforth = $465/tonne

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From Hensall District Co-Op:

2014 Crop Corn = up 5 at 4.16/bu 2015 Crop Corn = up 6 at 4.08/bu

2014 Crop Soys = 10.92/bu 2015 Crop Soys = up 2 at 10.42/bu

2014 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 32 at 5.64/bu 2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 32 at 5.59/bu

2014 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 32 at 7.64/bu 2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 32 at 7.64/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $80.58 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's up 82 cents

100% formula price = $174.20 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's up $1.28

Quebec's average price on May 13th was $174.88 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight, 100 index.

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