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May 20 - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: July down 2 at 3.60 September down 2 and a half at 3.66 and a half

Soybean Futures: July down 5 at 9.41 and a quarter August down 6 and a quarter at 9.31 and a half

Wheat Futures: July up 2 and a half at 5.13 September up 1 and a half at 5.20

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From Thompson's at Kent Bridge:

Old Crop Corn = 50 over July = 4.10/bu New Crop Corn = 15 over December = 3.92/bu

Old Crop Soybeans = 1.60 over July = 11.01/bu New Crop Soybeans = 1.25 over November = 10.45/bu

2015 Soft White Winter Wheat = 2.50 over July = 7.63/bu 2016 Soft White Winter Wheat = 1.20 over July 16 = 6.81/bu

2015 Soft Red Winter Wheat = 50 over July = 5.63/bu 2016 Soft Red Winter Wheat = 35 over July 16 = 5.96/bu

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From Dauphin Feed and Supply - the 48% soybean meal quote, FOB Seaforth = $481/tonne

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From Palmerston Grain:

2014 Crop Soybeans = down 5 at 10.87/bu 2015 Crop Soybeans = down 3 at 10.45/bu

2014 Crop Corn = down 2 at 4.10/bu 2015 Crop Corn = down 3 at 3.92/bu

2014 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 2 at 5.63/bu 2015 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 2 at 5.68/bu

2014 Hard Red Winter Wheat = up 2 at 6.43/bu 2015 Hard Red Winter Wheat = up 2 at 6.43/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $82.94 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's up 67 cents

100% formula price = $183.25 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's up $4.49

Quebec's average price on May 19th was $179.98 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight, 100 index.

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