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Oct. 1 - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: December up 1 at 3.88 and a half March up 1 at 3.99 and a half

Soybean Futures: November down 14 and a half at 8.77 and a quarter January down 13 and a quarter at 8.80 and a half

Wheat Futures: December up 5 and a half at 5.18 and a quarter March up 4 and a half at 5.24 and a quarter

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From Wanstead Farmers Co-operative:

November Soybeans = 2.30 over November = 11.07/bu November 16 Soybeans = 1.80 over November 16 = 10.64/bu

October Corn = 60 over December = 4.49/bu November 16 Corn = 60 over November 16 = 4.75/bu

2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 3.60 over December = 8.78/bu 2016 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 1.70 over July 16 = 7.00/bu

2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 85 over December = 6.03/bu 2016 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 60 over July 16 = 5.90/bu

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From Dauphin Feed and Supply - the 48% soybean meal quote, FOB Seaforth = $498/tonne

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From Hensall District Co-Op:

2015 Crop Corn = up 1 at 4.59/bu 2016 Crop Corn = 4.76/bu

2015 Crop Soys = down 14 at 10.97/bu 2016 Crop Soys = down 9 at 10.69/bu

2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 5 at 6.18/bu 2016 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 2 at 5.85/bu

2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 5 at 8.68/bu 2016 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 2 at 7.05/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $72.40 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's up 34 cents

100% formula price = $175.27 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's up 57 cents

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