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Oct. 23 - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: December up 1 and a half at 3.79 and a half March up a half at 3.88 and a half

Soybean Futures: November down 3 and a quarter at 8.95 and a half January down 5 at 8.96

Wheat Futures: December down a quarter at 4.90 and a half March up a quarter at 4.97 and a quarter

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From Thompson's at Black's Lane;

Old Crop Corn = 55 over December = 4.35/bu New Crop Corn = 55 over December 16 = 4.58/bu

Old Crop Soys = 2.15 over November = 11.11/bu New Crop Soys = 1.75 over November 16 = 10.72/bu

New Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 3.40 over December = 8.31/bu 2016 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 1.25 over July 16 = 6.28/bu

New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 75 over December = 5.66/bu 2016 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 35 over July 16 = 5.38/bu ===

From Snobelin Farms:

2015 Crop Corn = up 1 at 4.40/bu 2016 Crop Corn = 4.58/bu

2015 Crop Soys = down 3 at 11.01/bu 2016 Crop Soys = down 1 at 10.72/bu

2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 5.81/bu 2016 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 5.38/bu

2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 8.31/bu 2016 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 6.28/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork reports:

The U-S CME price = $74.27 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's up a cent

100% formula price = $175.74 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's down 35 cents

For the week of: October 11th to 17th:

Average total value price = $200.19

Total hogs sold = 85,912

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