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Jan. 15 - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: March up 5 and a quarter at 3.63 and a quarter May up 4 and a half at 3.67 and a half

Soybean Futures: March down 3 and a quarter at 8.79 May down 4 and a quarter at 8.78 and a half

Wheat Futures: March up 5 at 4.73 and a half May up 4 and a quarter at 4.78 and a half

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From Thompson's at Black's Lane;

Old Crop Corn = 1.05 over March = 4.68/bu New Crop Corn = 1.00 over December = 4.85/bu

Old Crop Soys = 3.25 over March = 12.04/bu New Crop Soys = 3.05 over November = 11.90/bu

New Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 3.60 over March = 8.34/bu 2016 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 1.25 over July = 6.15/bu

New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 1.00 over March = 5.74/bu 2016 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 75 over July = 5.65/bu

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From Dauphin Feed and Supply - the 48% soybean meal quote, FOB Seaforth = $487/tonne

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From Snobelin Farms:

2015 Crop Corn = up 5 at 4.68/bu 2016 Crop Corn = up 3 at 4.90/bu

2015 Crop Soys = down 3 at 12.04/bu 2016 Crop Soys = down 5 at 11.90/bu

2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 5 at 6.14/bu 2016 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 4 at 5.60/bu

2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 5 at 8.34/bu 2016 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 4 at 6.10/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork reports:

The U-S CME price = $55.32 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's up 40 cents

100% formula price = $143.38 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's up $1.83

For the week of: January 3rd-9th

Average total value price = $160.62

Total hogs sold = 110,303

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