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April 8th - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: May up a half at 3.62 and a quarter July up 1 at 3.65

Soybean Futures: May up 12 and a quarter at 9.16 and a half July up 12 and a quarter at 9.25

Wheat Futures: May up 3 and a quarter at 4.60 and a quarter July up 2 and a quarter at 4.66 and a half

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From Thompson's at Black's Lane;

Old Crop Corn = 70 over May = 4.32/bu New Crop Corn = 55 over December = 4.30/bu

Old Crop Soys = 2.30 over May = 11.47/bu New Crop Soys = 2.05 over November = 11.36/bu

New Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 3.05 over May = 7.65/bu 2016 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 75 over July = 5.42/bu

New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 45 over May = 5.05/bu 2016 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 40 over July = 5.07/bu

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From Hensall District Co-Op:

2015 Crop Corn = 4.32/bu 2016 Crop Corn = 4.33/bu

2015 Crop Soys = up 12 at 11.52/bu 2016 Crop Soys = up 11 at 11.41/bu

2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 3 at 5.40/bu 2016 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 2 at 5.07/bu

2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 3 at 7.60/bu 2016 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 2 at 5.47/bu ===

(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork reports:

The U-S CME price = $66.62 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's up 12 cents

100% formula price = $158.40 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's up $1.32

For the week of: March 27th to April 2nd

Average total value price = $184.32

Total hogs sold = 104,628

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