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May 5 - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: May down 1 and a half at 3.71 and a half July down 3 at 3.73 and a half

Soybean Futures: May down 21 at 10.03 and a half July down 21 and a half at 10.12 and a quarter

Wheat Futures: May down 7 and a half at 4.53 July down 8 at 4.63 and a quarter

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From Wanstead Farmers Co-operative:

May Soybeans = 2.35 over July = 12.47/bu November Soybeans = 2.10 over November = 12.12/bu

May Corn = 70 over July = 4.44/bu November Corn = 50 over December = 4.32/bu

May Soft White Winter Wheat = 2.70 over July = 7.33/bu 2016 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 65 over July = 5.28/bu

May Soft Red Winter Wheat = 20 over July = 4.83/bu 2016 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 25 over July = 4.88/bu

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From Snobelin Farms:

2015 Crop Corn = down 3 at 4.39/bu 2016 Crop Corn = down 3 at 4.32/bu

2015 Crop Soys = down 21 at 12.32/bu 2016 Crop Soys = down 14 at 12.07/bu

2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 8 at 5.18/bu 2016 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 8 at 4.88/bu

2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = down 8 at 7.33/bu 2016 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = down 8 at 5.28/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $73.08 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's up 92 cents

100% formula price = $170.21 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's up $4.75

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