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May 12 - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: May up 11 and a quarter at 3.85 and a quarter July up 11 and a half at 3.89

Soybean Futures: May down 5 and a quarter at 10.65 and a half July down 6 and a quarter at 10.72

Wheat Futures: May up 9 at 4.58 and a half July up 9 at 4.68

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From Wanstead Farmers Co-operative:

May Soybeans = 2.45 over July = 13.17/bu November Soybeans = 2.20 over November = 12.81/bu

May Corn = 75 over July = 4.64/bu November Corn = 55 over December = 4.51/bu

May Soft White Winter Wheat = 2.70 over July = 7.38/bu 2016 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 65 over July = 5.33/bu

May Soft Red Winter Wheat = 20 over July = 4.88/bu 2016 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 35 over July = 5.03/bu

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From Dauphin Feed and Supply - the 48% soybean meal quote, FOB Seaforth = $561/tonne

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From Snobelin Farms:

2015 Crop Corn = up 11 at 4.54/bu 2016 Crop Corn = up 10 at 4.46/bu

2015 Crop Soys = down 6 at 13.07/bu 2016 Crop Soys = down 4 at 12.76/bu

2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 9 at 5.23/bu 2016 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 9 at 5.03/bu

2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 9 at 7.38/bu 2016 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 9 at 5.33/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $75.78 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's up 37 cents

100% formula price = $175.88 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's down 81 cents

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