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May 18 - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: July up 2 and a half at 3.99 and a half September up 2 and a half at 4.02 and a quarter

Soybean Futures: July down 5 at 10.75 and a quarter August down 5 and a half at 10.77

Wheat Futures: July down 1 and a half at 4.80 September down 1 and a quarter at 4.90

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From Thompson's at Kent Bridge:

Old Crop Corn = 70 over July = 4.70/bu New Crop Corn = 65 over December = 4.71/bu

Old Crop Soybeans = 2.45 over July = 13.20/bu New Crop Soybeans = 2.30 over November = 12.88/bu

Old Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 2.70 over July = 7.50/bu New Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 65 over July = 5.45/bu

Old Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 15 under July = 4.65/bu New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 40 over July = 5.20/bu

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From Dauphin Feed and Supply - the 48% soybean meal quote, FOB Seaforth = $577/tonne

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From Palmerston Grain:

2015 Crop Soybeans = down 5 at 13.20/bu 2016 Crop Soybeans = down 9 at 12.88/bu

2015 Crop Corn = up 2 at 4.75/bu 2016 Crop Corn = up 2 at 4.71/bu

2015 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 1 at 5.30/bu 2016 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 1 at 5.10/bu

2015 Hard Red Winter Wheat = down 1 at 5.10/bu 2016 Hard Red Winter Wheat = down 1 at 5.05/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $77.41 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's up 51 cents

100% formula price = $180.39 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's up $1.18

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