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Dec. 8 Closing Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: December down 4 at 3.46 and a half March down 4 and a half at 3.53 and a half

Soybean Futures: January down 22 at 10.27 March down 21 and a half at 10.37 and a half

Wheat Futures: December up 4 and a half at 3.90 and a half March up 7 and a quarter at 4.08 and a quarter

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From Wanstead Farmers Co-operative:

December Soybeans = 2.70 over January = 12.97/bu March Soybeans = 2.80 over March = 13.18/bu

December Corn = 65 over March = 4.19/bu November '17 Corn = 80 over December '17 = 4.63/bu

2016 Soft White Winter Wheat = 45 over March = 4.53/bu 2017 Soft White Winter Wheat = 70 over July = 5.00/bu

2016 Soft Red Winter Wheat = 45 over March = 4.53/bu 2017 Soft Red Winter Wheat = 60 over July = 4.90/bu

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From Snobelen Farms:

2016 Crop Corn = down 4 at 4.19/bu 2017 Crop Corn = down 3 at 4.63/bu

2016 Crop Soys = down 22 at 12.87/bu 2017 Crop Soys = down 19 at 12.68/bu

2016 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 7 at 4.53/bu 2017 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 5 at 4.90/bu

2016 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 7 at 4.53/bu 2017 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 5 at 5.00/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $52.54 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's up $1.24

100% formula price = $125.49 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's up $2.74

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