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Dec. 14 Closing Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: December down 4 and a half at 3.51 and a half March up 1 at 3.62

Soybean Futures: January down 4 and a quarter at 10.23 and a half March down 5 at 10.34 and a half

Wheat Futures: December down 6 and a half at 3.91 and a half March up a half at 4.18

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From Thompson's at Kent Bridge:

Old Crop Corn = 60 over March = 4.22/bu New Crop Corn = 75 over December '17 = 4.65/bu

Old Crop Soybeans = 2.40 over January = 12.64/bu New Crop Soybeans = 2.35 over November = 12.51/bu

Old Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 50 over March = 4.68/bu New Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 70 over July = 5.11/bu

Old Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 50 over March = 4.68/bu New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 60 over July = 5.01/bu

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From Dauphin Feed and Supply - the 48% soybean meal quote, FOB Seaforth = $502.00 a tonne.

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From Palmerston Grain:

2016 Crop Soybeans = down 4 at 12.69/bu 2017 Crop Soybeans = down 4 at 12.61/bu

2016 Crop Corn = up 1 at 4.42/bu 2017 Crop Corn = unchanged at 4.70/bu

2016 Soft Red Winter Wheat = steady at 4.73/bu 2017 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 1 at 5.01/bu

2016 Hard Red Winter Wheat = holding at 4.83/bu 2017 Hard Red Winter Wheat = up 1 at 5.01/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $56.49 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's up 61 cents

100% formula price = $133.66 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's up $1.24

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