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Dec. 28 Closing Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: March down 6 and a half 3.48 and a quarter May down 6 and a half at 3.54 and a half

Soybean Futures: January down 8 at 10.06 and a half March down 7 and a half at 10.16 and a half

Wheat Futures: March down 8 at 4.01 and a half May down 7 at 4.14 and a half

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From Thompson's at Kent Bridge:

Old Crop Corn = 70 over March = 4.18/bu New Crop Corn = 85 over December '17 = 4.63/bu

Old Crop Soybeans = 2.85 over January = 12.92/bu New Crop Soybeans = 2.75 over November = 12.71/bu

Old Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 70 over March = 4.72/bu New Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 70 over July = 4.99/bu

Old Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 70 over March = 4.72/bu New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 60 over July = 4.89/bu

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From Palmerston Grain:

2016 Crop Soybeans = down 8 at 12.72/bu 2017 Crop Soybeans = down 6 at 12.56/bu

2016 Crop Corn = down 6 at 4.28/bu 2017 Crop Corn = down 6 at 4.58/bu

2016 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 8 at 4.57/bu 2017 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 6 at 4.89/bu

2016 Hard Red Winter Wheat = down 8 at 4.67/bu 2017 Hard Red Winter Wheat = down 6 at 4.89/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $58.00 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's down 28 cents

100% formula price = $141.61 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's down 71 cents

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