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Dec. 30 Closing Market

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: March up 2 and a quarter at 3.52 May up 1 and a half at 3.57 and a half

Soybean Futures: January down 6 and a half at 9.96 and a half March down 8 and a half at 10.04

Wheat Futures: March up 3 and a quarter at 4.08 May up 2 and a half at 4.20 and a half

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From Thompson's at Black's Lane:

Old Crop Corn = 70 over March = 4.22/bu New Crop Corn = 85 over December '17 = 4.65/bu

Old Crop Soys = 2.60 over March = 12.64/bu New Crop Soys = 2.60 over November = 12.49/bu

Old Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 70 over March = 4.78/bu New Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 70 over July = 5.04/bu

Old Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 70 over March = 4.78/bu New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 60 over July = 4.94/bu

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From Hensall District Co-Op:

2016 Crop Corn = up 2 at 4.22/bu 2017 Crop Corn = unchanged at 4.70/bu

2016 Crop Soys = down 8 at 12.74/bu 2017 Crop Soys = down 4 at 12.59/bu

2016 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 3 at 4.78/bu 2017 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 2 at 4.94/bu

2016 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 3 at 4.78/bu 2017 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 2 at 4.99/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork reports:

The U-S CME price = $58.05 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's up 14 cents

100% formula price = $141.24 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's down 38 cents

For the week of December 19th to the 24th:

The average total value price was $165.34

The total volume of hogs sold was 82,698

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