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March 2 Closing Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: March down 3 at 3.72 and a half May down 2 and a half at 3.79 and a half

Soybean Futures: March down 14 and a half at 10.26 and a half May down 14 and a half at 10.37 and a quarter

Wheat Futures: March down 3 and a half at 4.32 May down 4 and a quarter at 4.52 and a half

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From Wanstead Farmers Co-operative:

March Soybeans = 2.65 over May = 13.02/bu October Soybeans = 2.60 over November = 12.82/bu

March Corn = 65 over May = 4.45/bu November Corn = 80 over December = 4.79/bu

2016 Soft White Winter Wheat = 70 over May = 5.23/bu 2017 Soft White Winter Wheat = 80 over July = 5.47/bu

2016 Soft Red Winter Wheat = 60 over May = 5.13/bu 2017 Soft Red Winter Wheat = 60 over July = 5.27/bu

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From Snobelen Farms:

2016 Crop Corn = down 2 at 4.50/bu 2017 Crop Corn = down 2 at 4.79/bu

2016 Crop Soys = down 14 at 13.12/bu 2017 Crop Soys = down 10 at 12.87/bu

2016 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 4 at 5.13/bu 2017 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 3 at 5.27/bu

2016 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = down 4 at 5.23/bu 2017 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = down 3 at 5.47/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U.S. CME price = $74.39 U.S. per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's down 79 cents

100% formula price = $179.48 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's down 60 cents

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