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February 28 Closing Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade: 

Corn Futures: March up 3 and a half at 3.74 May up 2 at 3.81 and a quarter Soybean Futures: March up 7 and a quarter at 10.45 and a quarter May down 5 and a half at 10.55

Wheat Futures: March up 19 and a half at 4.82 and a half May up 15 and a half at 4.92 and a half

  === From Thompson's at Kent Bridge:  Old Crop Corn = 60 over March at 4.42/bu New Crop Corn = 65 over December at 4.66/bu

Old Crop Soys = 2.05 over March at 12.61/bu New Crop Soys = 2.10 over November at 12.42/bu

Old Crop White Winter Wheat = 1.00 over March at 5.93/bu New Crop White Winter Wheat = 1.05 over July at 6.10/bu

Old Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 85 over March at 5.78/bu New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 90 over July at 5.95/bu

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From Palmerston Grain:

2017 Crop Corn = up 3 and a half at 4.39/bu 2018 Crop Corn = up 1 at 4.66/bu

2017 Crop Soybeans = up 6 at 12.60/bu 2018 Crop Soybeans = up a quarter at 12.42/bu

2017 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 21  and a quarter at 5.64/bu 2018 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 18 at 5.75/bu

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Beef Farmers Of Ontario

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U.S. CME price = $68.56 U.S. per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's down $.47 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $157.82 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's down $0.40.

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