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March 2 Closing Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: March down 1 and a quarter at 3.77 and a half May down a half at 3.85 and a half   Soybean Futures: March up 2 and a half at 10.60 May up one and a half at 10.69 and a half   Wheat Futures: March down 14 and a quarter at 4.91 and a quarter May down 17 and a half at 4.98   === From Thompson's at Black's Lane:   Old Crop Corn = 60 over March at 4.46/bu New Crop Corn = 65 over December at 4.69/bu   Old Crop Soys = 2.20 over March at 12.90/bu New Crop Soys = 2.20 over November at 12.56/bu

Old Crop White Winter Wheat = 1.00 over March at 5.99/bu New Crop White Winter Wheat = 1.05 over July at 6.18/bu

Old Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 85 over March at 5.84/bu New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 90 over July at 6.03/bu

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From Hensall District Coop:

2017 Crop Corn = down 1 at 4.55/bu 2018 Crop Corn = down a half at 4.74/bu

2017 Crop Soybeans = up 3 at 12.91/bu 2018 Crop Soybeans = down a half at 12.62/bu

2017 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 15 and a half at 5.90/bu 2018 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 14 at 6.10/bu

2017 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 15 and a half at 6.05/bu 2018 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 14 at 6.25/bu ===

Beef Farmers Of Ontario

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U.S. CME price = $68.15 U.S. per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's up $.42 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $158.22 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's up $.46.

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