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Closing Markets for Monday, April 6th

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: May down 3 at 3.27 and a half July down 3 and a quarter at 3.33 and a half

Soybean Futures: May up 1 and a half at 8.55 and a half July also up 1 and a half at 8.61

Wheat Futures: May up 6 at 5.55 and a quarter July up 5 at 5.50 and a quarter

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From The Andersons at Hensall:

Old Crop Corn = 1.35 over May = 4.63/BU New Crop Corn = 90 over December = 4.38/BU

Old Crop Soybeans = 2.95 over May = 11.51/BU New Crop Soybeans = 2.85 over November = 11.50/BU

Old Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 2.25 over May = 7.81/BU New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 1.65 over July = 7.16/BU

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From Snobelen Farms:

2019 Crop Corn = down 3 and a half at 4.62/BU 2020 Crop Corn = down 3 and a quarter at 4.38/BU

2019 Crop Soybeans = up 3 and a quarter at 11.53/BU 2020 Crop Soybeans = up 4 at 11.56/BU

2019 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 7 at 7.77/BU 2020 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = also up 7 at 7.17/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $59.34 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's down $2.83

100% formula price = $151.43 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's down $7.69.

Quebec's average price on April 1st was $163.98 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight, 100 index.

The opening lean hog futures price in Chicago for April is $40.22 and a half cents That's steady from the previous day's close.

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