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Closing Markets for Thursday, May 7th

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: May up 4 and a quarter at 3.16 July up 4 and a half at 3.18 and a quarter

Soybean Futures: May up 13 and a half at 8.44 July up 11 and a quarter at 8.43 and a quarter

Wheat Futures: May up 6 and a quarter at 5.31 July up 3 and a half at 5.21

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From Wanstead Farmers Cooperative:

Old Crop Corn = 1.25 over July = 4.43/BU New Crop Corn = 90 over December = 4.24/BU

Old Crop Soybeans = 2.95 over May = 11.39/BU New Crop Soybeans = 2.85 over November = 11.33/BU

Old Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 1.85 over July = 7.08/BU New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 1.40 over July = 6.63/BU

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From Great Lakes Grain in Mitchell:

2020 Crop Corn = up 2 and a half at 4.24/BU 2021 Crop Corn = up 3 and a half at 4.43/BU

2020 Crop Soybeans = up 9 at 11.28/BU 2021 Crop Soybeans = up 1 at 10.82/BU

2020 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 5 at 6.62/BU 2021 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 4 and a quarter at 6.71/BU

=== Beef Farmers of Ontario Market Information Report: [audio mp3="https://blackburnnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Voice-011-online-audio-converter.com_.mp3"][/audio]

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $64.83 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's up $4.92

100% formula price = $165.35 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's up $13.65.

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