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Closing Markets for Thursday, January 21st

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: March up 1 and a quarter at 5.23 and a quarter May up 1 and a half at 5.25 and a half

Soybean Futures: March down 1 and a half at 13.68 May down a half at 13.66 and a half

Wheat Futures: March down 9 at 6.58 and a half May down 7 and a half at 6.60 and a half

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From Wanstead Farmer's Cooperative:

Old Crop Corn = 1.35 over March = 6.59/BU New Crop Corn = 0.90 over December = 5.39/BU

Old Crop Soybeans = 3.20 under March = 16.90/BU New Crop Soybeans = 2.65 under November = 14.34/BU

Old Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 1.35 under March = 7.96/BU New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 1.05 under July = 7.53/BU

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From Great Lakes Grain in Mitchell:

2020 Crop Corn = up 2 and a quarter at 6.64/BU 2021 Crop Corn = down a quarter at 5.38/BU

2020 Crop Soybeans = up a half at 16.90/BU 2021 Crop Soybeans = down 3 and a quarter at 14.28/BU

2020 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 7 at 7.95/BU 2021 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 2 and a half at 7.52/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $65.27 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's down $1.13 cents

100% formula price = $149.18 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's down $2.95

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