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Closing Markets for Monday, February 1st

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: March up 3 at 5.50 May up 1 and a half at 5.49 and a quarter

Soybean Futures: March down 4 at 13.66 May down 3 and a half at 13.63 and a quarter

Wheat Futures: March down 10 and a quarter at 6.52 and a half May down 9 and a quarter at 6.52 and a quarter

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From The Anderson's at Hensall:

Old Crop Corn = 1.40 over March = 6.89/BU New Crop Corn = 0.90 over December = 5.37/BU

Old Crop Soybeans = 3.35 under March = 17.02/BU New Crop Soybeans = 2.75 over November = 14.29/BU

Old Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 1.40 under March = 7.90/BU New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 1.10 under July = 7.43/BU

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From Snobelen Farms:

2020 Crop Corn = up 3 at 6.90/BU 2021 Crop Corn = up 1 and a half at 5.37/BU

2020 Crop Soybeans = down 4 at 17.01/BU 2021 Crop Soybeans = up 11 at 14.24/BU

2020 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 10 and a quarter at 7.83/BU 2021 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 8 at 7.45/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $67.62 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's up 44 cents

100% formula price = $156.10 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's up $0.64

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