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Closing Markets for Thursday, March 11th

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: March up 2 and a quarter at 5.50 May up 3 and a half at 5.37 and a half

Soybean Futures: March up 1 and a half at 14.13 May up 3 and a quarter at 14.13

Wheat Futures: March down 14 at 6.36 May down 8 and a quarter at 6.44 and a quarter

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From Wanstead Farmer's Cooperative:

Old Crop Corn = 1.40 over May = 6.79/BU New Crop Corn = 1.00 over December = 5.84/BU

Old Crop Soybeans = 3.50 over May = 17.64/BU New Crop Soybeans = 2.95 over November = 15.39/BU

Old Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 1.30 under May = 7.73/BU New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 1.10 under July = 7.46/BU

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From Great Lakes Grain in Mitchell:

2020 Crop Corn = up 4 and a half at 6.78/BU 2021 Crop Corn = up 3 and a quarter at 5.78/BU

2020 Crop Soybeans = up 3 and a half at 17.63/BU 2021 Crop Soybeans = up 5 at 15.23/BU

2020 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 10 at 7.72/BU 2021 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 7 and a half at 7.35/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U.S. CME price = $87.23 U.S. per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's up $1.96.

100% formula price = $199.52 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's up $2.25.

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