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Closing Markets for Thursday, April 1st

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: May down 5 and a quarter at 5.59 July down 3 and a quarter at 5.44 and a quarter

Soybean Futures: May down 35 at 14.01 and a half July down 30 and a half at 13.97

Wheat Futures: May down 9 and a half at 6.08 and a quarter July down 8 and a half at 6.07

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From Wanstead Farmer's Cooperative:

Old Crop Corn = 1.40 under May = 7.00/BU New Crop Corn = 1.00 under December = 5.85/BU

Old Crop Soybeans = 3.70 under May = 17.72/BU New Crop Soybeans = 2.90 under November = 15.54/BU

Old Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 1.30 over May = 7.41/BU New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 0.95 over July = 7.02/BU

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From Great Lakes Grain in Mitchell:

2020 Crop Corn = down 4 and a half at 7.04/BU 2021 Crop Corn = up 7 at 5.79/BU

2020 Crop Soybeans = down 34 and a half at 17.72/BU 2021 Crop Soybeans = up 7 and a half at 15.53/BU

2020 Soft Red Red Wheat = down 7 at 7.41/BU 2021 Soft Red Red Wheat = down 5 and a quarter at 7.05/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $97.93 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's up $1.21

100% formula price = $223.37 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's up $3.02

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