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Mar. 4 - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: March down a half at 3.81 and a half May down 1 and a half at 3.89 and a half

Soybean Futures: March down 19 and a half at 9.89 May down 18 and a quarter at 9.94

Wheat Futures: March down 15 and a quarter at 4.93 and a half May down 10 at 4.96

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From Thompson's at Kent Bridge:

Old Crop Corn = 75 over May = 4.65/bu New Crop Corn = 40 over December = 4.54/bu

Old Crop Soybeans = 1.80 over May = 11.74/bu New Crop Soybeans = 1.55 over November = 11.28/bu

Old Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 2.20 over May = 7.16/bu New Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 1.40 over July = 6.43/bu

Old Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 1.20 over May = 6.16/bu New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 70 over July = 5.73/bu

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From Dauphin Feed and Supply - the 48% soybean meal quote, FOB Seaforth = $575/tonne

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From Palmerston Grain:

2014 Crop Soybeans = down 18 at 11.79/bu 2015 Crop Soybeans = down 15 at 11.33/bu

2014 Crop Corn = down 1 at 4.70/bu 2015 Crop Corn = down 2 at 4.54/bu

2014 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 10 at 6.06/bu 2015 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 6 at 6.13/bu

2014 Hard Red Winter Wheat = down 10 at 6.71/bu 2015 Hard Red Winter Wheat = down 6 at 5.73/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $67.40 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's up $1.25

100% formula price = $151.60 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's up $1.83

Quebec's average price on March 3rd was $149.33 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight, 100 index.

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