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Jan. 7 - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: March down a quarter at 3.53 May unchanged at 3.58 and a half

Soybean Futures: January up 1 and a quarter at 8.77 March down a quarter at 8.64 and a half

Wheat Futures: March up 5 and a half at 4.58 and a half May up 5 at 4.73 and a quarter

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From Wanstead Farmers Co-operative:

January Soybeans = 3.00 over March = 11.65/bu November Soybeans = 2.65 over November = 11.43/bu

January Corn = 95 over March = 4.48/bu November Corn = 95 over December = 4.74/bu

2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 3.60 over March = 8.29/bu 2016 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 1.25 over July = 6.06/bu

2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 90 over March = 5.59/bu 2016 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 60 over July = 5.41/bu

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From Hensall District Co-Op:

2015 Crop Corn = 4.48/bu 2016 Crop Corn = 4.74/bu

2015 Crop Soys = 11.55/bu 2016 Crop Soys = down 1 at 11.48/bu

2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 5 at 5.94/bu 2016 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 4 at 5.41/bu

2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 5 at 8.24/bu 2016 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 4 at 6.06/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $53.48 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's up 39 cents

100% formula price = $135.76 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's up $1.87

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