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Nov. 6 - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: December up a quarter at 3.70 and a half March up a quarter at 3.83 and a quarter

Soybean Futures: November up 9 and a quarter at 10.29 and a half January up 8 and a half at 10.28

Wheat Futures: December down 4 and a half at 5.20 and a half March down 4 and a quarter at 5.32

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From Wanstead Farmers Co-operative:

November Soybeans = 80 over January = 11.08/bu October 2015 Soybeans = 40 over November 15 = 10.47/bu

November Corn = 35 over December = 4.06/bu November 2015 Corn = 5 under December 15 = 4.12/bu

2014 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 1.20 over December = 6.40/bu 2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 40 over July 15 = 5.86/bu

2014 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 15 over December = 5.35/bu 2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 25 under July 15 = 5.21/bu

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From Hensall District Co-Op:

2014 Crop Corn = up 1 at 4.06/bu 2015 Crop Corn = up 2 at 4.12/bu

2014 Crop Soys = up 8 at 11.08/bu 2015 Crop Soys = up 2 at 10.47/bu

2014 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 4 at 5.40/bu 2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 4 at 5.26/bu

2014 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = down 4 at 6.45/bu 2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = down 4 at 5.91/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $88.45 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's down 54 cents

100% formula price = $182.13 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's down $1.46

Quebec's average price on November 5th was $186.47 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight, 100 index.

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