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Jan. 7 - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: March down 8 and a half at 3.96 and a quarter May down 8 and a half at 4.04 and a half

Soybean Futures: January up 1 and a half at 10.52 and a half March up a half at 10.56 and a quarter

Wheat Futures: March down 12 and a quarter at 5.79 and a half May down 12 at 5.84

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From Thompson's at Kent Bridge:

Old Crop Corn = 55 over March = 4.51/bu New Crop Corn = 10 over December = 4.30/bu

Old Crop Soybeans = 1.35 over March = 11.91/bu New Crop Soybeans = 1.00 over November = 11.25/bu

Old Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 2.00 over March = 7.80/bu New Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 1.20 over July = 7.08/bu

Old Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 95 over March = 6.75/bu New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 40 over July = 6.28/bu

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From Palmerston Grain:

2014 Crop Soybeans = 11.91/bu 2015 Crop Soybeans = down 3 at 11.25/bu

2014 Crop Corn = down 8 at 4.51/bu 2015 Crop Corn = down 8 at 4.25/bu

2014 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 12 at 6.75/bu 2015 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 11 at 6.28/bu

2014 Hard Red Winter Wheat = down 12 at 7.00/bu 2015 Hard Red Winter Wheat = down 11 at 7.03/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $77.83 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's up 6 cents

100% formula price = $166.15 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's up 37 cents

Quebec's average price on January 6th was $168.91 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight, 100 index.

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