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Jan. 8 - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: March down 2 at 3.94 and a quarter May down 2 at 4.02 and a half

Soybean Futures: January down 7 and a half at 10.45 March down 8 at 10.48 and a quarter

Wheat Futures: March down 12 and a half at 5.67 May down 12 at 5.72

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From Wanstead Farmers Co-operative:

January Soybeans = 1.35 over March = 11.83/bu October 2015 Soybeans = 1.00 over November = 11.17/bu

January Corn = 55 over March = 4.49/bu November 2015 Corn = 10 over December = 4.27/bu

2014 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 2.00 over March = 7.67/bu 2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 1.10 over July = 6.87/bu

2014 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 95 over March = 6.62/bu 2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 40 over July = 6.17/bu

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From Dauphin Feed and Supply - the 48% soybean meal quote, FOB Seaforth = $544/tonne

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From Hensall District Co-Op:

2014 Crop Corn = down 2 at 4.49/bu 2015 Crop Corn = down 3 at 4.32/bu

2014 Crop Soys = down 8 at 11.83/bu 2015 Crop Soys = down 8 at 11.17/bu

2014 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 12 at 6.62/bu 2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 11 at 6.17/bu

2014 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = down 12 at 7.67/bu 2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = down 11 at 6.87/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $77.60 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's down 23 cents

100% formula price = $166.32 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's up 17 cents

Quebec's average price on January 7th was $168.82 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight, 100 index.

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