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March 2 - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: March down 5 and a half at 3.79 May down 5 and a quarter at 3.88

Soybean Futures: March down 19 and a half at 10.11 May down 18 at 10.13 and a half

Wheat Futures: March down 10 and a quarter at 5.07 and a quarter May down 13 at 5.00

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From Thompson's at Hensall:

Old Crop Corn = 75 over May = 4.63/bu New Crop Corn = 40 over December = 4.53/bu

Old Crop Corp Soybeans = 1.90 over May = 12.04/bu New Crop Soybeans = 1.60 over November = 11.45/bu

Old Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 2.20 over May = 7.20/bu New Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 1.30 over July = 6.34/bu

Old Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 1.20 over May = 6.20/bu New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 70 over July = 5.74/bu

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From Dauphin Feed and Supply - the 48% soybean meal quote, FOB Seaforth = $567/tonne

From Snobelen:

2014 Crop Corn = down 5 at 4.58/bu 2015 Crop Corn = down 4 at 4.53/bu

2014 Crop Soys = down 19 at 12.01/bu 2015 Crop Soys = down 12 at 11.45/bu

2014 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 13 at 6.20/bu 2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 12 and a half at 5.74/bu

2014 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = down 13 at 7.20/bu 2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = down 12 and a half at 6.34/bu

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Beef Farmers Of Ontario

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $64.85 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's up $.74.

100% formula price = $146.49 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's up 1.91.

Quebec's average price on Feb. 27 = $143.27 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight, 100 index.

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