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Mar. 5 - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: March up 1 and a quarter at 3.82 and a half May up 1 at 3.90 and a half

Soybean Futures: March down 9 and a half at 9.79 and a quarter May down 8 and a half at 9.85 and a half

Wheat Futures: March down 12 and a quarter at 4.81 and a quarter May down 15 and a half at 4.80 and a half

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From Wanstead Farmers Co-operative:

March Soybeans = 1.85 over May = 11.71/bu October Soybeans = 1.60 over November = 11.26/bu

March Corn = 80 over May = 4.71/bu November Corn = 40 over December = 4.54/bu

2014 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 2.20 over May = 7.01/bu 2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 1.30 over July = 6.18/bu

2014 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 1.10 over May = 6.01/bu 2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 70 over July = 5.58/bu

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From Dauphin Feed and Supply - the 48% soybean meal quote, FOB Seaforth = $583/tonne

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From Hensall District Co-Op:

2014 Crop Corn = up 1 at 4.66/bu 2015 Crop Corn = 4.54/bu

2014 Crop Soys = down 8 at 11.61/bu 2015 Crop Soys = down 6 at 11.21/bu

2014 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 15 at 5.96/bu 2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 15 at 5.53/bu

2014 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = down 15 at 6.91/bu 2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = down 15 at 6.13/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $68.06 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's up 66 cents

100% formula price = $152.96 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's up $1.36

Quebec's average price on March 4th was $152.65 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight, 100 index.

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