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Mar. 12 - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: March down 1 and a half at 3.82 and a quarter May down 2 and a half at 3.88 and a half

Soybean Futures: March down 2 and a half at 9.86 and a half May down 2 and a quarter at 9.90 and a half

Wheat Futures: March up 10 and a quarter at 5.13 and a quarter May up 8 and a quarter at 5.07 and a quarter

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From Wanstead Farmers Co-operative:

March Soybeans = 1.95 over May = 11.86/bu November Soybeans = 1.65 over November = 11.33/bu

March Corn = 80 over May = 4.69/bu November Corn = 40 over December = 4.52/bu

2014 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 2.25 over May = 7.32/bu 2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 1.30 over July = 6.40/bu

2014 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 1.20 over May = 6.27/bu 2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 70 over July = 5.80/bu

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From Dauphin Feed and Supply - the 48% soybean meal quote, FOB Seaforth = $602/tonne

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From Hensall District Co-Op:

2014 Crop Corn = down 2 at 4.69/bu 2015 Crop Corn = down 2 at 4.52/bu

2014 Crop Soys = down 2 at 11.76/bu 2015 Crop Soys = down 4 at 11.33/bu

2014 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 8 at 6.27/bu 2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 7 at 5.80/bu

2014 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 8 at 7.32/bu 2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 7 at 6.40/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $66.55 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's down 51 cents

100% formula price = $153.42 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's up 40 cents

Quebec's average price on March 11 was $157.36 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight, 100 index.

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