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Mar. 18 - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: May up 3 and a half at 3.74 and a half July up 3 and a half at 3.82 and a half

Soybean Futures: May up 10 and a half at 9.65 July up 10 and a quarter at 9.69 and a half

Wheat Futures: May up 7 and a quarter at 5.10 and a half July up 7 and a half at 5.14 and a quarter

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From Thompson's at Kent Bridge:

Old Crop Corn = 80 over May = 4.55/bu New Crop Corn = 40 over December = 4.40/bu

Old Crop Soybeans = 1.90 over May = 11.55/bu New Crop Soybeans = 1.70 over November = 11.21/bu

Old Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 2.30 over May = 7.41/bu New Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 1.45 over July = 6.59/bu

Old Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 1.25 over May = 6.36/bu New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 80 over July = 5.94/bu

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From Palmerston Grain:

2014 Crop Soybeans = up 10 at 11.50/bu 2015 Crop Soybeans = up 10 at 11.16/bu

2014 Crop Corn = up 3 at 4.55/bu 2015 Crop Corn = up 3 at 4.40/bu

2014 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 7 at 6.36/bu 2015 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 7 at 5.94/bu

2014 Hard Red Winter Wheat = up 7 at 6.96/bu 2015 Hard Red Winter Wheat = up 7 at 6.59/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $64.30 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's down 61 cents

100% formula price = $148.25 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's down $1.38

Quebec's average price on March 17th was $155.04 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight, 100 index.

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