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Mar. 20 - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: May up 11 and a half at 3.85 July up 11 and a quarter at 3.92 and a half

Soybean Futures: May up 12 at 9.73 and a half July up 11 and a quarter at 9.78

Wheat Futures: May up 18 at 5.30 July up 18 at 5.33 and a half

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From Thompson's at Black's Lane;

Old Crop Corn = 80 over May = 4.65/bu New Crop Corn = 40 over December = 4.49/bu

Old Crop Soys = 1.70 over May = 11.49/bu New Crop Soys = 1.55 over November = 11.11/bu

Old Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 2.30 over May = 7.60/bu New Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 1.35 over July = 6.69/bu

Old Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 1.25 over May = 6.55/bu New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 80 over July = 6.14/bu

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From Dauphin Feed and Supply - the 48% soybean meal quote, FOB Seaforth = $570/tonne

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From Snobelin Farms:

2014 Crop Corn = up 11 at 4.65/bu 2015 Crop Corn = up 10 at 4.49/bu

2014 Crop Soys = up 12 at 11.49/bu 2015 Crop Soys = up 10 at 11.11/bu

2014 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 18 at 6.55/bu 2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 18 at 6.14/bu

2014 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 18 at 7.60/bu 2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 18 at 6.69/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork reports:

The U-S CME price = $63.21 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's down 69 cents

100% formula price = $145.45 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's down $1.89

Quebec's average price on March 19th = $151.22 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight, 100 index.

For the week of: March 8th to the 14th

Average total value price = $170.55

Total hogs sold = 98,664

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