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June 3 - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: July unchanged at 3.59 September up a half at 3.65 and a half

Soybean Futures: July down 5 and a half at 9.35 and a quarter August down 3 at 9.24 and a half

Wheat Futures: July down 1 and a half at 5.10 and a half September down 2 and a quarter at 5.15

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From Thompson's at Kent Bridge:

Old Crop Corn = 60 over July = 4.19/bu New Crop Corn = 25 over December = 4.02/bu

Old Crop Soybeans = 1.85 over July = 11.20/bu New Crop Soybeans = 1.55 over November = 10.70/bu

2015 Soft White Winter Wheat = 2.70 over July = 7.81/bu 2016 Soft White Winter Wheat = 1.25 over July 16 = 6.81/bu

2015 Soft Red Winter Wheat = 70 over July = 5.81/bu 2016 Soft Red Winter Wheat = 40 over July 16 = 5.96/bu

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From Dauphin Feed and Supply - the 48% soybean meal quote, FOB Seaforth = $493/tonne

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From Palmerston Grain:

2014 Crop Soybeans = down 5 at 11.20/bu 2015 Crop Soybeans = down 2 at 10.65/bu

2014 Crop Corn = 4.19/bu 2015 Crop Corn = 4.02/bu

2014 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 1 at 5.76/bu 2015 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 1 at 5.86/bu

2014 Hard Red Winter Wheat = down 1 at 6.41/bu 2015 Hard Red Winter Wheat = down 1 at 6.46/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $82.39 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's up 39 cents

100% formula price = $185.17 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's down $1.01

Quebec's average price on June 2nd was $188.62 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight, 100 index.

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