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Prices Rising For Farm Products

The prices Canadian farmers got for their products was up 5.4 per cent in March from a year ago.

Statistics Canada says that's mainly because of higher cattle and grain prices. The agency says the livestock and animal products index was up 7.5 per cent on the year.

Statscan says the crops index was up 4.7 per cent in March from a year ago.

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