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Mar. 6 - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: March down 3 and a half at 3.79 and a quarter May down 4 and a half at 3.86

Soybean Futures: March unchanged at 9.79 and a quarter May down a quarter at 9.85

Wheat Futures: March up 4 and a half at 4.85 and a half May up 2 at 4.82 and a half

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From Thompson's at Black's Lane;

Old Crop Corn = 75 over May = 4.61/bu New Crop Corn = 40 over December = 4.51/bu

Old Crop Soys = 1.80 over May = 11.65/bu New Crop Soys = 1.60 over November = 11.25/bu

Old Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 2.15 over May = 6.98/bu New Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 1.25 over July = 6.12/bu

Old Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 1.15 over May = 5.98/bu New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 65 over July = 5.52/bu

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From Snobelin Farms:

2014 Crop Corn = down 4 at 4.61/bu 2015 Crop Corn = down 3 at 4.51/bu

2014 Crop Soys = 11.65/bu 2015 Crop Soys = 11.20/bu

2014 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 2 at 6.03/bu 2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 1 at 5.57/bu

2014 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 2 at 7.03/bu 2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = down 1 at 6.17/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork reports:

The U-S CME price = $68.12 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's up 6 cents

100% formula price = $153.61 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's up 65 cents

Quebec's average price on March 5th = $154.51 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight, 100 index.

For the week of: February 22nd to the 28th

Average total value price = $160.18

Total hogs sold = 103,904

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