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Mar. 23 - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: May up 5 and a quarter at 3.90 and a quarter July up 5 and a quarter at 3.98

Soybean Futures: May up 9 and a half at 9.83 and a half July up 10 at 9.88

Wheat Futures: May up 4 at 5.34 July up 4 and a quarter at 5.38

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From Thompson's in Blenheim;

Old Crop Corn = 80 over May = 4.70/bu New Crop Corn = 40 over December = 4.54/bu

Old Crop Soys = 1.80 over May = 11.64/bu New Crop Soys = 1.60 over November = 11.25/bu

Old Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 2.30 over May = 7.64/bu New Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 1.35 over July = 6.73/bu

Old Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 1.25 over May = 6.59/bu New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 80 over July = 6.18/bu

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From Dauphin Feed and Supply - the 48% soybean meal quote, FOB Seaforth = $573/tonne

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From Snobelin Farms:

2014 Crop Corn = up 5 at 4.70/bu 2015 Crop Corn = up 5 at 4.54/bu

2014 Crop Soys = up 9 at 11.54/bu 2015 Crop Soys = up 8 at 11.15/bu

2014 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 4 at 6.59/bu 2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 4 at 6.18/bu

2014 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 4 at 7.64/bu 2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 4 at 6.73/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $62.59 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's down 62 cents

100% formula price = $142.31 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's down $3.14

Quebec's average price on March 20th was $150.31 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight, 100 index.

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