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Dec. 11 - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: December up 6 and a half at 3.89 March up 4 at 3.97 and a half

Soybean Futures: January up 9 and a half at 10.41 and a half March up 9 and a half at 10.48 and a quarter

Wheat Futures: December up 14 and a half at 6.07 and a half March up 14 and a quarter at 5.96

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From Wanstead Farmers Co-operative:

December Soybeans = 1.00 over January = 11.47/bu October 2015 Soybeans = 55 over November 15 = 10.73/bu

December Corn = 55 over March = 4.54/bu November 2015 Corn = 5 over December 15 = 4.30/bu

2014 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 1.35 over March = 7.33/bu 2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 60 over July 15 = 6.62/bu

2014 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 50 over March = 6.48/bu 2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 15 over July 15 = 6.17/bu

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From Dauphin Feed and Supply - the 48% soybean meal quote, FOB Seaforth = $642/tonne

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From Hensall District Co-Op:

2014 Crop Corn = up 4 at 4.54/bu 2015 Crop Corn = up 3 at 4.35/bu

2014 Crop Soys = up 10 at 11.47/bu 2015 Crop Soys = up 8 at 10.73/bu

2014 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 15 at 6.53/bu 2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 13 at 6.22/bu

2014 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 15 at 7.38/bu 2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 13 at 6.67/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $88.61 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's up 20 cents

100% formula price = $184.15 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's up $1.36

Quebec's average price on December 10th was $186.55 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight, 100 index.

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