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Oct. 30 - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: December up 2 and a quarter at 3.82 and a quarter March up 1 and a half at 3.91 and a half

Soybean Futures: November up 5 at 8.83 and a half January up 5 and a half at 8.85 and a half

Wheat Futures: December up 7 at 5.22 March up 6 at 5.25 and a half

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From Thompson's at Black's Lane;

Old Crop Corn = 70 over December = 4.52/bu New Crop Corn = 65 over December 16 = 4.73/bu

Old Crop Soys = 2.20 over January = 11.06/bu New Crop Soys = 1.80 over November 16 = 10.70/bu

New Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 3.50 over December = 8.72/bu 2016 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 1.25 over July 16 = 6.55/bu

New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 80 over December = 6.02/bu 2016 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 40 over July 16 = 5.70/bu

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From Dauphin Feed and Supply - the 48% soybean meal quote, FOB Seaforth = $496/tonne

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From Snobelin Farms:

2015 Crop Corn = up 2 at 4.52/bu 2016 Crop Corn = up 1 at 4.73/bu

2015 Crop Soys = up 5 at 11.04/bu 2016 Crop Soys = up 5 at 10.75/bu

2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 7 at 6.22/bu 2016 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 5 at 5.70/bu

2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 7 at 8.72/bu 2016 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 5 at 6.55/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork reports:

The U-S CME price = $71.83 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's down 58 cents

100% formula price = $170.99 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's down $1.09

For the week of: October 18th - 24th

Average total value price = $201.41

Total hogs sold = 103,301

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