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Dec. 16 - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: March down 7 and a half at 3.69 and a half May down 7 at 3.75 and a quarter

Soybean Futures: January down 4 and a half at 8.62 and a half March down 4 and a half at 8.63 and a quarter

Wheat Futures: March down 10 and a half at 4.83 and a half May down 10 and a quarter at 4.90

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From Thompson's at Kent Bridge:

Old Crop Corn = 85 over March = 4.55/bu New Crop Corn = 85 over December 16 = 4.76/bu

Old Crop Soybeans = 2.80 over January = 11.43/bu New Crop Soybeans = 2.45 over November 16 = 11.24/bu

Old Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 3.60 over March = 8.44/bu New Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 1.40 over July 16 = 6.36/bu

Old Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 50 over March = 5.34/bu New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 65 over July 16 = 5.61/bu

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From Palmerston Grain:

2015 Crop Soybeans = down 4 at 11.38/bu 2016 Crop Soybeans = down 4 at 11.24/bu

2015 Crop Corn = down 7 at 4.55/bu 2016 Crop Corn = down 6 at 4.76/bu

2015 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 10 at 5.94/bu 2016 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 9 at 5.56/bu

2015 Hard Red Winter Wheat = down 10 at 5.74/bu 2016 Hard Red Winter Wheat = down 9 at 5.81/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $56.06 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's up 26 cents

100% formula price = $138.80 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's up 61 cents

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