Sarnia

Dec. 18 - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: March up 3 at 4.11 and a quarter May up 3 and a half at 4.20

Soybean Futures: January up 8 and a half at 10.35 and a half March up 8 and a half at 10.44

Wheat Futures: March up 4 and a half at 6.53 May up 4 and a half at 6.55 and a quarter

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From Wanstead Farmers Co-operative:

December Soybeans = 1.15 over January = 11.50/bu October 2015 Soybeans = 75 over November 15 = 10.95/bu

December Corn = 55 over March = 4.66/bu November 2015 Corn = 10 over December 15 = 4.45/bu

2014 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 1.70 over March = 8.25/bu 2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 1.00 over July 15 = 7.54/bu

2014 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 85 over March = 7.40/bu 2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 30 over July 15 = 6.84/bu

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From Dauphin Feed and Supply - the 48% soybean meal quote, FOB Seaforth = $605/tonne

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From Hensall District Co-Op:

2014 Crop Corn = up 2 at 4.66/bu 2015 Crop Corn = up 2 at 4.45/bu

2014 Crop Soys = up 8 at 11.50/bu 2015 Crop Soys = up 10 at 10.90/bu

2014 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 6 at 7.40/bu 2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 7 at 6.84/bu

2014 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 6 at 8.25/bu 2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 7 at 7.54/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $85.67 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's down 54 cents

100% formula price = $180.29 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's down $1.07

Quebec's average price on December 17th was $186.11 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight, 100 index.

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