Sarnia

Feb. 5 - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: March up 1 and a quarter at 3.84 and a half May up 1 and a quarter at 3.92 and a half

Soybean Futures: March up 9 and a quarter at 9.81 and a quarter May up 9 at 9.87 and a half

Wheat Futures: March up 15 and a half at 5.16 and a half May up 14 at 5.28

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From Wanstead's Farmer Co-operative:

February Soybeans = 1.80 over March = 11.61/bu October Soybeams = 1.55 over November = 11.20/bu

February Corn = 75 over March = 4.60/bu November Corn = 35 over December = 4.51/bu

2014 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 2.15 over March = 7.41/bu 2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 1.25 over July = 6.54/bu

2014 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 1.15 over March = 6.41/bu 2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 60 over July = 5.89/bu

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From Dauphin Feed and Supply - the 48% soybean meal quote, FOB Seaforth = $528/tonne

From Hensall District Coop:

2014 Crop Corn = up 1 and a half at 4.60/bu 2015 Crop Corn = up 1 and a half at 4.51/bu

2014 Crop Soys = up 9 and a quarter at 11.56/bu 2015 Crop Soys = up 9 and a half at 11.15/bu

2014 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 14 and a half at 6.41/bu 2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 10 and a quarter at 5.89/bu

2014 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 14 and a half at 7.41/bu 2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 10 and a quarter at 6.54/bu

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Beef Farmer's Of Ontario

 

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Ontario Pork reports:

The U-S CME price = $69.32 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's down 25 cents

100% formula price = $157.18 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's up 59 cents

Quebec's average price on Feb. 4 = $162.20 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight, 100 index.

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