Sarnia

March 17 - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: May up a quarter at 3.68 and a half July down a quarter at 3.73

Soybean Futures: May up 3 and a quarter at 8.97 and a half July up 3 and a half at 9.04

Wheat Futures: May down 8 and a quarter at 4.62 and a half July down 8 and a quarter at 4.70

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From Wanstead Farmers Co-operative:

March Soybeans = 2.35 over May = 11.33/bu November Soybeans = 2.10 over November = 11.19/bu

March Corn = 80 over May = 4.49/bu November Corn = 65 over December = 4.52/bu

March Soft White Winter Wheat = 3.15 over May = 7.78/bu 2016 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 85 over July = 5.55/bu

March Soft Red Winter Wheat = 55 over May = 5.18/bu 2016 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 45 over July = 5.15/bu

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From Dauphin Feed and Supply - the 48% soybean meal quote, FOB Seaforth = $433/tonne

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From Hensall District Co-Op:

2015 Crop Corn = 4.44/bu 2016 Crop Corn = 4.52/bu

2015 Crop Soys = up 3 at 11.33/bu 2016 Crop Soys = up 4 at 11.29/bu

2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 8 at 5.53/bu 2016 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 8 at 5.20/bu

2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = down 8 at 7.68/bu 2016 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = down 8 at 5.60/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $66.78 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's up 1 cent

100% formula price = $161.18 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's up 6 cents

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