Sarnia

March 9 Closing Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: March down 5 and a half at 3.59 and a half May down 5 and a quarter at 3.67

Soybean Futures: March down 10 and a half at 10.00 and a quarter May down 10 and a half at 10.11

Wheat Futures: March down 1 and a half at 4.26 May down 3 at 4.44

===

From Wanstead Farmers Co-operative:

March Soybeans = 2.90 over May = 13.01/bu October Soybeans = 2.65 over November = 12.70/bu

March Corn = 65 over May = 4.32/bu November Corn = 80 over December = 4.68/bu

2016 Soft White Winter Wheat = 75 over May = 5.19/bu 2017 Soft White Winter Wheat = 85 over July = 5.45/bu

2016 Soft Red Winter Wheat = 65 over May = 5.09/bu 2017 Soft Red Winter Wheat = 70 over July = 5.30/bu

===

From Snobelen Farms:

2016 Crop Corn = down 5 at 4.37/bu 2017 Crop Corn = down 4 at 4.68/bu

2016 Crop Soys = down 10 at 13.01/bu 2017 Crop Soys = down 5 at 12.80/bu

2016 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 3 at 5.09/bu 2017 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 3 at 5.30/bu

2016 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = down 3 at 5.19/bu 2017 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = down 3 at 5.45/bu

===

(B-F-O Report)

[audio mp3="http://blackburnnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/BFO-MAR-9.mp3"][/audio]

===

Ontario Pork Reports:

The U.S. CME price = $72.63 U.S. per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's up 7 cents

100% formula price = $176.98 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's up $1.07

Read More Local Stories

Walpole Island Governance Building. August, 2020 Photo courtesy of James Jenkins.

Walpole Island heads to the polls

Over 40 candidates are competing for a spot on the Walpole Island First Nation band council in the upcoming election on Saturday, September 19.

Plympton-Wyoming Fall Fair. Photo courtesy of  www.plympton-wyomingfair.com

PW Fall Fair celebrates 180 years

Gates for the three-day fair will open at the Wyoming Fair Grounds on Main Street on Friday, September 18, at 5 p.m., with opening ceremonies beginning at 7 p.m.