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March 16 Closing Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: March up 2 and a half at 3.66 July up 2 and a half at 3.73 and a half

Soybean Futures: May up 3 and a half at 10.01 and a half July up 3 and a half at 10.11 and a half

Wheat Futures: May is unchanged at 4.36 July up a quarter at 4.51

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From Wanstead Farmers Co-operative:

March Soybeans = 2.60 over May = 12.62/bu October Soybeans = 2.45 over November = 12.41/bu

March Corn = 70 over May = 4.36/bu November Corn = 75 over December = 4.63/bu

2016 Soft White Winter Wheat = 80 over May = 5.16/bu 2017 Soft White Winter Wheat = 90 over July = 5.41/bu

2016 Soft Red Winter Wheat = 70 over May = 5.06/bu 2017 Soft Red Winter Wheat = 75 over July = 5.26/bu

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From Dauphin Feed and Supply - the 48% soybean meal quote, FOB Seaforth = $497.00 a tonne.

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From Snobelen Farms:

2016 Crop Corn = up 2 at 4.36/bu 2017 Crop Corn = up 2 at 4.73/bu

2016 Crop Soys = up 3 at 12.67/bu 2017 Crop Soys = up 2 at 12.46/bu

2016 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = steady at 5.06/bu 2017 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = steady at 5.26/bu

2016 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = holding at 5.16/bu 2017 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = even at 5.41/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U.S. CME price = $71.97 U.S. per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's down 5 cents

100% formula price = $174.96 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's down 28 cents

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