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March 17 Closing Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: May up 1 and a half at 3.67 and a half July up 1 and a half at 3.75

Soybean Futures: May down 1 and a half at 10.00 July down 1 and a half at 10.10

Wheat Futures: May up a quarter at 4.36 and a quarter July up a half at 4.51 and a half

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From Thompson's at Black's Lane:

Old Crop Corn = 65 over May 4.33/bu New Crop Corn = 75 over December = 4.65/bu

Old Crop Soys = 2.60 over May = 12.60/bu New Crop Soys = 2.45 over November = 12.39/bu

Old Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 80 over May = 5.16/bu New Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 90 over July = 5.42/bu

Old Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 70 over May = 5.06/bu New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 75 over July = 5.27/bu

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From Hensall District Co-Op:

2016 Crop Corn = up 1 at 4.38/bu 2017 Crop Corn = up 2 at 4.75/bu

2016 Crop Soys = down 1 at 12.65/bu 2017 Crop Soys = down 2 at 12.49/bu

2016 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = steady at 5.06/bu 2017 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = steady at 5.27/bu

2016 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = even at 5.16/bu 2017 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = holding at 5.42/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork reports:

The U.S. CME price = $71.72 U.S. per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's down 25 cents

100% formula price = $172.61 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's down $2.35

For the week of March 5th to the 11th:

The average total value price was $206.83

The total volume of hogs sold was 98,356

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