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March 30 Closing Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: May down a half at 3.57 and a half July down a quarter at 3.65 and a half

Soybean Futures: May down 7 at 9.62 July down 7 and a half at 9.72 and a half

Wheat Futures: May down 5 and a half at 4.20 and a quarter July down 5 and a half at 4.32 and a half

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From Wansteads:

March Soybeans = 2.65 over May at 12.28/bu October Soybeans = 2.40 over November at 12.03/bu

March Corn = 95 over May at 4.53/bu November Corn = 75 over December at 4.56/bu

2017 Soft White Winter Wheat = 90 over July at 5.24/bu 2018 Soft White Winter Wheat = 90 ove rJuly '18 at 5.89/bu

2017 Soft Red Winter Wheat = 75 over July at 5.09/bu 2018 Soft Red Winter Wheat = 70 over July '18 at 5.69/bu

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From Snobelen's:

2016 Crop Soybeans = down 6 at 12.18/bu 2017 Crop Soybeans = down 4 and a half at 12.03/bu

2016 Crop Corn = down 1 at 4.28/bu 2017 Crop Corn = down 1 at 4.66/bu

2016 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 4 and a half at 4.91/bu 2017 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 4 and a half at 5.09/bu

2016 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 4 and a half at 5.01/bu 2017 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 4 and a half at 5.24/bu

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Beef Farmer's Of Ontario

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U.S. CME price = $69.24 U.S. per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's down 33 cents

100% formula price = $167.30 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's down 67 cents

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