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July 29 - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: September down 7 and a quarter at 3.67 and a half December down 7 and a quarter at 3.78 and a quarter

Soybean Futures: August up 8 and a quarter at 9.83 September up 3 at 9.57

Wheat Futures: September down 14 and a half at 4.96 and a quarter December down 15 at 5.05 and a quarter

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From Thompson's at Kent Bridge:

Old Crop Corn = 55 over September = 4.23/bu New Crop Corn = 45 over December = 4.23/bu

Old Crop Soybeans = 2.15 over November = 11.58/bu New Crop Soybeans = 1.95 over November = 11.38/bu

2015 Soft White Winter Wheat = 3.35 over September = 8.31/bu 2016 Soft White Winter Wheat = 1.80 over July 16 = 7.01/bu

2015 Soft Red Winter Wheat = 50 over September = 5.46/bu 2016 Soft Red Winter Wheat = 60 over July 16 = 5.81/bu

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From Dauphin Feed and Supply - the 48% soybean meal quote, FOB Seaforth = $565/tonne

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From Palmerston Grain:

2014 Crop Soybeans = down 1 at 11.63/bu 2015 Crop Soybeans = down 1 at 11.38/bu

2014 Crop Corn = down 7 at 4.28/bu 2015 Crop Corn = down 7 at 4.33/bu

2014 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 14 at 5.91/bu 2015 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 13 at 5.81/bu

2014 Hard Red Winter Wheat = down 14 at 6.66/bu 2015 Hard Red Winter Wheat = down 13 at 6.71/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $78.30 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's down 12 cents

100% formula price = $183.16 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's down $1.35

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