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Aug. 13 - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: September up 6 and a half at 3.63 and a half December up 7 and a quarter at 3.75 and a quarter

Soybean Futures: August up 42 at 9.93 September up 17 and a half at 9.36 and a quarter

Wheat Futures: September up 11 at 5.03 and a quarter December up 11 and a half at 5.09

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From Wanstead Farmers Co-operative:

August Soybeans = 2.55 over November = 11.82/bu November Soybeans = 2.00 over November = 11.27/bu

August Corn = 80 over September = 4.44/bu November Corn = 45 over December = 4.20/bu

2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 3.50 over September = 8.53/bu 2016 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 1.80 over July 16 = 7.03/bu

2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 85 over September = 5.88/bu 2016 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 65 over July 16 = 5.88/bu

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From Dauphin Feed and Supply - the 48% soybean meal quote, FOB Seaforth = $544/tonne

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From Hensall District Co-Op:

2014 Crop Corn = up 6 at 4.34/bu 2015 Crop Corn = up 7 at 4.30/bu

2014 Crop Soys = up 17 at 11.67/bu 2015 Crop Soys = up 17 at 11.27/bu

2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 11 at 6.13/bu 2016 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 10 at 5.88/bu

2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 11 at 8.63/bu 2016 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 10 at 7.08/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $78.50 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's down 34 cents

100% formula price = $184.18 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's down $3.30

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