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Aug. 24 - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: September up 4 and a half at 3.70 December up 4 and a quarter at 3.81 and a half

Soybean Futures: September down 10 and a half at 8.94 and a half November down 14 at 8.75 and a half

Wheat Futures: September 4 and ahalf at 5.04 and a quarter December up 5 at 5.09

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From Thompson's at Hensall:

Old Crop Corn = 75 over September = 4.44/bu New Crop Corn = 60 over December = 4.41/bu

Old Crop Soys = 2.40 over November = 11.14/bu New Crop Soys = 1.95 over November = 10.69/bu

New Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 3.60 over September = 8.63/bu 2016 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 1.80 over July 16 = 6.98/bu

New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 1.05 over September = 6.08/bu 2016 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 65 over July 16 = 5.83/bu

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From Dauphin Feed and Supply - the 48% soybean meal quote, FOB Seaforth = $531/tonne

From Snobelin Farms:

2014 Crop Corn = up 3 and a half at 4.44/bu 2015 Crop Corn = up 3 and a quarter at 4.31/bu

2014 Crop Soys = down 15 and a half at 11.14/bu 2015 Crop Soys = down 15 and a half at 10.69/bu

2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 3 and a half at 6.08/bu 2016 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 5 and a quarter at 5.83/bu

2015 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 3 and a half at 8.63/bu 2016 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 5 and a quarter at 6.98/bu

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Beef Farmer's Of Ontario

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Ontario Pork reports:

The U-S CME price = $78.99 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's down 21 cents

100% formula price = $187.85 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's up 49 cents

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