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Aug. 4 - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: September down 4 and a quarter to 3.20 and a half December down 4 to 3.31

Soybean Futures: August unchanged at 9.90 and half September unchanged at 9.73 and a half

Wheat Futures: September down 7 at 4.03 and a quarter December down 5 and a half at 4.30 and a half

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From Wanstead Farmers Co-operative:

August Soybeans = 3 dollars over November at 12.57/bu November Soybeans = 2.35 over November at 11.92/bu

August Corn = 1.15 over September at 4.36/bu November Corn = 75 over December at 4.06/bu

2016 Soft White Winter Wheat = 45 over September at 4.48/bu 2017 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 60 over July 17 at 5.38/bu

2016 Soft Red Winter Wheat = 40 over September = 4.43/bu 2017 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 45 over July 17 at 5.23/bu

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From Dauphin Feed and Supply - the 48% soybean meal quote, FOB Seaforth = 510.00/tonne

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From Snobelin Farms:

2015 Crop Corn = down 4 at 4.26/bu 2016 Crop Corn = down 4 at 4.11/bu

2015 Crop Soys = up 1 at 12.47/bu 2016 Crop Soys = up 1 at 11.92/bu

2016 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 7 at 4.43/bu 2017 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 5 at 5.23/bu

2016 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = down 7 at 4.48/bu 2017 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = down 5 at 5.38/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $71.33 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's down 61 cents

100% formula price = $168.62 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's down $1.57

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