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Aug. 17 - Closing Agricultural Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: September up 2 and a half at 3.30 and a quarter December up 2 and a half at 3.39 and a half

Soybean Futures: September up 11 at 10.30 and a half November up 8 and a half at 10.16

Wheat Futures: September up 2 and a half at 4.26 December up 3 and a half at 4.43

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From Thompson's at Kent Bridge:

Old Crop Corn = 1.15 over September = 4.45/bu New Crop Corn = 85 over December = 4.25/bu

Old Crop Soybeans = 2.80 over November = 12.96/bu New Crop Soybeans = 2.40 over November = 12.56/bu

Old Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 35 over September = 4.61/bu New Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 55 over July 17 = 5.37/bu

Old Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 30 over September = 4.56bu New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 40 over July 17 = 5.22/bu

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From Palmerston Grain:

2015 Crop Soybeans = up 8 at 13.01/bu 2016 Crop Soybeans = up 8 at 12.51/bu

2016 Crop Corn = up 2 at 4.25/bu 2017 Crop Corn = up 2 at 4.39/bu

2016 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 2 at 4.61/bu 2017 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 4 at 5.27/bu

2016 Hard Red Winter Wheat = up 2 at 4.56/bu 2017 Hard Red Winter Wheat = up 4 at 5.22/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $67.06 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's up 26 cents

100% formula price = $155.81 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's down 11 cents

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