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Aug. 18 Closing Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: September up 1 and a half at 3.32 December up 2 and a quarter at 3.42

Soybean Futures: September up 1 and half at 10.32 and a quarter November down 1 and a half at 10.14 and a half

Wheat Futures: September up 1 at 4.27 December up 1 and a quarter at 4.44 and a quarter

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From Wanstead Farmers Co-operative:

August Soybeans = 2.90 over November = 13.05/bu November Soybeans = 2.35 over November = 12.50/bu

August Corn = 1.30 over September = 4.62/bu November Corn = 85 over December = 4.27/bu

2016 Soft White Winter Wheat = 35 over September = 4.62/bu 2017 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 55 over July 17 = 5.38/bu

2016 Soft Red Winter Wheat = 35 over September = 4.62/bu 2017 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 40 over July 17 = 5.23/bu

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From Snobelin Farms:

2015 Crop Corn = up 1 at 4.47/bu 2016 Crop Corn = up 2 at 4.27/bu

2015 Crop Soys = down 1 at 12.95/bu 2016 Crop Soys = down 1 at 12.55/bu

2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 1 at 4.57/bu 2016 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 1 at 5.23/bu

2016 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 1 at 4.62/bu 2017 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 1 at 5.38/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $67.27 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's up 21 cents

100% formula price = $156.58 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's up 77 cents

 

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