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Aug. 19 Closing Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: September up 2 and a quarter at 3.34 and a quarter December up 1 and a half at 3.43 and a half

Soybean Futures: September down 5 and a quarter at 10.27 November down 10 at 10.04 and a half

Wheat Futures: September is unchanged at 4.27 December is up a half at 4.44 and a half.

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Local Grain:

From Thompson's at Black's Lane;

Old Crop Corn = 1.15 over September = 4.49/bu New Crop Corn = 85 over December = 4.29/bu

Old Crop Soys = 2.90 over November = 12.95/bu New Crop Soys = 2.40 over November = 21.45/bu

Old Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 35 over September = 4.62/bu New Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 55 over July 17 = 5.41/bu

Old Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 35 over September = 4.62/bu New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 40 over July 17 = 5.26/bu

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From Dauphin Feed and Supply - the 48% soybean meal quote, FOB Seaforth = $503.00 a tonne

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From Hensall District Co-Op:

2015 Crop Corn = up 2 at 4.49/bu 2016 Crop Corn = up 1 at 4.34/bu

2015 Crop Soys = down 10 at 12.90/bu 2016 Crop Soys = down 10 at 12.50/bu

2015 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat =held at 4.64/bu 2016 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat =up 2 at 5.28/bu

2016 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = unchanged at 4.69/bu 2017 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 2 at 5.38/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork reports:

The U-S CME price = $67.36 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's up 9 cents

100% formula price = $155.44 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's down $1.14

For the week of: August 7-13

Average total value price was $193.42

Total number of hogs sold was 95,765

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