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Sept. 8 Closing Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: September up 6 at 3.27 December up 5 and a quarter at 3.38 and a half

Soybean Futures: September up a quarter at 9.92 November up 1 and a quarter at 9.76 and a half

Wheat Futures: September up 1 and a half at 3.77 December up 3 and a quarter at 4.06

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From Wanstead Farmers Co-operative:

September Soybeans = 2.60 over November = 12.37/bu November Soybeans = 2.40 over November = 12.17/bu

September Corn = 1.20 over December = 4.59/bu November Corn = 90 over December = 4.29/bu

2016 Soft White Winter Wheat = 10 over December = 4.16/bu 2017 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 50 over July 17 = 5.03/bu

2016 Soft Red Winter Wheat = 10 over December = 4.16/bu 2017 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 40 over July 17 = 4.93/bu

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From Snobelin Farms:

2015 Crop Corn = up 5 at 4.44/bu 2016 Crop Corn = up 5 at 4.29/bu

2015 Crop Soys = up 1 at 12.27/bu 2016 Crop Soys = up 1 at 12.12/bu

2016 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 3 at 4.16/bu 2017 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 6 at 4.93/bu

2016 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 3 at 4.16/bu 2017 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 6 at 5.03/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $64.11 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's down 70 cents

100% formula price = $149.27 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's down $1.05

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