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Sept. 19 Closing Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: December up a quarter at 3.37 and a quarter March up a quarter at 3.47 and a half

Soybean Futures: November up 6 and a half at 9.72 and a half January up 6 and a half at 9.77 and a half

Wheat Futures: December up a half at 4.04 March down a quarter at 4.24 and a half

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From Thompson's in Blenheim:

Old Crop Corn = 1.05 over December = 4.42/bu New Crop Corn = 90 over December = 4.27/bu

Old Crop Soys = 2.70 over November = 12.43/bu New Crop Soys = 2.20 over November '17 = 11.80/bu

Old Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 15 over December = 4.19/bu New Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 55 over July = 5.03/bu

Old Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 15 over December = 4.19/bu New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 45 over July = 4.93/bu

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From Snobelen Farms:

2015 Crop Corn = steady at 4.42/bu 2016 Crop Corn = unchanged at 4.27/bu

2016 Crop Soys = up 6 at 12.38/bu 2017 Crop Soys = up 7 at 11.75/bu

2016Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = unchanged at 4.19/bu 2017 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 1 at 4.93/bu

2016 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = holding at 4.14/bu 2017 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = down 1 at 5.03/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $62.75 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's down 61 cents

100% formula price = $149.69 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's down 69 cents

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