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September Soybean Prices Down From August But Up From 2015

Statistics Canada says the price of soybeans in Ontario to end September had increased by 8.7 per cent from the year prior.

However, the average price of $460.87 a tonne had decreased by 5 and a half per cent from August.

StatsCan notes both wheat and corn prices had dipped for the month and the year.

Wheat decreased by $9.07 from August and more than 49 dollars from 2015.

Corn was down a little less than 4 dollars a tonne for the month, and a bit more than 9 dollars from last September.

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Youth volunteers practice coastal conservation

Nine young volunteers aged 11 to 17 spent three days exploring and protecting the Lake Huron coastline during the Coastal Conservation Youth Corps' inaugural program in Grand Bend from July 21 to 23.