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August 16 Closing Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade: 

Corn Futures: September down 2 and a quarter at 3.53 December down 1 and a half at 3.66 and a half

Soybean Futures: Septermber up 1 and a quarter at 9.23 November up 2 and a quarter at 9.26 and a half

Wheat Futures: September down 10 at 4.19 and a half December down 9 and a quarter at 4.46 and a half

=== From Thompsons at Kent Bridge: Old Crop Corn = 60 over September at 4.13/bu New Crop Corn = 65 over December at 4.32/bu

Old Crop Soys = 2.00 over November at 11.25/bu New Crop Soys = 1.70 over November at 10.95/bu

Old Crop White Winter Wheat = 0.70 over September at 4.89/bu New Crop White Winter Wheat = 0.90 over July at 5.87/bu

Old Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 60 over September at 4.79/bu New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 60 over July at 5.57/bu

=== From Palmerston Grain:

2016 Crop Corn = down 2 and a half at 4.13/bu 2017 Crop Corn = down 2 at 4.32/bu

2016 Crop Soybeans = up 1 at 11.10/bu 2017 Crop Soybeans = also up 1 at 10.95/bu

2017 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 10 and a quarter at 4.74/bu 2018 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 5 and a quarter at 5.57/bu

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Beef Farmers Of Ontario

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Ontario Pork Reports: 

The U.S. CME price = $84.11 U.S. per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's down $0.46.

100% formula price = $194.13 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's down $0.29.

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