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Closing Markets for Thursday, June 25th

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: July down 7 and a half at 3.16 and a half September also down 7 and a half at 3.19 and a half

Soybean Futures: July down 2 and a half at 8.68 August down 2 and a quarter at 8.65 and a quarter

Wheat Futures: July up 4 at 4.85 and a quarter September up 1 and a half at 4.87 and a quarter

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From Wanstead Farmers Cooperative:

Old Crop Corn = 1.35 over July = 4.52/BU New Crop Corn = 90 over December = 4.18/BU

Old Crop Soybeans = 2.80 over July = 11.49/BU New Crop Soybeans = 2.60 over November = 11.28/BU

Old Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 1.10 over July = 5.97/BU New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 1.25 over July = 6.35/BU

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From Great Lakes Grain in Mitchell:

2020 Crop Corn = down 6 and a half at 4.55/BU 2021 Crop Corn = down 5 and a half at 4.46/BU

2020 Crop Soybeans = down 1 at 11.51/BU 2021 Crop Soybeans = down 4 at 11.03/BU

2020 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 2 and a half at 5.93/BU 2021 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 2 at 6.20/BU

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Beef Farmers of Ontario Market Information Report: [audio mp3="https://blackburnnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Voice-005-online-audio-converter.com_.mp3"][/audio]

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $44.74 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's down $0.70

100% formula price = $109.39 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's down $1.11.

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