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Closing markets for Wednesday, August 5

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: September up 2 at 3.10 and a quarter December up 2 and a quarter at 3.22 and a half

Soybean Futures: August down 2 and a half at 8.81 and a quarter September up 3 and a half at 8.76

Wheat Futures: September up 2 and a quarter at 5.10 and a half December up a half at 5.17 and a quarter

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From the Anderson’s at Kent Bridge:

2019 Crop Corn = 1.65 over September = 4.76/BU 2020 Crop Corn = 95 over December = 4.18/BU

2019 Crop Soybeans = 2.45 under August = 11.24/BU 2020 Crop Soybeans = 2.40 under November = 11.19/BU

2020 Crop White Wheat = 1.30 over September = 6.41/BU 2021 Crop White Wheat = 1.35 under July = 6.69/BU

2020 Crop Red Wheat = 1.05 over September = 6.16/BU 2021 Crop Red Wheat = 1.10 under July = 6.44/BU

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From Snobelen Farms:

2019 Corn = up 2 and a half at 4.81/BU 2020 Corn = up 3 at 4.18/BU

2019 Soybeans = down 3 at 11.24/BU 2020 Soybeans = down 3 at 11.19/BU

2020 Red Wheat = up 2 and a half at 6.16/BU 2021 Red Wheat = down 1 and a half at 6.44/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $52.72 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That is down $0.15 cents.

100% formula price = $127.06 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's down $0.66 cents.

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