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Closing Markets for Thursday, August 13

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: September up 10 and a half at 3.25 December up 11 and a quarter at 3.38 and a half

Soybean Futures: August up 17 and a half at 9.08 September up 15 and a half at 8.96

Wheat Futures: September up 4 at 4.95 and a quarter December up 4 and a half at 5.04 and a half

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From the Anderson’s at Hensall:

2019 Crop Corn = 1.70 over September = 4.95/BU 2020 Crop Corn = 1.00 over December = 4.39/BU

2019 Crop Soybeans = 2.45 over August = 11.45/BU 2020 Crop Soybeans = 2.40 over November = 11.40/BU

2020 Crop White Wheat = 1.25 over September = 6.22/BU 2021 Crop White Wheat = 1.30 over July = 6.53/BU

2020 Crop Red Wheat = 95 over September = 5.92/BU 2021 Crop Red Wheat = 1.00 over July = 6.23/BU

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From Snobelen Farms:

2019 Corn = up 10 and a half at 4.95/BU 2020 Corn = up 11 and a half at 4.34/BU

2019 Soybeans = up 16 and a half at 11.45/BU 2020 Soybeans = up 16 and a half at 11.40/BU

2020 Red Wheat = up 5 and a half at 5.92/BU 2021 Red Wheat = up 5 and a quarter at 6.18/BU

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Beef Farmers of Ontario

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $53.31 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That is down $1.04.

100% formula price = $127.36 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That is down $2.87.

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