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Closing Markets for Thursday, August 12th

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: September up 9 at 5.65 and a quarter December up 12 and a quarter at 5.71 and a half

Soybean Futures: August down 3 and a half at 14.02 September up a half at 13.47 and a half

Wheat Futures: September up 24 at 7.51 December up 22 and a half at 7.62

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From Wanstead Farmer's Cooperative:

Old Crop Corn = 2.90 under September = 8.57/BU New Crop Corn = 1.15 under December = 6.88/BU

Old Crop Soybeans = 4.25 over November = 17.66/BU New Crop Soybeans = 2.90 over November = 16.31/BU

Old Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 0.75 over September = 8.29/BU New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 1.05 over July = 8.45/BU

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From Great Lakes Grain in Mitchell:

2021 Crop Corn = up 10 and a half at 8.62/BU 2022 Crop Corn = up 14 at 6.83/BU

2021 Crop Soybeans = up 1 at 17.61/BU 2022 Crop Soybeans = also up 1 at 16.26/BU

2021 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 26 and a half at 8.28/BU 2022 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 13 and a quarter at 8.44/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $110.32 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That’s down $1.27 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $250.04 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That’s down $1.30

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