Midwestern

Closing Markets for Tuesday, August 8

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

September up 4 and a half at 4.86 and a half

December up 3 and a half at 4.99 and a quarter

Soybean Futures:

August up 15 and a half at 14.30

September up 5 at 13.53 and a quarter

Wheat Futures:

September down 2 and a half at 6.54 and a half

December down 1 at 6.80

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From AGRIS at Thamesville:

2023 Crop Corn = up 4 and a half at 6.37/BU

2024 Crop Corn = up 1 and a half at 6.05/BU

2023 Crop Soybeans = up 4 at 18.11/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = up 7 and a quarter at 15.32/BU

2023 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 2 and a half at 7.15/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up a quarter at 8.06/BU

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From Hensall Co-op:

2023 Crop Corn = up 3 at 6.09/BU

2024 Crop Corn = up 1 and a half at 6.06/BU

2023 Crop Soybeans = up 4 at 16.26/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = up 8 at 15.33/BU

2023 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 1 and a quarter at 8.51/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 2 and a half at 8.94/BU

2023 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 1 and a quarter at 7.26/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 2 and a half at 8.09/BU

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Beef Farmers of Ontario Market Information Report:

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price =$104.85 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's down $0.33 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $253.72 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's down $0.80.

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