Blackburn Agrimedia
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Closing Markets for Tuesday, August 6

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

September down 3 at 3.87

December down 3 at 4.04

Soybean Futures:

September down 17 at 10.14

November down 14 at 10.26

Wheat Futures:

September up 5 at 5.44

December up 4 at 5.67

Live Cattle Futures:

October up 22 and a half at 178.37

December down 22 at 178.02

Feeder Cattle Futures:

September down 70 at 240.55

October down 30 at 238.92

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From Agris at Thamesville:

2024 Crop Corn = down 1 and a half at 5.10/BU

2025 Crop Corn = down 1 and a quarter at 5.43/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = down 14 at 13.11/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 8 at 13.39/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 7 at 7.29/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 4 at 7.83/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 3 and a half at 6.48/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 2 at 7.19/BU

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From Hensall District Coop:

2024 Crop Corn = down 1 and a half at 5.10/BU

2025 Crop Corn = down 1 at 5.43/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = down 14 at 13.07/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 8 at 13.35/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 3 at 7.23/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 2 at 7.84/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 3 at 6.48/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 2 at 7.19/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $93.58 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's down $0.07 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $234.82 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's down $0.02.

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