Blackburn Agrimedia
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Closing Markets for Tuesday, August 27

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

September up 5 at 3.67

December up 6 at 3.92

Soybean Futures:

September up 9 at 9.69

November up 7 at 9.87

Wheat Futures:

September up 9 at 5.07

December up 10 at 5.35

Live Cattle Futures:

October up 220 at 179.17

December up 202 at 178.40

Feeder Cattle Futures:

September down 2 at 241.32

October up 27 at 237.75

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From Agris at Thamesville:

2024 Crop Corn = up 6 at 4.92/BU

2025 Crop Corn = up 4 at 5.29/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = up 5 at 12.26/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 4 at 12.74/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 4 at 6.78/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 3 at 7.39/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 10 at 5.90/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 9 at 6.68/BU

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From Hensall District Coop:

2024 Crop Corn = up 6 at 4.93/BU

2025 Crop Corn = up 4 at 5.29/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = up 5 at 12.22/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 4 at 12.70/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 10 at 6.83/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 9 at 7.38/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 10 at 5.93/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 9 at 6.68/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $87.94 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's up $0.20 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $214.59 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's down $0.27.

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