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Aug. 11 - Closing Farm Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: September down 1 and a half at 3.21 December down 1 and a quarter at 3.31 and a half

Soybean Futures: August up 5 and a quarter at 10.22 and a quarter September up 3 and a quarter at 10.01 and a half

Wheat Futures: September down 5 and a half at 4.16 and a quarter December down 4 and a half at 4.37

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From Wanstead Farmers Co-operative:

August Soybeans = 3.00 over November =12.84 /bu November Soybeans = 2.40 over November = 12.24/bu

August Corn = 1.25 over September =4.46/bu November Corn = 80 over December = 4.12/bu

2016 Soft White Winter Wheat = 45 over September = 4.61/bu 2017 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 60 over July 17 = 5.40/bu

2016 Soft Red Winter Wheat = 40 over September = 4.56/bu 2017 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 45 over July 17 = 5.25/bu

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From Snobelin Farms:

2015 Crop Corn = down 1 at 4.31/bu 2016 Crop Corn = down 1 at 4.17/bu

2015 Crop Soys = up 1 at 12.74/bu 2016 Crop Soys = up 1 at 12.24/bu

2016 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 5 at 4.56/bu 2017 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 1 at 5.25/bu

2016 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = down 5 at 4.61/bu 2017 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = down 1 at 5.40/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $68.58 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's down 43 cents

100% formula price = $161.82 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's down $1.73

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