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Aug. 24 Closing Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: September down 1 at 3.27 December down 1 at 3.36 and a quarter

Soybean Futures: September down 3 and a half at 10.30 and a half November down 8 and a quarter at 10.05 and a quarter

Wheat Futures: September down 3 and a half at 4.04 December down 1 and a quarter at 4.26 and a half

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From Thompson's at Kent Bridge:

Old Crop Corn = 1.15 over September = 4.43/bu New Crop Corn = 85 over December = 4.21/bu

Old Crop Soybeans = 3.00 over November = 13.05/bu New Crop Soybeans = 2.55 over November = 12.60/bu

Old Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 30 over September = 4.34/bu New Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 55 over July 17 = 5.26/bu

Old Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 30 over September = 4.34/bu New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 45 over July 17 = 5.16/bu

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From Palmerston Grain:

2015 Crop Soybeans =down 8 at 13.00/bu 2016 Crop Soybeans =down 8 at 12.60/bu

2015 Crop Corn = down 1 at 4.51/bu 2016 Crop Corn = down 1 at 4.21/bu

2016 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 1 at 4.41/bu 2017 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 2 at 5.16/bu

2016 Hard Red Winter Wheat = down 1 at 4.56/bu 2017 Hard Red Winter Wheat = down 1 at 5.11/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $66.95 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's down 2 cents

100% formula price = $156.04 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's down 52 cents

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