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Aug. 31 Closing Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: September down 2 and a half at 3.01 and a half December down a quarter at 3.15 and a half

Soybean Futures: September down 5 and a half at 9.60 November down 7 and a half at 9.43

Wheat Futures: September down 2 and a quarter at 3.61 December down 4 at 3.88 and a quarter

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From Thompson's at Kent Bridge:

Old Crop Corn = 1.10 over December = 4.26/bu New Crop Corn = 85 over December = 4.01/bu

Old Crop Soybeans = 3.00 over November = 12.43/bu New Crop Soybeans = 2.50 over November = 11.93/bu

Old Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 10 over December = 3.98/bu New Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 50 over July 17 = 4.74/bu

Old Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 10 over December = 3.98/bu New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 40 over July 17 = 4.74/bu

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From Palmerston Grain:

2015 Crop Soybeans = down 7 at 12.38/bu 2016 Crop Soybeans = down 7 at 11.98/bu

2015 Crop Corn = even at 4.31/bu 2016 Crop Corn = unchanged at 4.01/bu

2016 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 4 at 4.03/bu 2017 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 4 at 4.79/bu

2016 Hard Red Winter Wheat = down 4 at 4.18/bu 2017 Hard Red Winter Wheat = down 4 at 4.74/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $66.11 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's down 39 cents

100% formula price = $156.12 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's down 26 cents

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