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Sept. 1 Closing Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: September up 9 and a half at 3.11 December up 8 and a quarter at 3.23 and a half

Soybean Futures: September down 1 at 9.59 November up a half at 9.43 and a half

Wheat Futures: September up 7 and a quarter at 3.68 and a quarter December up 6 and a half at 3.94 and a half

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From Wanstead Farmers Co-operative:

September Soybeans = 3.05 over November = 12.49/bu November Soybeans = 2.50 over November = 11.94/bu

September Corn = 1.20 over December = 4.44/bu November Corn = 85 over December =4.09/bu

2016 Soft White Winter Wheat = 10 over December = 4.05/bu 2017 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 45 over July 17 = 4.86/bu

2016 Soft Red Winter Wheat = 10 over December = 4.05/bu 2017 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 40 over July 17 = 4.81/bu

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From Snobelin Farms:

2015 Crop Corn = up 8 at 4.24/bu 2016 Crop Corn = up 8 at 4.14/bu

2015 Crop Soys = steady at 12.14/bu 2016 Crop Soys = unchanged at 11.94/bu

2016 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 6 at 4.05/bu 2017 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 7 at 4.81/bu

2016 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 6 at 4.05/bu 2017 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 7 at 4.91/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $65.97 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's down 14 cents

100% formula price = $156.36 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's up 24 cents

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