Sarnia

Aug. 12 Closing Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: September up 1 and a quarter at 3.22 and a quarter December up 1 and a quarter at 3.33

Soybean Futures: August down 19 at 10.03 and a quarter September down 2 and a half at 9.99

Wheat Futures: September up 6 and a quarter at 4.22 and a half December up 3 at 4.40

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Local Grain: from Thompson's at Black's Lane

Old Crop Corn = 1.10 over September = 4.32/bu New Crop Corn = 80 over December = 4.13/bu

Old Crop Soys = 2.90 over November = 12.72/bu New Crop Soys = 2.40 over November = 12.22/bu

Old Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 40 over September = 4.63/bu New Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 60 over July 17 = 5.42/bu

Old Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 35 over September = 4.58/bu New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 45 over July 17 = 5.27/bu

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From Dauphin Feed and Supply - the 48% soybean meal quote, FOB Seaforth = $512.00 a tonne

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From Hensall District Co-Op:

2015 Crop Corn = up 1 at 4.32/bu 2016 Crop Corn = up 1 at 4.18/bu

2015 Crop Soys = down 2 at 12.67/bu 2016 Crop Soys = down 2 at 12.17/bu

2016 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 6 at 4.58/bu 2017 Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 2 at 5.22/bu

2016 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 6 at 4.63/bu 2017 Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = up 2 at 5.32/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork reports:

The U-S CME price = 67.82 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's down 76 cents

100% formula price = 159.37 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's down 2.45

For the week of July 31 to August 6:

Average total value price was $200.42

Total hogs sold = 80,838

 

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