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Closing Markets for Thursday, August 8

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

September down 4 at 3.78

December down 4 at 3.96 and a half

Soybean Futures:

September down 12 at 9.93

November down 11 at 10.07

Wheat Futures:

September down 1 at 5.36

December down 1 at 5.60

Live Cattle Futures:

October down 122 and a half at 178.05

December down 137 at 176.75

Feeder Cattle Futures:

September down 147 at 237.42

October down 215 at 235.97 and a half

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From Wanstead Farmer's Cooperative:

2024 Crop Corn = down 3 and a half at 5.17/BU

2025 Crop Corn = down 2 at 5.54/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = down 10 at 12.93/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 4 at 13.27/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = down a half at 7.23/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 1 at 7.79/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down a half at 6.48/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 1 at 7.19/BU

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From Great Lakes Grain in Mitchell:

2024 Crop Corn = down 3 and a half at 5.02/BU

2025 Crop Corn = down 2 at 5.39/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = down 10 at 12.83/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 4 at 13.16/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = down a half at 6.42/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 1 and a half at 7.14/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down a half at 6.42/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 1 and a half at 7.14/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $93.16 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's up $0.14 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $231.76 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's down $0.54.

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