Midwestern

Closing Markets for Thursday, February 8

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

March down 1 at 4.33 and a quarter

May down 1 and a half at 4.45

Soybean Futures:

March up 6 and a half at 11.95 and a half

May up 4 and a quarter at 12.01 and a half

Wheat Futures:

March down 11 at 5.91

May down 12at 5.96

Live Cattle Futures:

February up 125 at 183.47 and a half

April up 145 at 186.25

Feeder Cattle Futures:

March up 107 and a half at 246.62 and a half

April up 40 at 251.60

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From Wanstead Farmer's Cooperative:

2023 Crop Corn = down 1 at 5.08/BU

2024 Crop Corn = down 1 and a half at 5.77/BU

2023 Crop Soybeans = up 4 and a half at 15.14/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = up 2 at 14.73/BU

2023 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 13 and a half at 7.19/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 13 and a quarter at 7.52/BU

2023 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 13 and a half at 7.09/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 13 and a quarter at 7.22/BU

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From Great Lakes Grain in Mitchell:

2023 Crop Corn = down 1 at 5.03/BU

2024 Crop Corn = down 1 and a half at 5.72/BU

2023 Crop Soybeans = up 4 and a half at 15.03/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = up 2 at 14.62/BU

2023 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 13 and a half at 7.03/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 13 and a quarter at 7.12/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $74.09 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's up $0.14 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $180.40 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's down $0.16.

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