Midwestern

Closing Markets for Monday, April 8

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

May up 1 and a quarter at 4.35 and a half

July up a half at 4.47 and a quarter

Soybean Futures:

May down 3 and a half at 11.81 and a half

July down 2 and a half at 11.94

Wheat Futures:

May down 1 and a half at 5.65 and a half

July down 1 and a quarter at 5.80

Live Cattle Futures:

April up 105 at 179.30

June up 127 and a half at 173.32 and a half

Feeder Cattle Futures:

April up 145 at 239.15

May down 105 at 237.12 and a half

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From The Anderson's at Hensall:

2024 Crop Corn = up a half at 5.78/BU

2025 Crop Corn = up 1 at 5.81/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = down a half at 14.94/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 1 at 14.50/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 1 and a quarter at 7.66/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 1 and a half at 7.95/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 1 and a quarter at 7.11/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 1 and a half at 7.70/BU

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From Snobelen Farms:

2024 Crop Corn = up a half at 5.78/BU

2025 Crop Corn = up 1 at 5.81/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = down a half at 14.89/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 1 at 14.45/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 1 and a quarter at 7.11/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 1 and a half at 7.70/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $86.42 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's up $0.22 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $212.67 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's up $2.01.

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