Midwestern

Closing Markets for Thursday, April 25

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

May up 3 and a half at 4.41 and a quarter

July up 3 and a half at 4.52

Soybean Futures:

May down 3 and a half at 11.62 and a quarter

July down 2 and a quarter at 11.79 and a quarter

Wheat Futures:

May up 7 and a half at 6.02 and a quarter

July up 7 and a half at 6.20 and a half

Live Cattle Futures:

June down 170 at 175.45

August down 197 and a half at 173.52 and a half

Feeder Cattle Futures:

May down 70 at 243.05

August down 187 and a half at 244.17 and a half

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From Wanstead Farmer's Cooperative:

2024 Crop Corn = up 3 and a half at 5.86/BU

2025 Crop Corn = up 2 and a half at 5.95/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = up 1 at 15.16/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 2 and a half at 14.66/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 7 and a half at 7.76/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 5 and a half at 8.03/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 7 and a half at 7.61/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 5 and a half at 7.98/BU

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From Great Lakes Grain in Mitchell:

2024 Crop Corn = up 3 and a half at 5.81/BU

2025 Crop Corn = up 2 and a half at 5.84/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = up 1 at 14.95/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 2 and a half at 14.50/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 2 and a half at 7.35/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 4 and a half at 7.68/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 7 and a half at 7.50/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 5 and a half at 8.17/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $91.73 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's up $0.27 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $227.68 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's up $1.04.

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