Midwestern

Closing Markets for Thursday, May 2

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

July up 9 and a half at 4.60

September up 8 and a quarter at 4.67 and a quarter

Soybean Futures:

July up 29 and a half at 12.00

August up 28 and a quarter at 12.00

Wheat Futures:

July up 3 and a half at 6.03

September up 4 and a half at 6.23 and a half

Live Cattle Futures:

June up 295 at 176.80

August up 270 at 173.80

Feeder Cattle Futures:

August up 365 at 255.40

September up 347 and a half at 256.07 and a half

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From Wanstead Farmer's Cooperative:

2024 Crop Corn = up 6 and a half at 5.90/BU

2025 Crop Corn = up 4 and a half at 5.96/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = up 22 and a half at 15.18/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 14 and a half at 14.70/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 5 at 7.79/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 3 at 8.30/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 5 at 7.39/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 3 at 8.15/BU

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From Great Lakes Grain in Mitchell:

2024 Crop Corn = up 6 and a half at 5.85/BU

2025 Crop Corn = up 4 and a half at 5.86/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = up 22 and a half at 15.18/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 14 and a half at 14.70/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 5 at 7.34/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 3 at 8.10/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $90.76 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's up $0.33 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $226.07 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's up $1.04.

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