Midwestern

Closing Markets for Thursday, May 23

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

July up 3 at 4.64

September up 3 at 4.73

Soybean Futures:

July down 7 at 12.39

August down 6 at 12.37

Wheat Futures:

July up 7 at 7.00

September up 7 at 7.20

Live Cattle Futures:

June down 65 at 183.52

August down 65 at 181.02 and a half

Feeder Cattle Futures:

August down 177 at 261.12 and a half

September down 135 at 262.40

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From Wanstead Farmer's Cooperative:

2024 Crop Corn = up 2 at 5.97/BU

2025 Crop Corn = up 1 at 5.98/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = down 2 at 15.46/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 2 at 14.94/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 5 at 8.73/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 2 at 9.07/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 5 at 8.48/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 2 at 8.92/BU

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From Great Lakes Grain in Mitchell:

2024 Crop Corn = up 2 at 5.96/BU

2025 Crop Corn = up 1 at 5.87/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = down 2 at 15.41/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 2 at 14.93/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 4 at 8.73/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 5 at 9.04/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 5 at 8.58/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 2 at 8.92/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $91.75 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's down $0.14 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $227.14 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's up $0.07.

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