Midwestern

Closing Markets for Thursday, July 25

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

September up 2 at 4.06

December up 3 at 4.21

Soybean Futures:

August up 4 at 11.15

September up 13 at 10.74

Wheat Futures:

September down 10 at 5.37

December down 9 at 5.61

Live Cattle Futures:

August up 207 at 188.97

October up 225 at 188.52

Feeder Cattle Futures:

August up 112 at 258.25

September up 97 at 257.67

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From Wanstead Farmer's Cooperative:

2024 Crop Corn = up 2 at 5.41/BU

2025 Crop Corn = up 2 at 5.70/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = up 15 at 13.85/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 16 at 13.84/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 9 at 7.23/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 6 at 7.80/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 9 at 6.43/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 6 at 7.20/BU

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From Great Lakes Grain in Mitchell:

2024 Crop Corn = up 2 and a half at 5.25/BU

2025 Crop Corn = up 2 at 5.54/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = up 15 at 13.79/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 16 at 13.69/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 4 at 7.22/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 2 at 7.81/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 9 at 6.47/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 6 at 7.19/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $91.19 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's up $0.88 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $227.73 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's up $2.65.

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