Midwestern

Closing Markets for Wednesday, August 7

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

September down 4 at 3.84

December down 3 at 4.01

Soybean Futures:

September down 7 at 10.06

November down 7 at 10.19

Wheat Futures:

September down 4 at 5.39

December down 3 at 5.63

Live Cattle Futures:

October up 15 at 179.20

December down 2 at 178.02

Feeder Cattle Futures:

September down 185 at 238.72

October down 112 at 237.90

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From The Anderson's at Kent Bridge:

2024 Crop Corn = down 4 and a half at 5.06/BU

2025 Crop Corn = down 2 at 5.41/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = down 8 at 12.94/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 8 at 13.26/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 5 at 7.28/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 3 at 7.86/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 5 at 6.43/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 3 at 7.16/BU

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From Snobelen Farms:

2024 Crop Corn = down 4 and a half at 5.11/BU

2025 Crop Corn = down 2 at 5.46/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = down 8 at 12.94/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 8 at 13.21/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 5 at 7.13/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 3 at 7.86/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 5 at 6.43/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 3 at 7.16/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $93.02 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's down $0.56 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $232.33 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's down $2.49.

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