Midwestern

Closing Markets for Monday, August 19

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

September up 7 at 3.78

December up 8 at 4.00

Soybean Futures:

September up 18 at 9.57

November up 19 at 9.76

Wheat Futures:

September down 1 at 5.28

December down a quarter at 5.52

Live Cattle Futures:

October up 10 at 178.87

December up 20 at 178.32

Feeder Cattle Futures:

September down 50 at 239.00

October down 37 at 235.57

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From The Anderson's at Hensall:

2024 Crop Corn = up 7 at 5.05/BU

2025 Crop Corn = up 6 at 5.36/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = up 19 at 12.36/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 14 at 12.86/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 1 at 7.18/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up a half at 7.75/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 1 at 6.28/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up a half at 7.00/BU

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From Snobelen Farms:

2024 Crop Corn = up 7 at 5.10/BU

2025 Crop Corn = up 6 at 5.41/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = up 19 at 12.31/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 14 at 12.91/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 1 at 6.98/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up a half at 7.60/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 1 at 6.28/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up a half at 7.00/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $89.99 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's down $0.21 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $223.29 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's up $0.65.

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