Midwestern

Closing Markets for Wednesday, August 21

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

September up 1 at 3.76

December up a half at 3.98

Soybean Futures:

September up 6 at 9.63

November up 6 at 9.82

Wheat Futures:

September down 12 at 5.21

December down 11 at 5.45

Live Cattle Futures:

October down 92 at 174.67

December down 82 at 174.27

Feeder Cattle Futures:

September up 85 at 235.35

October up 15 at 231.47

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From The Anderson's at Kent Bridge:

2024 Crop Corn = up a quarter at 5.03/BU

2025 Crop Corn = down 3 at 5.32/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = up 5 at 12.42/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 1 and a half at 12.94/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 13 at 7.10/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 9 and a half at 7.68/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 13 at 6.20/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 9 at 6.93/BU

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From Snobelen Farms:

2024 Crop Corn = up a quarter at 5.08/BU

2025 Crop Corn = down 3 at 5.37/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = up 5 at 12.37/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 1 and a half at 12.89/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 13 at 6.95/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 9 at 7.63/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 13 at 6.20/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 9 at 6.93/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $89.44 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's down $0.47 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $220.61 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's down $1.39.

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