Midwestern

Closing Markets for Thursday, August 22

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

September down 4 at 3.70

December down 5 at 3.93

Soybean Futures:

September down 22 at 9.41

November down 20 at 9.61

Wheat Futures:

September down 9 at 5.10

December down 9 at 5.34

Live Cattle Futures:

October up 132 at 175.95

December up 130 at 175.57

Feeder Cattle Futures:

September up 237 at 238.05

October up 240 at 234.07

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From Wanstead Farmer's Cooperative:

2024 Crop Corn = down 4 at 5.04/BU

2025 Crop Corn = down 4 at 5.43/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = down 20 at 12.22/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 16 at 12.72/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 8 at 6.96/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 8 at 7.54/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 8 at 6.11/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 8 at 6.84/BU

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From Great Lakes Grain in Mitchell:

2024 Crop Corn = down 4 at 5.03/BU

2025 Crop Corn = down 4 at 5.27/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = down 20 at 12.16/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 16 and a half at 12.67/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 8 at 6.01/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 8 at 6.79/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $89.00 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's down $0.44 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $218.98 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's down $1.63.

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