Midwestern

Closing Markets for Wednesday, September 4

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

December up 3 and a half at 4.13

March up 4 at 4.31

Soybean Futures:

November up 8 at 10.20

January up 9 at 10.39

Wheat Futures:

December up 13 at 5.80

March up 14 at 6.00

Live Cattle Futures:

October down 10 at 179.17

December up 5 at 178.90

Feeder Cattle Futures:

October down 175 at 237.57

November down 142 at 235.20

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From The Anderson's at Kent Bridge:

2024 Crop Corn = up 3 at 5.13/BU

2025 Crop Corn = up 2 at 5.43/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = up 9 at 12.77/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 8 at 13.20/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 14 at 7.36/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 14 and a quarter at 7.93/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 14 at 6.35/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 14 at 7.13/BU

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From Hensall District Coop:

2024 Crop Corn = up 3 at 5.18/BU

2025 Crop Corn = up 2 at 5.48/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = up 9 at 12.72/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 8 at 13.15/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 14 at 7.21/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 14 and a quarter at 7.83/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 14 at 6.41/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 14 and a quarter at 7.13/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $86.17 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's up $0.04 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $211.28 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's up $0.98.

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