Midwestern

Closing Markets for Wednesday, October 2

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

December up 2 at 4.31

March up 2 at 4.49

Soybean Futures:

November down 2 at 10.54

January down 2 at 10.73

Wheat Futures:

December up 14 at 6.13

March up 15 at 6.35

Live Cattle Futures:

October up 270 at 187.17

December up 232 at 187.50

Feeder Cattle Futures:

October up 345 at 249.60

November up 372 at 248.40

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From The Anderson's at Kent Bridge:

2024 Crop Corn = up 3 at 5.33/BU

2025 Crop Corn = up a half at 5.53/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = down 1 and a quarter at 13.31/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up a half at 13.66/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 16 at 7.80/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 17 at 8.45/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 16 at 6.85/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 17 at 7.60/BU

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From Snobelen Farms:

2024 Crop Corn = up 3 at 5.33/BU

2025 Crop Corn = up a half at 5.53/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = down 1 and a quarter at 13.31/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up a half at 13.61/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 16 at 7.65/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 17 at 8.25/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 16 at 6.60/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 17 at 7.55/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $84.24 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's up $0.19 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $205.84 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's up $0.53.

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