Midwestern

Closing Markets for Wednesday, October 16

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

December up 3 and a quarter at 4.04 and a half

March up 2 and a half at 4.20 and a quarter

Soybean Futures:

November down 12 and a half at 9.78 and a quarter

January down 11 and a half at 9.92

Wheat Futures:

December up 4 and a half at 5.84 and a quarter

March up 3 and a half at 6.04 and a quarter

Live Cattle Futures:

December up 10 at 186.62 and a half

February down 40 at 187.00

Feeder Cattle Futures:

November down 110 at 245.37 and a half

January down 95 and a half at 243.27 and a half

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From Andersons at Kent Bridge

2024 Crop Corn = up 3 and a half at 5.10/BU

2025 Crop Corn = up 1 and a half at 5.34/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = down 11 at 12.55/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 6 and a half at 13.09/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 5 and a half at 7.55/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 4 and a half at 8.11/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 5 and a half at 6.60/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 4 and a half at 7.26/BU

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From Snobelens

2024 Crop Corn = up 3 and a half at 5.10/BU

2025 Crop Corn = up 1 and a half at 5.34/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = down 11 at 12.55/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 6 and a half at 13.04/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 5 and a half at 7.45/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 4 and a half at 7.96/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 5 and a half at 6.65/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 4 and a half at 7.26/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price =$83.95 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's down $0.21 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $209.70 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's up $0.14.

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