Midwestern

Closing Markets for Thursday, December 12

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

March down 4 at 4.43

May down 4 at 4.51

Soybean Futures:

January down a quarter at 10.02

March up a quarter at 10.13

Wheat Futures:

March down 4 at 5.58

May down 4 at 5.68

Live Cattle Futures:

February down 45 at 190.92

April down 37 at 192.25

Feeder Cattle Futures:

January down 67 at 258.37

March down 87 at 258.50

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From Wanstead Farmer's Cooperative:

2024 Crop Corn = down 4 at 5.59/BU

2025 Crop Corn = down 2 at 5.47/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = up a quarter at 13.16/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down a half at 13.04/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 4 at 7.39/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 4 at 7.60/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 4 at 6.54/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 4 at 7.00/BU

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From Great Lakes Grain in Mitchell:

2024 Crop Corn = down 4 at 5.58/BU

2025 Crop Corn = down 2 at 5.46/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = up a quarter at 13.15/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down a half at 12.99/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 1 at 7.23/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 2 at 7.70/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 4 at 6.53/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 4 at 6.90/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $83.88 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's up $0.55 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $214.82 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's up $1.21.

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