Midwestern

Closing Markets for Thursday, December 19

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

March up 3 at 4.40

May up 2 at 4.46

Soybean Futures:

January up 11 at 9.63

March up 12 at 9.66

Wheat Futures:

March down 9 at 5.32

May down 9 at 5.42

Live Cattle Futures:

February down 197 at 186.35

April down 195 at 188.52

Feeder Cattle Futures:

January down 245 at 254.55

March down 277 at 254.60

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From Wanstead Farmer's Cooperative:

2024 Crop Corn = up 3 at 5.56/BU

2025 Crop Corn = up 1 at 5.40/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = up 11 at 12.88/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 11 at 12.67/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 8 at 7.13/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 8 at 7.36/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 8 at 6.33/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 8 at 6.76/BU

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From Great Lakes Grain in Mitchell:

2024 Crop Corn = up 3 at 5.55/BU

2025 Crop Corn = up 1 at 5.44/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = up 11 at 12.83/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 11 at 12.61/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 3 at 7.11/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 2 at 7.49/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 8 at 6.33/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 8 at 6.71/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $84.14 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's down $0.04 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $218.38 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's up $0.50.

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