Blackburn Agrimedia
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Closing Markets for Tuesday, December 24

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

March up a half at 4.48

May up 1 at 4.55

Soybean Futures:

January up 4 at 9.73

March up 4 at 9.79

Wheat Futures:

March down 5 at 5.35

May down 5 at 5.45

Live Cattle Futures:

February up 17 at 187.62

April up 2 at 189.72

Feeder Cattle Futures:

January down 37 at 256.22

March down 67 at 255.32

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From Agris at Thamesville:

2024 Crop Corn = up a half at 5.68/BU

2025 Crop Corn = steady at 5.52/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = up 5 at 13.10/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 7 at 12.99/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 7 at 7.41/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 8 at 7.63/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 5 at 6.39/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 5 at 6.72/BU

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From Hensall District Coop:

2024 Crop Corn = up a half at 5.64/BU

2025 Crop Corn = steady at 5.47/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = up 5 at 13.10/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 7 at 12.99/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 5 at 7.30/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 5 at 7.43/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 5 at 6.40/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 5 at 6.73/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $84.41 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's up $0.62 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $221.46 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's up $2.05.

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