Midwestern

Closing Markets for Thursday, January 30

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

March down 7 at 4.90

May down 6 at 5.01

Soybean Futures:

March down 16 at 10.44

May down 15 at 10.60

Wheat Futures:

March up 3 at 5.66

May up 2 at 5.78

Live Cattle Futures:

February down 252 at 204.50

April down 340 at 201.55

Feeder Cattle Futures:

March up 135 at 281.90

April down 187 at 273.40

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From Wanstead Farmer's Cooperative:

2025 Crop Corn = down 2 at 5.89/BU

2026 Crop Corn = down 1 at 5.80/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 10 at 13.94/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = down 6 at 13.54/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 2 at 7.76/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 3 at 8.29/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 2 at 7.21/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 3 at 7.79/BU

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From Great Lakes Grain in Mitchell:

2025 Crop Corn = down 2 at 5.89/BU

2026 Crop Corn = down 1 at 5.64/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 10 at 13.93/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = down 6 at 13.44/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 8 at 7.65/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 6 at 8.20/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 2 at 7.20/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 3 at 7.73/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $82.81 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's up $0.48 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $216.27 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's up $1.87.

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