Midwestern

Closing Markets for Thursday, February 27

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

March down 14 at 4.64

May down 12 at 4.81

Soybean Futures:

March up a quarter at 10.24

May down 3 at 10.38

Wheat Futures:

March down 18 at 5.47

May down 17 at 5.62

Live Cattle Futures:

April up 152 at 196.15

June up 105 at 192.32

Feeder Cattle Futures:

March up 237 at 276.75

April up 205 at 275.57

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From Wanstead Farmer's Cooperative:

2025 Crop Corn = down 5 at 5.87/BU

2026 Crop Corn = down 3 at 5.60/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 3 at 13.67/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = down 4 at 13.25/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 17 at 7.77/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 12 at 8.34/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 17 at 7.17/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 12 at 7.79/BU

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From Great Lakes Grain in Mitchell:

2025 Crop Corn = down 5 at 5.86/BU

2026 Crop Corn = down 3 at 5.60/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 3 at 13.76/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = down 4 at 13.34/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 5 at 8.07/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 4 at 8.61/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 17 at 7.11/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 12 at 7.68/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $89.40 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's down $0.18 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $232.04 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's up $0.37.

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