Midwestern

Closing Markets for Thursday, March 13

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

May up 3 at 4.64

July up 3 at 4.71

Soybean Futures:

May up 8 at 10.09

July up 8 at 10.23

Wheat Futures:

May up 8 at 5.62

July up 8 at 5.77

Live Cattle Futures:

April up 72 at 202.12

June up 45 at 198.32

Feeder Cattle Futures:

April down 60 at 280.12

May down 17 at 281.70

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From Wanstead Farmer's Cooperative:

2025 Crop Corn = up 3 at 5.89/BU

2026 Crop Corn = up 2 at 5.55/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 5 at 13.42/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = up 3 at 13.04/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 8 at 7.83/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 5 at 8.41/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 8 at 7.18/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 5 at 7.86/BU

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From Great Lakes Grain in Mitchell:

2025 Crop Corn = up 4 at 5.77/BU

2026 Crop Corn = up 2 at 5.55/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 5 at 13.31/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = up 3 at 13.09/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 5 at 7.72/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = down a half at 8.41/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 8 at 7.08/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 5 at 7.76/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $89.73 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's down $0.09 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $233.75 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's down $1.20.

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