Midwestern

Closing Markets for Wednesday, March 19

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

May up 3 at 4.62

July up 1 at 4.69

Soybean Futures:

May down 4 at 10.08

July down 5 at 10.21

Wheat Futures:

May down 1 at 5.64

July down 1 at 5.80

Live Cattle Futures:

April up 117 at 206.55

June up 165 at 202.65

Feeder Cattle Futures:

April up 170 at 286.67

May up 195 at 286.50

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From The Anderson's at Kent Bridge:

2025 Crop Corn = down 2 at 5.77/BU

2026 Crop Corn = down 1 at 5.58/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 5 at 13.35/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = down 4 at 13.14/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 2 at 7.80/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = down a half at 8.55/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 2 at 7.10/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down a half at 7.85/BU

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From Snobelen Farms:

2025 Crop Corn = down 2 at 5.77/BU

2026 Crop Corn = down 1 at 5.58/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 5 at 13.30/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = down 4 at 13.09/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 3 at 7.82/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 2 at 8.51/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 2 at 7.10/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down a half at 7.80/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $89.44 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's up $0.22 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $231.54 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's up $0.52.

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