Midwestern

Closing Markets for Wednesday, April 2

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

May down 4 and a quarter at 4.57 and a half

July down 3 and a quarter at 4.65

Soybean Futures:

May down 5 at 10.29 and a quarter

July down 4 and a half at 10.44 and a half

Wheat Futures:

May down 2 and a half at 5.37 and a half

July down 2 and a half at 5.51 and a quarter

Live Cattle Futures:

April up 115 and a half at 210.27 and a half

June up 195 at 207.37 and a half

Feeder Cattle Futures:

April up 62 and a half at 288.90

May up 85 at 288

From The Anderson's at Kent Bridge:

2025 Crop Corn = down a half at 5.79/BU

2026 Crop Corn = up 1 and a quarter at 5.56/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 2 at 13.72/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = up 1 and a quarter at 13.36/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 1 at 7.58/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 2 at 8.39/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 1 at 6.78/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 2 at 7.59/BU

From Snobelen Farms:

2025 Crop Corn = down a half at 5.79/BU

2026 Crop Corn = up 1 and a quarter at 5.56/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 2 at 13.67/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = up 1 and a quarter at 13.36/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 1 at 7.48/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 2 at 8.29/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 1 at 6.78/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 2 at 7.59/BU

Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price =$88.82 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's up $0.31 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $230.68 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's up $0.37.

Read More Local Stories

Photo by Sarah Joy via Flickr

Owen Sound Library session gets cyclists ready to roll

Dust off those handlebars and pump up those tires because cycling season is officially upon us! If your trusty two-wheeler is looking a bit more "rusty" than "ready," the Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library has just the thing to get you back on the road safely.