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.

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