Midwestern

Closing Markets for Thursday, April 24

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

May up 4 and a half at 4.76 and a half

July up 4 at 4.83 and a quarter

Soybean Futures:

May up 14 and a quarter at 10.54 and a half

July up 12 and a half at 10.63

Wheat Futures:

May up 1 at 5.29 and a quarter

July up a half at 5.44 and a quarter

Live Cattle Futures:

June down 2 and a half at 208.07 and a half

August up 20 at 204.07 and a half

Feeder Cattle Futures:

May up 105 at 289.40

August up 70 at 292.87 and a half

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From Wanstead Farmer's Cooperative:

2025 Crop Corn = up 1 and a half at 5.86/BU

2026 Crop Corn = up 4 at 5.79/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 8 at 13.26/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = up 7 and a half at 13.27/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 1 at 7.50/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 1 and a half at 8.17/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 1 at 6.55/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 1 and a half at 7.47/BU

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From Great Lakes Grain in Mitchell:

2025 Crop Corn = up 2 at 5.87/BU

2026 Crop Corn = up 4 at 5.74/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 8 at 13.21/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = up 6 and a half at 13.11/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 1 at 6.45/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 1 and a half at 7.27/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $87.06 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's up $0.73 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $218.57 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's up $2.54.

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