Midwestern

Closing Markets for Tuesday, April 29

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

May down 14 at 4.61

July down 12 at 4.70

Soybean Futures:

May down 11 at 10.40

July down 10 at 10.52

Wheat Futures:

May down 10 at 5.05

July down 6 at 5.24

Live Cattle Futures:

June up 57 at 210.17

August up 37 at 205.70

Feeder Cattle Futures:

May up 205 at 293.85

August up 187 at 296.82

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From Agris at Thamesville:

2025 Crop Corn = down 5 at 5.74/BU

2026 Crop Corn = down 3 at 5.67/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 9 at 13.10/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = down 8 at 13.00/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 14 at 7.46/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 9 at 8.24/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 5 at 6.25/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 6 at 7.12/BU

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From Hensall District Coop:

2025 Crop Corn = down 5 at 5.75/BU

2026 Crop Corn = down 3 at 5.68/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 9 at 13.10/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = down 8 at 13.00/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 5 at 7.31/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 6 at 8.13/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 5 at 6.26/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 6 at 7.13/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $88.61 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's up $1.00 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $219.83 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's up $2.32.

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