Midwestern

Closing Markets for Thursday, May 1

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

July down 4 at 4.71

September down a quarter at 4.36

Soybean Futures:

July up 5 at 10.50

August up 6 at 10.44

Wheat Futures:

July steady at 5.30

September steady at 5.45

Live Cattle Futures:

June up 120 at 209.60

August up 37 at 204.42

Feeder Cattle Futures:

August down 70 at 294.32

September down 117 at 292.62

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From Wanstead Farmer's Cooperative:

2025 Crop Corn = up 1 at 5.77/BU

2026 Crop Corn = up 2 at 5.74/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 5 at 13.14/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = up 3 at 13.18/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up a quarter at 7.36/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 1 at 8.05/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up a quarter at 6.41/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 1 at 7.35/BU

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From Great Lakes Grain in Mitchell:

2025 Crop Corn = up 1 at 5.72/BU

2026 Crop Corn = up 2 at 5.68/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 5 at 13.09/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = up 3 at 12.97/BU

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

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

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up a quarter at 6.26/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 1 at 7.09/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $89.48 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's up $0.47 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $223.71 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's up $0.61.

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