Midwestern

Closing Markets for Thursday, May 15

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

July up 2 at 4.48

September down 2 at 4.25

Soybean Futures:

July down 24 at 10.53

August down 25 at 10.48

Wheat Futures:

July up 7 at 5.32

September up 7 at 5.46

Live Cattle Futures:

June down 322 at 210.72

August down 400 at 205.37

Feeder Cattle Futures:

August down 640 at 295.57

September down 665 at 294.32

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From Wanstead Farmer's Cooperative:

2025 Crop Corn = down 1 at 5.69/BU

2026 Crop Corn = down 1 at 5.68/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 26 at 13.40/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = down 20 at 13.29/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 8 at 7.38/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 7 at 8.05/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 8 at 6.43/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 7 at 7.25/BU

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From Great Lakes Grain in Mitchell:

2025 Crop Corn = down 1 at 5.68/BU

2026 Crop Corn = down 1 at 5.63/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 26 at 13.40/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = down 20 at 13.23/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 2 at 7.22/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 2 at 8.01/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 8 at 6.32/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 7 at 7.15/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $90.79 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's up $0.03 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $229.51 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's down $0.01.

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