Midwestern

Closing Markets for Friday, August 1

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

September down 4 at 3.89

December down 2 at 4.11

Soybean Futures:

September down 1 at 9.68

November down 1 at 9.88

Wheat Futures:

September down 6 at 5.16

December down 5 at 5.37

Live Cattle Futures:

August up 222 at 230.00

October up 37 at 223.52

Feeder Cattle Futures:

August up 302 at 334.40

September up 210 at 333.65

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From The Anderson's at Black's Lane:

2025 Crop Corn = down 3 at 5.31/BU

2026 Crop Corn = up a quarter at 5.56/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = steady at 12.74/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = up 2 at 13.06/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 4 at 7.86/BU

2027 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 3 at 8.04/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 4 at 6.76/BU

2027 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 3 at 6.99/BU

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From Snobelen Farms:

2025 Crop Corn = down 3 at 5.31/BU

2026 Crop Corn = up a quarter at 5.56/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = steady at 12.69/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = up 2 at 12.96/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 6 at 6.97/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 4 at 7.76/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 6 at 5.97/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 4 at 6.76/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $110.28 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's down $0.18 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $276.68 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's up $0.18.

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Scoreboard, August 2

The Toronto Blue Jays lost to the Royals 9-3 on Friday after returning home from an eight-game road trip.