Midwestern

Closing Markets for Thursday, October 16

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

December up 5 and a quarter at 4.22

March up 3 and a half at 4.36

Soybean Futures:

November up 5 and a quarter at 10.11 and a half

January up 5 at 10.29 and a quarter

Wheat Futures:

December up 3 and a half at 5.02 and a half

March up 3 and a quarter at 5.19

Live Cattle Futures:

December up 97 and a half at 247.75

February up 67 and a half at 249.42 and a half

Feeder Cattle Futures:

November up 30 at 380.97 and a half

January up 75 at 378.60

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From Wanstead Farmer's Co-operative:

2025 Crop Corn = up 5 at 5.57/BU

2026 Crop Corn = up 2 and a half at 5.72/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 4 and a quarter at 13.36/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = up 2 at 13.53/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 3 and a half at 6.68/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 1 and a half at 7.41/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 3 and a half at 6.03/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 1 and a half at 6.51/BU

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From Great Lakes Grain in Mitchell:

2025 Crop Corn = up 5 at 5.57/BU

2026 Crop Corn = up 2 and a half at 5.62/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 4 and a quarter at 13.41/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = up 2 at 13.48/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 3 and a half at 5.92/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 1 and a half at 6.41/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $96.76 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's down $0.90 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $246.13 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's down $2.31.

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