Midwestern

Closing Markets for Wednesday, January 7

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

March up 2 and a quarter at 4.46 and a quarter

May up 2 and a half at 4.53 and a half

Soybean Futures:

March up 9 and a half at 10.66

May up 9 and a half at 10.77 and a half

Wheat Futures:

March up 8 at 5.18 and a half

May up 7 and a half at 5.28 and a half

Live Cattle Futures:

February down 200 at 234.62 and a half

April down 210 at 235.27 and a half

Feeder Cattle Futures:

March down 330 at 355.72 and a half

April down 332 and a half at 354.80

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From Agris at Thamesville:

2025 Crop Corn = up 2 and a half at 5.82/BU

2026 Crop Corn = up 2 at 5.79/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 10 and a half at 14.02/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = up 7 and a half at 13.70/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 7 and a half at 6.48/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 6 and a half at 6.54/BU

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From Hensall District Co-op:

2025 Crop Corn = up 2 and a half at 5.87/BU

2026 Crop Corn = up 2 at 5.79/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 10 and a half at 13.97/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = up 7 and a half at 13.70/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 7 and a half at 6.53/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 6 and a half at 6.99/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 7 and a half at 6.48/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 6 and a half at 6.54/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $81.56 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's up $0.04 cents from the previous day.

100% formula price = $203.46 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's up $0.41

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