Midwestern

Closing Markets for Thursday, January 8

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

March down 1 at 4.45 and a half

May down a half at 4.53 and a quarter

Soybean Futures:

March down 5 and a half at 10.61 and a quarter

May down 5 at 10.73 and a half

Wheat Futures:

March unchanged at 5.18

May up 1 and a half at 5.29 and a half

Live Cattle Futures:

February up 77 and a half at 235.30

April up 110 at 236.27 and a half

Feeder Cattle Futures:

March up 225 at 357.75

April up 197 and a half at 356.65

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From Wanstead Farmers Co-operative:

2025 Crop Corn = down a half at 5.91/BU

2026 Crop Corn = up a half at 5.80/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 5 and a half at 14.01/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = down 2 and a quarter at 13.73/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = unchanged at 6.68/BU

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

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = unchanged at 6.53/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 1 and a half at 6.56/BU

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From Great Lakes Grain in Mitchell:

2025 Crop Corn = down a half at 5.91/BU

2026 Crop Corn = up a half at 5.80/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 5 and a half at 13.96/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = down 2 and a quarter at 13.68/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = unchanged at 6.48/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 1 and a half at 6.56/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $80.92 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's down $0.64 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $202.33 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's down $1.13.

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