Midwestern

Closing Markets for Thursday, April 4

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

May up 3 and a half at 4.35 and a half

July up 3 at 4.48

Soybean Futures:

May down 2 at 11.80

July down 2 and a quarter at 11.93

Wheat Futures:

May up 1 at 5.57

July up a half at 5.72 and a half

Live Cattle Futures:

April up 60 at 181.52 and a half

June up 15 at 175.75

Feeder Cattle Futures:

April down 292 and a half at 240.57 and a half

May down 255 at 242.30

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From Wanstead Farmer's Cooperative:

2024 Crop Corn = up 2 at 5.78/BU

2025 Crop Corn = up a half at 5.90/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = down 1 at 14.94/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 1 at 14.50/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = down a half at 6.97/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = down a quarter at 7.55/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down a half at 6.97/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down a quarter at 7.55/BU

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From Great Lakes Grain in Mitchell:

2024 Crop Corn = up 2 at 5.78/BU

2025 Crop Corn = up a half at 5.79/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = down 1 at 14.83/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 1 at 14.39/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down a half at 6.86/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down a quarter at 7.50/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $85.54 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's up $0.87 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $209.55 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's up $1.60.

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