Midwestern

Closing Markets for Thursday, May 9

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

July down 1 at 4.567

September down 1 at 4.67

Soybean Futures:

July down 18 at 12.09

August down 16 at 12.11

Wheat Futures:

July up 3 at 6.37

September up 2 at 6.57

Live Cattle Futures:

June down 35 at 176.12

August down 35 at 173.87

Feeder Cattle Futures:

August down 125 at 251.15

September down 125 at 252.15

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From Wanstead Farmer's Cooperative:

2024 Crop Corn = down 1 at 5.90/BU

2025 Crop Corn = steady at 5.98/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = down 12 at 15.41/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 7 at 14.95/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 3 at 8.13/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up a half at 8.73/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 3 at 7.83/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up a half at 8.58/BU

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From Great Lakes Grain in Mitchell:

2024 Crop Corn = down 1 at 5.90/BU

2025 Crop Corn = steady at 5.87/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = down 12 at 15.20/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 7 at 14.74/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 2 and a half at 7.35/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 4 and a half at 7.68/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 3 at 7.77/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up a half at 8.48/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $91.28 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's down $0.01 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $226.95 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's up $0.45.

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