Midwestern

Closing Markets for Wednesday, December 18

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

March down 6 at 4.37

May down 6 at 4.44

Soybean Futures:

January down 25 at 9.51

March down 25 at 9.53

Wheat Futures:

March down 3 at 5.41

May down 3 at 5.51

Live Cattle Futures:

February down 125 at 188.50

April down 102 at 190.55

Feeder Cattle Futures:

January down 55 at 256.92

March down 97 at 257.30

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From The Anderson's at Kent Bridge:

2024 Crop Corn = down 6 at 5.47/BU

2025 Crop Corn = down 5 at 5.38/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = down 25 at 12.77/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 23 at 12.61/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 3 at 7.41/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 2 at 7.64/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 3 at 6.41/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 2 at 6.79/BU

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From Snobelen Farms:

2024 Crop Corn = down 6 at 5.47/BU

2025 Crop Corn = down 5 at 5.38/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = down 25 at 12.77/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 23 at 12.61/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 3 at 7.11/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 2 at 7.49/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 3 at 6.41/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 2 at 6.79/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $84.18 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's up $0.34 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $217.88 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's up $1.89.

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