Midwestern

Closing Markets for Tuesday, April 8

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

May up 4 at 4.69

July up 3 at 4.74

Soybean Futures:

May up 9 at 9.92

July up 6 at 10.03

Wheat Futures:

May up 3 at 5.39

July up 2 at 5.53

Live Cattle Futures:

April up 17 at 199.10

June down 40 at 193.77

Feeder Cattle Futures:

May up 60 at 271.87

August down 45 at 277.60

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From Agris at Thamesville:

2025 Crop Corn = down a quarter at 5.75/BU

2026 Crop Corn = down 1 at 5.55/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 3 at 12.77/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = down 6 at 12.70/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 7 at 7.61/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 1 at 8.33/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 3 at 6.69/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 3 at 7.46/BU

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From Hensall District Coop:

2025 Crop Corn = down a quarter at 5.76/BU

2026 Crop Corn = down 1 at 5.55/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 3 at 12.78/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = down 6 at 12.70/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 3 at 7.64/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 3 at 8.36/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 3 at 6.69/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 3 at 7.46/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $88.29 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's up $0.22 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $227.34 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's up $0.73.

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