Midwestern

Closing Markets for Thursday, April 17

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

May down 1 at 4.82

July down 1 at 4.90

Soybean Futures:

May down 3 at 10.35

July down 3 at 10.46

Wheat Futures:

May up a quarter at 5.48

July up a half at 5.61

Live Cattle Futures:

June up 195 at 204.02

August up 112 at 200.07

Feeder Cattle Futures:

May up 250 at 286.90

August up 152 at 290.97

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From Wanstead Farmer's Cooperative:

2025 Crop Corn = down a half at 6.01/BU

2026 Crop Corn = down 2 at 5.81/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 1 at 13.33/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = down a quarter at 13.21/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 1 at 7.67/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 3 at 8.29/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 1 at 6.82/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 3 at 7.59/BU

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From Great Lakes Grain in Mitchell:

2025 Crop Corn = down a half at 5.96/BU

2026 Crop Corn = down 2 at 5.75/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 1 at 13.22/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = down a quarter at 13.06/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 5 at 7.71/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 1 at 8.41/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up ` at 6.67/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 3 at 7.49/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $85.06 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's down $0.06 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $213.79 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's down $0.84.

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