Midwestern

Closing Markets for Thursday, May 8

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

July down a half at 4.48

September down 2 at 4.27

Soybean Futures:

July up 5 at 10.44

August up 4 at 10.39

Wheat Futures:

July down 5 at 5.43

September down 5 at 5.43

Live Cattle Futures:

June up 160 at 214.12

August up 140 at 209.77

Feeder Cattle Futures:

August up 260 at 301.20

September up 282 at 300.15

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From Wanstead Farmer's Cooperative:

2025 Crop Corn = down 2 at 5.69/BU

2026 Crop Corn = down 1 at 5.67/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 3 at 13.15/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = up 3 at 13.21/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 5 at 7.34/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 6 at 8.02/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 5 at 6.39/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 6 at 7.32/BU

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From Great Lakes Grain in Mitchell:

2025 Crop Corn = down 2 at 5.63/BU

2026 Crop Corn = down 1 at 5.62/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 3 at 13.15/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = up 3 at 13.05/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 12 at 6.98/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 12 at 7.08/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 5 at 6.29/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 6 at 7.11/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $90.05 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's down $0.24 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $224.89 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's down $0.38.

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