Midwestern

Closing Markets for Thursday, March 12

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

May up 1 at 4.62

July up 1 at 4.73

Soybean Futures:

May up 11 at 12.25

July up 11 at 12.38

Wheat Futures:

May up 3 at 5.97

July up 2 at 6.08

Live Cattle Futures:

April up 142 at 231.57

June up 172 at 229.80

Feeder Cattle Futures:

April up 5 at 343.35

May up 47 at 340.30

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From Wanstead Farmers Cooperative:

2026 Crop Corn = up 1 at 6.10/BU

2027 Crop Corn = up 1 at 5.93/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = up 4 at 14.78/BU

2027 Crop Soybeans = up 3 at 14.02/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 3 at 7.85/BU

2027 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 3 at 8.02/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 3 at 7.30/BU

2027 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 3 at 7.42/BU

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From Great Lakes Grain in Mitchell:

2026 Crop Corn = up 1 at 6.15/BU

2027 Crop Corn = up 1 at 5.92/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = up 4 at 14.82/BU

2027 Crop Soybeans = up 3 at 14.02/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = down a half at 6.56/BU

2027 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 1 at 6.95/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 3 at 7.24/BU

2027 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 3 at 7.31/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $91.34 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's up $0.28 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $224.68 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's up $1.03.

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