Midwestern

Closing Markets for Thursday, May 7

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

July down 1 at 4.67

September down 1 at 4.73

Soybean Futures:

July down 3 at 11.91

August down 4 at 11.85

Wheat Futures:

July down 4 at 6.13

September down 4 at 6.28

Live Cattle Futures:

June down 302 at 250.45

August down 260 at 246.30

Feeder Cattle Futures:

May down 575 at 366.65

August down 637 at 366.67

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From Wanstead Farmers Co-operative:

2026 Crop Corn = down a half at 6.20/BU

2027 Crop Corn = up a half at 6.11/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = down 2 at 14.99/BU

2027 Crop Soybeans = down a half at 14.41/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 5 at 7.57/BU

2027 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 7 at 8.31/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 5 at 7.37/BU

2027 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 7 at 7.76/BU

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From Great Lakes Grain in Mitchell:

2026 Crop Corn = down a half at 6.19/BU

2027 Crop Corn = up a half at 6.06/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = down 2 at 14.98/BU

2027 Crop Soybeans = down a half at 14.30/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 13 at 7.53/BU

2027 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 13 at 7.68/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 5 at 7.27/BU

2027 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 7 at 7.70/BU

Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $91.09 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's down $0.21 from the previous day.

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

That's down $0.39.

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