Midwestern

Closing Markets for Tuesday, October 15

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

December down 6 and a half at 4.01 and a half

March down 7 and a quarter at 4.17 and a half

Soybean Futures:

November down 3 and a half at 9.92 and a half

January down 6 and a half at 10.04 and a half

Wheat Futures:

December down 4 at 5.81 and a quarter

March down 5 at 6.02 and a quarter

Live Cattle Futures:

December down 130 at 186.62 and a half

February down 127 and a half at 187.42 and a half

Feeder Cattle Futures:

November down 317 and a half at 246.40

January down 340 at 244.20

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From Agris at Thamesville:

2024 Crop Corn = down 7 at 5.06/BU

2025 Crop Corn = down 5 and a half at 5.32/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = down 5 at 12.66/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 11 and a quarter at 13.06/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 5 and a half at 6.60/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 8 and a quarter at 7.32/BU

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From Hensall District Co-op

2024 Crop Corn = down 7 at 5.06/BU

2025 Crop Corn = down 5 and a half at 5.32/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = down 5 at 12.71/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 11 and a quarter at 13.11/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 5 and a half at 7.45/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 8 and a quarter at 7.92/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 5 and a half at 6.55/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 8 and a quarter at 7.22/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price =$84.16 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's unchanged from the previous day.

100% formula price = $209.56 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's down $0.01.

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