Midwestern

Closing Markets for Thursday, July 18

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

September down 6 at 3.91

December down 6 at 4.05

Soybean Futures:

August up 2 at 10.99

September up 3 at 10.41

Wheat Futures:

September down 4 at 5.34

December down 4 at 5.59

Live Cattle Futures:

August down 205 at 182.22

October down 252 at 183.05

Feeder Cattle Futures:

August down 257 at 255.97

September down 275 at 256.80

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From Wanstead Farmer's Cooperative:

2024 Crop Corn = down 6 at 5.25/BU

2025 Crop Corn = down 5 at 5.58/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = up 2 at 13.33/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 1 at 13.41/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 4 at 7.20/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 2 at 7.78/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 4 at 6.30/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 2 at 7.18/BU

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From Great Lakes Grain in Mitchell:

2024 Crop Corn = down 6 at 5.10/BU

2025 Crop Corn = down 5 at 5.43/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = up 2 at 13.18/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 1 at 13.21/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 8 at 7.09/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 5 at 7.46/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 4 at 6.30/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 2 at 7.08/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $88.81 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's up $0.02 to the previous day.

100% formula price = $220.00 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's up $0.04.

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