Midwestern

Closing Markets for Tuesday, March 18

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

May down 3 at 4.57

July down 3 at 4.67

Soybean Futures:

May down 2 at 10.12

July down 3 at 10.26

Wheat Futures:

May down 4 at 5.64

July down 4 at 5.81

Live Cattle Futures:

April up 30 at 205.32

June down 5 at 201.02

Feeder Cattle Futures:

April up 52 at 284.72

May up 17 at 285.47

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From Agris at Thamesville:

2025 Crop Corn = up a quarter at 5.79/BU

2026 Crop Corn = up 1 at 5.59/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 3 at 13.30/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = down 4 at 13.08/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 12 at 7.85/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 7 at 8.58/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 3 at 7.12/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 2 at 7.85/BU

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From Hensall District Coop:

2025 Crop Corn = up a quarter at 5.79/BU

2026 Crop Corn = up 1 at 5.59/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 3 at 13.31/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = down 4 at 13.08/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 3 at 7.82/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 2 at 8.51/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 3 at 7.12/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 2 at 7.86/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $89.22 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's down $0.12 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $231.02 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's down $1.66.

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