Midwestern

Closing Markets for Thursday, March 20

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

May up 5 at 4.67

July up 5 at 4.74

Soybean Futures:

May up 5 at 10.13

July up 4 at 10.26

Wheat Futures:

May down 7 at 5.56

July down 7 at 5.73

Live Cattle Futures:

April up 185 at 208.67

June up 227 at 205.12

Feeder Cattle Futures:

April up 182 at 288.55

May up 172 at 289.22

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From Wanstead Farmer's Cooperative:

2025 Crop Corn = up 1 at 5.83/BU

2026 Crop Corn = down a half at 5.62/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up a quarter at 13.45/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = down 1 at 13.18/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 6 at 7.79/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 7 at 8.38/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 6 at 7.14/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 7 at 7.83/BU

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From Great Lakes Grain in Mitchell:

2025 Crop Corn = up 1 at 5.78/BU

2026 Crop Corn = down a half at 5.57/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up a quarter at 13.30/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = down 1 at 13.08/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 6 at 7.03/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 7 at 7.78/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $89.38 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's down $0.06 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $231.77 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's up $0.23.

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