Midwestern

Closing Markets for Thursday, February 29

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

March up 3 and a half at 4.16 and a half

May up 1 and a half at 4.30

Soybean Futures:

March down 7 and a quarter at 11.26 and a half

May down 5 and a half at 11.39 and a half

Wheat Futures:

March up 4 and a half at 5.75 and a half

May up 1 and a half at 5.76 and a half

Live Cattle Futures:

April down 65 at 184.00

June down 60 at 185.52 and a half

Feeder Cattle Futures:

March down 52 and a half at 249.07 and a half

April down 137 and a half at 253.72 and a half

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From Wanstead Farmer's Cooperative:

2024 Crop Corn = up 1 at 4.90/BU

2025 Crop Corn = steady at 5.63/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = down 4 and a half at 14.46/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 1 and a half at 14.23/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 1 and a half at 7.06/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up a half at 7.34/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 1 and a half at 6.96/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up a half at 7.04/BU

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From Great Lakes Grain in Mitchell:

2024 Crop Corn = up 1 at 4.84/BU

2025 Crop Corn = steady at 5.63/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = down 4 and a half at 14.45/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = down 1 and a half at 14.18/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 1 and a half at 6.96/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up a half at 6.94/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $80.03 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's up $0.25 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $196.50 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's up $1.38.

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