Midwestern

Closing Markets for Thursday, February 20

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

March steady at 4.97

May up 3 at 5.11

Soybean Futures:

March up 12 at 10.44

May up 13 at 10.61

Wheat Futures:

March down 6 at 5.85

May down 6 at 6.00

Live Cattle Futures:

April down 92 at 193.85

June down 77 at 190.15

Feeder Cattle Futures:

March down 197 at 267.05

April down 200 at 266.60

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From Wanstead Farmer's Cooperative:

2025 Crop Corn = up 3 at 6.05/BU

2026 Crop Corn = up 2 at 5.73/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 10 at 13.86/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = up 7 at 13.40/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 5 at 8.14/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 4 at 8.57/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 5 at 7.54/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 4 at 8.02/BU

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From Great Lakes Grain in Mitchell:

2025 Crop Corn = up 3 at 6.02/BU

2026 Crop Corn = up 2 at 5.72/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 10 at 13.81/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = up 7 at 13.35/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 4 at 8.35/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 9 at 8.72/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 5 at 7.49/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 4 at 7.92/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $91.36 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's up $0.78 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $235.25 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's up $2.52.

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