Midwestern

Closing Markets for Thursday, July 4

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

September down 3 at 4.04 and a half

December down 2 at 4.19

Soybean Futures:

August up 8 and a half at 11.58

September up 7 and a half at 11.18

Wheat Futures:

September down 7 at 5.73

December down 7 at 5.97

Live Cattle Futures:

August up 87 at 185.97

October up 117 and a half at 186.82

Feeder Cattle Futures:

August up 227 at 263.37 and a half

September up 212 at 263.45

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From Wanstead Farmer's Cooperative:

2024 Crop Corn = down 2 at 5.39/BU

2025 Crop Corn = down 1 at 5.65/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = up 9 at 14.28/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 12 at 14.14/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 7 at 7.64/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 3 at 8.11/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 7 at 6.79/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 3 at 7.51/BU

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From Great Lakes Grain in Mitchell:

2024 Crop Corn = down 2 at 5.29/BU

2025 Crop Corn = down 1 at 5.50/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = up 9 at 14.22/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 12 at 13.98/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 9 at 7.71/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 7 at 8.15/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 7 at 6.73/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 3 at 7.51/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $89.26 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's down $0.37 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $220.33 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's up $0.09.

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