Midwestern

Closing Markets for Tuesday, October 1

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

December up 3 at 4.28

March up 5 at 4.46

Soybean Futures:

November down a half at 10.56

January down a quarter at 10.75

Wheat Futures:

December up 13 at 5.97

March up 13 at 6.18

Live Cattle Futures:

October up 75 at 184.52

December up 30 at 185.10

Feeder Cattle Futures:

October steady at 246.20

November down 10 at 244.80

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From Agris at Thamesville:

2024 Crop Corn = up 4 at 5.29/BU

2025 Crop Corn = up 3 at 5.52/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = up a quarter at 13.32/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 1 at 13.65/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 4 at 7.49/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 4 at 8.11/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 15 at 6.69/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 16 at 7.37/BU

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From Hensall District Coop:

2024 Crop Corn = up 4 at 5.29/BU

2025 Crop Corn = up 3 at 5.53/BU

2024 Crop Soybeans = up a quarter at 13.32/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 1 at 13.61/BU

2024 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 15 at 7.59/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 16 at 8.07/BU

2024 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 15 at 6.69/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 16 at 7.37/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $84.05 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's up $0.10 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $205.31 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's up $0.26.

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