Midwestern

Closing Markets for Thursday, March 5

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

May up 9 at 4.53

July up 9 at 4.62

Soybean Futures:

May up 9 at 11.79

July up 9 at 11.92

Wheat Futures:

May up 17 at 5.85

July up 16 at 5.94

Live Cattle Futures:

April up 22 at 238.57

June up 17 at 235.35

Feeder Cattle Futures:

April down 162 at 359.12

May down 140 at 355.60

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From Wanstead Farmers Co-operative:

2026 Crop Corn = up 7 at 6.03/BU

2027 Crop Corn = up 1 at 5.88/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = up 6 at 14.52/BU

2027 Crop Soybeans = up 3 at 13.87/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 15 at 7.73/BU

2027 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 12 at 7.99/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 15 at 7.18/BU

2027 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 12 at 7.39/BU

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From Great Lakes Grain in Mitchell:

2026 Crop Corn = up 7 at 6.03/BU

2027 Crop Corn = up 1 at 5.82/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = up 6 at 14.46/BU

2027 Crop Soybeans = up 3 at 13.77/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 14 at 7.62/BU

2027 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 16 at 7.69/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 15 at 7.08/BU

2027 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 12 at 7.28/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $90.47 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's up $0.57 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $223.79 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's up $1.09.

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