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Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: April 17, 2026

May corn $4.48 and 3/4, up 1/4 cent
May soybeans $11.67 and 1/4, up 3 and 1/2 cents
May soybean meal $331.80, down 90 cents
May soybean oil 68.16, down 117 points
May Chicago wheat $5.91 and 1/4, down 7 and 1/4 cents
Jun. live cattle $247.35, down 27 cents
May feeder cattle $365.27, down $1.82
Jun. lean hogs $101.05, down 62 cents
May Class III milk closed at $16.97, down 16 cents
May crude oil closed at $83.85, down $10.84
May cotton closed at 77.40, up 170 points
May rice closed at $11.10, up 26 and 1/2 cents
Jun. gold closed at $4,875.10, up $66.80
Dow Jones Industrial Average at 49,447.43, up 868.71 points