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Agricultural Markets Show Mixed Results on Tuesday Trading

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 8:00 PM

Commodity futures markets closed with varied performance on Tuesday, February 25th. Most grain and livestock contracts posted gains, though wheat prices declined slightly.

Tuesday’s agricultural commodity trading session concluded with mixed results across grain and livestock markets on February 25, 2026.

March corn futures finished at $4.30½ per bushel, climbing 2¾ cents from the previous session. Soybean contracts for March delivery reached $11.48¼, gaining 8¾ cents on the day.

Soybean-related products also posted strong advances, with March soybean meal rising $7.60 to close at $318.30, while March soybean oil increased 23 points to finish at 60.26.

Chicago wheat bucked the upward trend, with March contracts dropping 1¾ cents to end at $5.65¾ per bushel.

Livestock futures demonstrated positive momentum across the board. April live cattle contracts advanced $1.17 to $240.27, while March feeder cattle gained $1.20, closing at $366.30. April lean hog futures rose 40 cents to finish the session at $96.20.

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