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KATS GRAIN HEADLINES
Are soybeans BULLISH?
<---See JOHN's COMMENTS Thursday, Oct 22

Q:  What does commerical storage for CORN cost until Feb 19, 2027?

A:  18c dump (90 days), 4c (1 extra month), 8c extra shrink (15% M to 14%), 20c WEAKER "in house" bid, 12c interest expense (3c/mo not getting paid $ for corn)
       = 62c/bushel to COMMERCIALLY STORE corn

Solution:  SELL CASH to BEST BID.  Buy March Corn 470 Call here at 22c or March futures.

22c vs 62c..... Call us for details!

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5-day Forecast for Washington, IA
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DTN Market News
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Temp: 52oF Feels Like: 52oF
Humid: 100% Dew Pt: 52oF
Barom: 30.22 Wind Dir: ESE
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 3 mph
Sunrise: 7:27 Sunset: 6:14
As reported at WASHINGTON, IA at 2:00 AM
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DTN Weather Summary
Front Slipping Southeast Friday
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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 460'4 462'2 459'2 459'4 -1'0 460'4 02:32A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 474'2 476'0 473'2 473'4 -0'6 474'2 02:32A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 482'4 484'0 481'6 482'0 -0'4 482'4 02:32A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 489'2 490'4 488'4 488'4 -0'6 489'2 02:32A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 484'6 486'2 484'6 485'0 -0'2 485'2 02:32A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 497'2 499'2 497'2 497'2 -0'6 498'0 02:32A Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 512'0 512'2 511'0 511'0 -0'6 511'6 02:32A Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
May 28 519'2 519'4 518'4 518'4 -0'6 519'2 02:32A Chart for @C8K Options for @C8K
Jul 28 523'4 523'4 523'0 523'0 0'2 522'6 02:32A Chart for @C8N Options for @C8N
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 1253'0 1258'0 1252'0 1253'2 0'2 1253'0 02:32A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1264'6 1269'4 1263'6 1265'2 0'4 1264'6 02:32A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1270'2 1276'4 1270'2 1272'0 0'4 1271'4 02:32A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1278'4 1284'2 1278'4 1280'2 1'4 1278'6 02:32A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1283'4 1290'2 1283'4 1285'6 1'6 1284'0 02:32A Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1267'0 1273'6 1267'0 1270'0 2'0 1268'0 02:31A Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1240'2 1240'4 1240'2 1240'4 3'6 1236'6 02:31A Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
Nov 27 1227'2 1232'6 1227'0 1228'6 0'4 1228'2 02:32A Chart for @S7X Options for @S7X
Jan 28 1239'6 1242'0 1239'6 1240'2 0'4 1239'6 02:32A Chart for @S8F Options for @S8F
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 3473 3485 3469 3473 3473 02:32A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3453 3463 3450 3454 3454 02:31A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3441 3452 3440 3444 1 3443 02:31A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3458 3466 3455 3459 2 3457 02:31A Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3489 3497 3487 3491 2 3489 02:31A Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
Aug 27 3481 3481 3464 3469 3 3466 02:31A Chart for @SM7Q Options for @SM7Q
Sep 27 3434 3441 3434 3441 7 3434 02:31A Chart for @SM7U Options for @SM7U
Oct 27 3400 3400 3400 3400 6 3394 02:31A Chart for @SM7V Options for @SM7V
Dec 27 3417 3417 02:31A Chart for @SM7Z Options for @SM7Z
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 65.250 65.925 65.050 65.575 -0.175 65.550s 10/22 Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 67.500 67.900 67.300 67.425 -0.500 67.425s 10/22 Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 72.400 72.775 72.100 72.375 -0.250 72.450s 10/22 Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 78.375 78.375 78.250 78.250 -0.300 78.350s 10/22 Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 87.300 87.600 87.025 87.200 -0.075 87.250s 10/22 Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 89.750 90.275 89.600 89.850 -0.075 89.900s 10/22 Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 90.200 90.525 89.900 90.150 -0.150 90.200s 10/22 Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 77.900 77.900 77.500 77.550 -0.125 77.775s 10/22 Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 71.650 71.700 71.300 71.300 -0.150 71.500s 10/22 Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
Feb 28 75.700 -0.150 75.550s 10/22 Chart for @HE8G Options for @HE8G
Apr 28 80.375 -0.175 80.375s 10/22 Chart for @HE8J Options for @HE8J
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 230.025 230.375 228.900 229.900 - 0.675 229.750s 10/22 Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 231.000 231.225 229.400 231.150 231.125s 10/22 Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 233.700 233.700 232.200 233.500 - 0.375 233.450s 10/22 Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 235.000 235.075 233.825 234.925 - 0.400 234.875s 10/22 Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 229.150 229.325 228.175 229.225 - 0.275 229.175s 10/22 Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 225.150 225.325 224.100 225.250 - 0.375 225.125s 10/22 Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 223.475 223.475 222.075 222.975 - 0.575 223.050s 10/22 Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
Dec 27 223.700 223.700 222.275 222.950 - 0.775 223.100s 10/22 Chart for @LE7Z Options for @LE7Z
Feb 28 223.175 223.725 223.000 223.325 - 0.650 223.475s 10/22 Chart for @LE8G Options for @LE8G
Apr 28 223.475 223.475 223.325 223.325 - 0.475 223.475s 10/22 Chart for @LE8J Options for @LE8J
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 347.825 347.925 345.500 346.050 - 1.725 346.100s 10/22 Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 348.150 348.575 345.575 346.800 - 1.900 346.925s 10/22 Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 345.100 345.425 342.375 343.875 - 1.825 344.000s 10/22 Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 341.825 342.025 339.075 340.275 - 1.875 340.500s 10/22 Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 341.000 341.200 338.275 339.325 - 1.925 339.450s 10/22 Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 339.075 339.275 336.400 337.250 - 2.025 337.375s 10/22 Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
Aug 27 338.050 339.500 336.550 337.525 - 2.025 337.700s 10/22 Chart for @GF7Q Options for @GF7Q
Sep 27 334.725 336.375 334.550 334.550 - 2.050 334.800s 10/22 Chart for @GF7U Options for @GF7U
Oct 27 331.600 332.150 331.600 331.900 - 1.500 331.800s 10/22 Chart for @GF7V Options for @GF7V
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 53104.00 53166.00 52841.00 52869.00 - 199.00 53068.00 02:32A Chart for @YM6Z Options for @YM6Z
Mar 27 53404.00 53408.00 53321.00 53405.00 - 138.00 53543.00 02:32A Chart for @YM7H Options for @YM7H
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 7706.25 7714.25 7685.00 7698.75 - 5.75 7704.50 02:32A Chart for @ES6Z Options for @ES6Z
Mar 27 7785.50 7785.50 7764.75 7774.25 - 5.75 7780.00 02:32A Chart for @ES7H Options for @ES7H
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 29116.50 29243.50 29022.75 29184.00 42.00 29142.00 02:32A Chart for @NQ6Z Options for @NQ6Z
Mar 27 29433.00 29563.75 29376.00 29500.00 29.75 29470.25 02:32A Chart for @NQ7H Options for @NQ7H
@QM - E-MINI CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 99.175 100.975 98.900 100.650 1.175 99.475 02:32A Chart for @QM6Z Options for @QM6Z
Jan 27 97.350 99.000 97.350 98.650 1.125 97.525 02:32A Chart for @QM7F Options for @QM7F
Feb 27 96.425 96.750 96.400 96.575 1.225 95.350 02:32A Chart for @QM7G Options for @QM7G
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 66.90 67.24 66.70 66.76 0.02 66.74 02:32A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 67.10 67.43 66.91 66.97 0.02 66.95 02:32A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 67.36 67.68 67.15 67.25 0.05 67.20 02:32A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 67.45 67.93 67.42 67.50 0.06 67.44 02:32A Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 67.45 67.93 67.42 67.50 0.05 67.45 02:32A Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
Aug 27 66.96 67.42 66.96 67.17 0.18 66.99 02:32A Chart for @BO7Q Options for @BO7Q
Sep 27 66.81 66.81 66.81 66.81 0.33 66.48 02:32A Chart for @BO7U Options for @BO7U
Oct 27 65.88 -0.01 65.89 02:32A Chart for @BO7V Options for @BO7V
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 625'2 631'4 623'4 627'2 2'4 624'6 02:32A Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 638'0 643'6 637'0 639'6 2'0 637'6 02:32A Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 645'0 650'4 645'0 646'6 2'0 644'6 02:32A Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 650'0 653'4 649'2 650'0 1'0 649'0 02:31A Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 660'2 661'2 657'4 658'2 0'6 657'4 02:31A Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
Dec 27 672'0 674'0 670'6 670'6 -0'2 671'0 02:32A Chart for @W7Z Options for @W7Z
Mar 28 682'2 682'6 681'0 681'0 -0'2 681'2 02:32A Chart for @W8H Options for @W8H
May 28 684'0 0'0 682'4 02:32A Chart for @W8K Options for @W8K
Jul 28 672'6 0'0 668'2 02:31A Chart for @W8N Options for @W8N
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 81095.0 81920.0 81055.0 81615.0 160.0 81455.0 02:32A Chart for @BTC6V Options for @BTC6V
Nov 26 81745.0 82220.0 81435.0 81925.0 120.0 81805.0 02:32A Chart for @BTC6X Options for @BTC6X
Dec 26 85285.0 82135.0 Chart for @BTC6Z Options for @BTC6Z
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 4033.0 4042.8 Chart for QGC6V Options for QGC6V
Nov 26 4029.3 4029.3 3988.0 4012.3 - 33.8 4046.1 02:32A Chart for QGC6X Options for QGC6X
Dec 26 4042.2 4047.8 4000.9 4035.2 - 25.2 4060.4 02:32A Chart for QGC6Z Options for QGC6Z
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 54.390 54.764 Chart for QSI6V Options for QSI6V
Nov 26 53.910 54.140 53.515 53.730 -1.081 54.811 02:32A Chart for QSI6X Options for QSI6X
Dec 26 54.695 54.795 53.520 54.020 -0.987 55.007 02:32A Chart for QSI6Z Options for QSI6Z
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