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5-day Forecast for Washington, IA
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DTN Weekly Average DDG Price Slightly Higher Again
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Local Conditions
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Temp: 36oF Feels Like: 27oF
Humid: 100% Dew Pt: 36oF
Barom: 29.98 Wind Dir: NNW
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 13 mph
Sunrise: 6:51 Sunset: 4:50
As reported at WASHINGTON, IA at 6:00 AM
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DTN Weather Summary
Cooler Air Spreading South Thursday
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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 448'0 449'0 446'0 447'2 -0'6 448'0 06:58A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 460'4 461'4 458'6 460'0 -0'2 460'2 06:57A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 468'4 469'4 466'6 467'6 -0'4 468'2 06:58A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 475'6 476'6 474'2 475'2 -0'4 475'6 06:58A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 471'4 472'0 470'0 470'6 -0'6 471'4 06:58A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 486'0 486'4 484'4 485'0 -1'0 486'0 06:58A Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 499'4 499'6 498'4 498'4 -1'0 499'4 06:58A Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
May 28 506'0 506'4 506'0 506'4 -0'4 507'0 06:57A Chart for @C8K Options for @C8K
Jul 28 510'2 510'6 508'6 509'4 -0'6 510'2 06:57A Chart for @C8N Options for @C8N
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 1230'4 1230'4 1224'0 1224'0 -5'0 1229'0 06:58A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1230'0 1231'4 1223'4 1227'2 -3'4 1230'6 06:58A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1236'6 1238'6 1230'4 1233'6 -4'2 1238'0 06:58A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1245'4 1247'0 1239'4 1242'4 -4'2 1246'6 06:58A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1251'2 1252'4 1245'0 1248'0 -4'0 1252'0 06:58A Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1233'4 1234'6 1228'2 1230'4 -4'0 1234'4 06:57A Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1197'0 1197'0 1192'6 1193'6 -3'4 1197'2 06:58A Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
Nov 27 1188'0 1188'6 1184'0 1184'4 -3'6 1188'2 06:58A Chart for @S7X Options for @S7X
Jan 28 1199'6 1199'6 1195'2 1197'0 -2'2 1199'2 06:58A Chart for @S8F Options for @S8F
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 3294 3300 3281 3283 - 14 3297 06:58A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3277 3277 3259 3262 - 13 3275 06:58A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3282 3283 3266 3271 - 10 3281 06:58A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3307 3312 3298 3301 - 8 3309 06:58A Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3348 3352 3338 3339 - 8 3347 06:58A Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
Aug 27 3336 3340 3324 3326 - 7 3333 06:58A Chart for @SM7Q Options for @SM7Q
Sep 27 3318 3318 3300 3304 - 4 3308 06:58A Chart for @SM7U Options for @SM7U
Oct 27 3273 3278 3265 3266 - 6 3272 06:58A Chart for @SM7V Options for @SM7V
Dec 27 3289 3298 3282 3285 - 7 3292 06:58A Chart for @SM7Z Options for @SM7Z
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 55.150 56.300 55.000 55.900 0.225 56.025s 11/11 Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 60.175 60.625 59.600 60.425 -0.225 60.525s 11/11 Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 66.500 66.825 65.925 66.425 -0.425 66.475s 11/11 Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 72.875 73.100 72.700 72.975 -0.500 73.075s 11/11 Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 81.825 82.250 81.350 81.900 -0.300 81.925s 11/11 Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 84.800 85.250 84.425 84.850 -0.275 84.900s 11/11 Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 85.775 86.200 85.400 85.800 -0.200 85.800s 11/11 Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 74.625 75.300 74.575 74.725 -0.075 74.875s 11/11 Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 68.250 68.675 68.100 68.450 0.100 68.525s 11/11 Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
Feb 28 72.025 72.025 72.025 72.025 0.350 72.025s 11/11 Chart for @HE8G Options for @HE8G
Apr 28 80.000 0.350 75.675s 11/11 Chart for @HE8J Options for @HE8J
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 219.225 219.725 217.375 218.800 - 0.225 218.975s 11/11 Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 222.550 223.325 221.025 222.575 0.125 222.700s 11/11 Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 225.175 226.275 223.800 225.525 0.500 225.625s 11/11 Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 220.500 221.850 219.250 220.900 0.425 221.050s 11/11 Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 216.375 217.650 215.025 216.525 0.275 216.650s 11/11 Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 214.325 215.400 212.975 214.500 0.325 214.600s 11/11 Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
Dec 27 214.575 215.750 213.325 214.950 0.325 214.900s 11/11 Chart for @LE7Z Options for @LE7Z
Feb 28 214.500 215.925 213.800 215.275 0.125 215.150s 11/11 Chart for @LE8G Options for @LE8G
Apr 28 214.225 215.300 213.875 215.300 0.325 215.300s 11/11 Chart for @LE8J Options for @LE8J
Jun 28 207.000 0.525 208.325s 11/11 Chart for @LE8M Options for @LE8M
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 330.750 334.325 329.500 332.850 2.275 332.625s 11/11 Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 327.000 330.125 325.250 327.900 1.125 327.800s 11/11 Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 323.850 326.500 321.550 324.150 0.775 324.125s 11/11 Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 322.700 325.550 320.775 323.075 0.450 323.075s 11/11 Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 320.800 323.825 319.550 321.475 0.150 321.525s 11/11 Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
Aug 27 323.325 324.425 320.825 322.750 - 0.025 322.750s 11/11 Chart for @GF7Q Options for @GF7Q
Sep 27 319.325 321.975 319.325 320.825 - 0.025 320.675s 11/11 Chart for @GF7U Options for @GF7U
Oct 27 319.025 319.025 319.025 319.025 0.350 318.050s 11/11 Chart for @GF7V Options for @GF7V
Nov 27 315.500 315.500 315.500 315.500 0.500 315.000s 11/11 Chart for @GF7X Options for @GF7X
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 52574.00 52696.00 52511.00 52613.00 35.00 52578.00 06:57A Chart for @YM6Z Options for @YM6Z
Mar 27 53000.00 53164.00 53000.00 53104.00 56.00 53048.00 06:57A Chart for @YM7H Options for @YM7H
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 7616.75 7628.50 7600.50 7607.50 - 33.00 7640.50 06:57A Chart for @ES6Z Options for @ES6Z
Mar 27 7692.00 7702.00 7675.50 7685.50 - 29.75 7715.25 06:57A Chart for @ES7H Options for @ES7H
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 28306.25 28368.75 28131.75 28173.75 - 299.50 28473.25 06:58A Chart for @NQ6Z Options for @NQ6Z
Mar 27 28637.50 28678.00 28454.00 28513.50 - 277.50 28791.00 06:58A Chart for @NQ7H Options for @NQ7H
@QM - E-MINI CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 86.450 87.525 85.200 85.900 -0.625 86.525 06:57A Chart for @QM6Z Options for @QM6Z
Jan 27 85.350 86.325 84.075 84.650 -0.775 85.425 06:58A Chart for @QM7F Options for @QM7F
Feb 27 83.475 84.525 82.975 83.525 -0.625 84.150 06:58A Chart for @QM7G Options for @QM7G
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 63.90 64.09 63.54 63.66 -0.22 63.88 06:58A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 64.20 64.30 63.76 63.88 -0.21 64.09 06:58A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 64.68 64.77 64.27 64.36 -0.22 64.58 06:58A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 65.11 65.19 64.74 64.83 -0.21 65.04 06:58A Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 65.39 65.41 64.99 65.07 -0.21 65.28 06:58A Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
Aug 27 65.20 65.21 64.82 64.86 -0.21 65.07 06:58A Chart for @BO7Q Options for @BO7Q
Sep 27 64.88 64.90 64.58 64.68 -0.11 64.79 06:58A Chart for @BO7U Options for @BO7U
Oct 27 64.44 64.53 64.23 64.24 -0.18 64.42 06:58A Chart for @BO7V Options for @BO7V
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 600'0 603'0 595'0 595'4 -4'0 599'4 06:58A Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 615'0 617'2 609'6 610'2 -4'0 614'2 06:58A Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 620'4 622'4 615'6 616'2 -4'2 620'4 06:58A Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 625'0 627'2 621'0 621'2 -4'0 625'2 06:58A Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 636'4 637'4 632'0 632'0 -4'4 636'4 06:58A Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
Dec 27 652'4 653'6 648'0 648'4 -4'2 652'6 06:58A Chart for @W7Z Options for @W7Z
Mar 28 666'0 666'6 662'4 662'4 -4'6 667'2 06:58A Chart for @W8H Options for @W8H
May 28 672'2 0'0 672'6 06:57A Chart for @W8K Options for @W8K
Jul 28 664'0 0'0 663'6 06:58A Chart for @W8N Options for @W8N
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 74300.0 74300.0 72710.0 72855.0 -1870.0 74725.0 06:57A Chart for @BTC6X Options for @BTC6X
Dec 26 74265.0 74415.0 73150.0 73180.0 -1845.0 75025.0 06:57A Chart for @BTC6Z Options for @BTC6Z
Jan 27 73965.0 73965.0 73440.0 73440.0 -1985.0 75425.0 06:57A Chart for @BTC7F Options for @BTC7F
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 3972.9 3987.5 3931.2 3937.1 - 54.9 3992.0 06:58A Chart for QGC6X Options for QGC6X
Dec 26 3994.0 4005.9 3929.5 3941.4 - 59.1 4000.5 06:58A Chart for QGC6Z Options for QGC6Z
Jan 27 4013.5 4017.4 3950.3 3959.8 - 58.4 4018.2 06:58A Chart for QGC7F Options for QGC7F
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 51.325 51.881 Chart for QSI6X Options for QSI6X
Dec 26 51.640 51.945 50.725 50.950 -1.052 52.002 06:57A Chart for QSI6Z Options for QSI6Z
Jan 27 51.550 51.955 51.025 51.070 -1.173 52.243 06:57A Chart for QSI7F Options for QSI7F
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