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5-day Forecast for Washington, IA
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Temp
L/H (°F)		 68/89 70/85 68/84 65/86 65/87
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L/H (°F)		 68/92 70/91 68/88 65/88 65/89
Dew Point
(°F)		 68 70 70 65 67
Humidity
(%)		 54 75 75 64 65
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DTN Market News
DTN Weekly Average DDG Price Still Moving Lower
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DTN Midday Grain Comments 07/08 10:55
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DTN Cattle Prices/Trends 07/08 11:40
DTN Early Word Livestock Comments 07/08 06:06
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 07/08 11:33
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 07/07 15:22
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National Lean Hog Values 09/01

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DTN Cattle Prices/Trends 07/08 11:40
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CME Feeder Cattle Index 07/06
Weekly Beef Export Sales 07/02 07:35
DTN Livestock Stats at a Glance
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Local Conditions
Washington, IA
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Temp: 82oF Feels Like: 85oF
Humid: 63% Dew Pt: 68oF
Barom: 30.07 Wind Dir: W
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 3 mph
Sunrise: 5:41 Sunset: 8:41
As reported at WASHINGTON, IA at 11:00 AM
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DTN Weather Summary
Front Slipping Into Central Plains, Upper Midwest Wednesday
Bryce Anderson (Bio) – DTN Meteorologist

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Washington, IA
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Local Forecast
Washington, IA
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Wednesday
Thursday
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High: 89°F
Low: 68°F
Precip: 20%		 High: 85°F
Low: 70°F
Precip: 50%		 High: 84°F
Low: 68°F
Precip: 46%		 High: 86°F
Low: 65°F
Precip: 60%		 High: 87°F
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Precip: 41%
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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 442'2 443'6 434'4 435'4 -7'0 442'4 11:55A Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 443'0 444'6 434'6 435'4 -8'2 443'6 11:54A Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 463'2 465'6 456'0 456'6 -7'4 464'2 11:54A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 478'0 480'4 471'4 472'2 -6'6 479'0 11:55A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 486'2 488'4 480'0 480'6 -6'4 487'2 11:55A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 490'4 493'2 485'4 486'2 -5'6 492'0 11:55A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 478'4 480'6 474'6 475'4 -4'2 479'6 11:55A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 484'4 486'4 481'4 482'0 -4'0 486'0 11:55A Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 495'6 496'6 493'2 493'4 -3'6 497'2 11:55A Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 1194'0 1207'6 1194'0 1202'2 5'4 1196'6 11:55A Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1192'2 1204'2 1191'4 1194'4 0'6 1193'6 11:54A Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1185'4 1193'6 1183'6 1185'0 -2'0 1187'0 11:55A Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1195'6 1204'0 1193'0 1193'4 -4'2 1197'6 11:54A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1210'0 1216'4 1206'4 1206'4 -4'2 1210'6 11:55A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1208'6 1218'6 1208'2 1208'4 -4'4 1213'0 11:55A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1215'0 1222'6 1212'0 1212'4 -4'4 1217'0 11:55A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1220'0 1227'0 1217'0 1217'0 -4'4 1221'4 11:55A Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1205'2 1211'4 1202'4 1204'0 -2'2 1206'2 11:55A Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 3165 3166 3128 3128 - 56 3184 11:55A Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3162 3162 3102 3125 - 37 3162 11:55A Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3140 3140 3080 3101 - 44 3145 11:55A Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3126 3126 3058 3079 - 52 3131 11:55A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3152 3154 3089 3113 - 52 3165 11:55A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3162 3165 3103 3128 - 49 3177 11:55A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3174 3179 3122 3144 - 48 3192 11:55A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3198 3198 3140 3165 - 43 3208 11:54A Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3225 3225 3167 3181 - 54 3235 11:54A Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 93.775 94.550 93.550 94.325 0.875 93.450 11:55A Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 97.250 99.100 97.025 99.000 2.075 96.925 11:55A Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 82.025 84.750 82.025 84.750 3.100 81.650 11:55A Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 73.875 75.925 73.850 75.925 2.350 73.575 11:55A Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 77.725 79.250 77.475 79.250 1.925 77.325 11:54A Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 82.650 84.000 82.400 83.975 1.675 82.300 11:54A Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 86.725 87.525 86.725 87.525 1.075 86.450 11:54A Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 95.025 95.925 94.750 95.900 1.275 94.625 11:54A Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 238.100 238.350 234.375 236.500 - 1.925 238.425 11:55A Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 233.875 234.200 230.125 232.575 - 1.450 234.025 11:55A Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 233.850 234.200 230.225 232.575 - 1.425 234.000 11:55A Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 234.675 235.100 231.175 233.300 - 1.600 234.900 11:55A Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 235.400 235.650 231.850 233.725 - 1.875 235.600 11:55A Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 229.100 229.100 225.725 227.725 - 1.625 229.350 11:54A Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 226.000 226.000 222.550 224.600 - 1.650 226.250 11:54A Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 224.250 224.300 222.250 223.050 - 2.325 225.375 11:54A Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 360.150 360.850 353.700 360.100 - 0.550 360.650 11:55A Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 356.850 357.625 351.075 356.950 - 0.450 357.400 11:55A Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 353.925 353.925 347.600 352.975 - 0.800 353.775 11:55A Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 350.175 350.175 344.300 349.275 - 1.000 350.275 11:54A Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 343.100 343.200 338.000 342.675 - 1.425 344.100 11:54A Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 338.900 339.175 334.525 338.600 - 1.800 340.400 11:54A Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 337.550 337.775 333.375 336.100 - 2.950 339.050 11:54A Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 331.900 335.000 331.900 335.000 - 2.050 337.050 11:54A Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 53166.00 53207.00 52343.00 52598.00 - 599.00 53197.00 11:54A Chart for @YM6U Options for @YM6U
Dec 26 53538.00 53549.00 52765.00 53010.00 - 605.00 53615.00 11:54A Chart for @YM6Z Options for @YM6Z
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 7545.00 7563.00 7468.50 7520.50 - 30.75 7551.25 11:54A Chart for @ES6U Options for @ES6U
Dec 26 7606.75 7630.00 7536.75 7586.00 - 32.50 7618.50 11:54A Chart for @ES6Z Options for @ES6Z
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 29373.75 29558.75 28909.75 29366.00 - 25.50 29391.50 11:54A Chart for @NQ6U Options for @NQ6U
Dec 26 29665.00 29847.25 29219.25 29661.25 - 33.00 29694.25 11:54A Chart for @NQ6Z Options for @NQ6Z
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 69.73 71.43 69.47 71.43 2.64 68.79 11:55A Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 69.01 71.22 68.87 70.67 2.08 68.59 11:55A Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 68.33 70.81 68.33 70.22 2.06 68.16 11:55A Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 67.70 70.30 67.70 69.70 2.08 67.62 11:55A Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 67.54 70.00 67.52 69.42 2.15 67.27 11:55A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 67.45 69.88 67.45 69.34 2.16 67.18 11:55A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 67.05 69.62 67.05 69.07 2.08 66.99 11:55A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 67.00 69.25 66.94 68.81 2.11 66.70 11:54A Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 606'6 613'6 606'6 607'2 -2'0 609'2 11:55A Chart for @W6N Options for @W6N
Sep 26 617'6 627'0 610'4 611'0 -7'4 618'4 11:55A Chart for @W6U Options for @W6U
Dec 26 632'4 641'6 626'2 626'2 -7'4 633'6 11:55A Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 645'4 654'2 639'4 639'6 -7'2 647'0 11:55A Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 652'4 661'4 647'2 647'4 -7'2 654'6 11:55A Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 657'0 665'2 651'4 651'6 -7'0 658'6 11:55A Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 669'6 674'6 661'2 661'6 -7'2 669'0 11:55A Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
Dec 27 684'2 690'2 677'2 677'2 -7'2 684'4 11:55A Chart for @W7Z Options for @W7Z
Mar 28 691'4 0'0 695'4 11:55A Chart for @W8H Options for @W8H
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 63750.0 63930.0 61645.0 62175.0 -1805.0 63980.0 11:54A Chart for @BTC6N Options for @BTC6N
Aug 26 63925.0 64165.0 61915.0 62400.0 -1835.0 64235.0 11:54A Chart for @BTC6Q Options for @BTC6Q
Sep 26 63320.0 63320.0 62430.0 62490.0 -2000.0 64490.0 11:53A Chart for @BTC6U Options for @BTC6U
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 4116.3 4120.3 4053.0 4053.0 - 92.3 4145.3 11:55A Chart for QGC6N Options for QGC6N
Aug 26 4106.5 4144.7 4032.5 4072.9 - 84.5 4157.4 11:55A Chart for QGC6Q Options for QGC6Q
Sep 26 4128.6 4155.5 4049.5 4084.2 - 87.3 4171.5 11:55A Chart for QGC6U Options for QGC6U
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 60.905 60.905 57.760 57.990 -2.941 60.931 11:55A Chart for QSI6N Options for QSI6N
Aug 26 59.980 61.170 57.500 58.130 -2.983 61.113 11:55A Chart for QSI6Q Options for QSI6Q
Sep 26 60.310 61.455 57.605 58.360 -2.970 61.330 11:55A Chart for QSI6U Options for QSI6U
QCL - CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 72.38 76.08 71.75 74.58 4.14 70.44 11:54A Chart for QCL6Q Options for QCL6Q
Sep 26 72.07 75.59 71.53 74.24 3.90 70.34 11:54A Chart for QCL6U Options for QCL6U
Oct 26 71.63 74.81 71.08 73.67 3.54 70.13 11:54A Chart for QCL6V Options for QCL6V
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