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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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Temp: 48oF Feels Like: 46oF
Humid: 94% Dew Pt: 46oF
Barom: 30.25 Wind Dir: ENE
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 6 mph
Sunrise: 7:35 Sunset: 6:04
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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 451'2 452'2 448'6 448'6 -2'4 451'2 04:00A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 464'6 465'4 462'2 462'2 -2'4 464'6 04:00A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 473'0 473'6 470'4 470'6 -2'2 473'0 04:01A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 479'0 480'0 476'6 476'6 -2'2 479'0 04:01A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 474'2 475'6 473'2 473'2 -1'4 474'6 04:01A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 489'0 490'0 487'2 487'2 -1'6 489'0 04:01A Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 502'4 502'4 501'0 501'0 -1'6 502'6 04:01A Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
May 28 510'6 0'0 510'2 04:01A Chart for @C8K Options for @C8K
Jul 28 513'2 513'4 513'2 513'4 -0'4 514'0 04:00A Chart for @C8N Options for @C8N
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 1220'4 1225'0 1217'2 1220'6 1'0 1219'6 04:00A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1234'4 1239'6 1230'6 1234'0 -0'6 1234'6 04:00A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1243'0 1248'4 1239'6 1243'0 -0'4 1243'4 04:01A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1252'0 1257'4 1249'2 1252'2 -0'4 1252'6 04:01A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1259'0 1265'0 1257'2 1259'4 -0'6 1260'2 04:01A Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1243'4 1250'0 1242'4 1245'6 0'0 1245'6 04:01A Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1213'2 1220'0 1213'2 1216'2 1'0 1215'2 04:01A Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
Nov 27 1208'2 1214'0 1207'2 1212'4 3'0 1209'4 04:01A Chart for @S7X Options for @S7X
Jan 28 1219'6 1224'4 1219'6 1223'4 2'4 1221'0 04:01A Chart for @S8F Options for @S8F
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 3293 3303 3282 3284 - 9 3293 04:01A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3300 3306 3285 3286 - 11 3297 04:01A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3311 3317 3299 3300 - 11 3311 04:01A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3349 3349 3333 3334 - 10 3344 04:01A Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3386 3391 3375 3377 - 9 3386 04:01A Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
Aug 27 3377 3377 3364 3364 - 13 3377 04:01A Chart for @SM7Q Options for @SM7Q
Sep 27 3361 3361 3343 3343 - 12 3355 04:01A Chart for @SM7U Options for @SM7U
Oct 27 3319 3323 3313 3313 - 10 3323 04:01A Chart for @SM7V Options for @SM7V
Dec 27 3335 3344 3334 3335 - 12 3347 04:00A Chart for @SM7Z Options for @SM7Z
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 58.350 60.525 58.200 60.025 1.225 59.825s 10/29 Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 64.000 66.000 63.850 64.675 0.550 64.725s 10/29 Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 70.450 72.275 70.400 70.575 70.625s 10/29 Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 76.900 78.100 76.900 76.900 0.050 76.950s 10/29 Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 86.075 87.350 85.950 86.100 -0.175 86.050s 10/29 Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 88.675 89.925 88.675 88.975 88.950s 10/29 Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 88.975 90.375 88.975 89.675 0.250 89.625s 10/29 Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 77.475 79.250 77.175 78.900 1.400 78.875s 10/29 Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 71.250 73.000 70.950 72.900 1.625 72.875s 10/29 Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
Feb 28 76.350 76.350 76.350 76.350 1.100 76.350s 10/29 Chart for @HE8G Options for @HE8G
Apr 28 80.000 80.000 80.000 80.000 0.275 80.000s 10/29 Chart for @HE8J Options for @HE8J
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 227.000 227.375 226.000 227.225 - 0.100 227.275s 10/29 Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 226.675 226.700 225.150 226.250 - 1.025 226.300s 10/29 Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 229.900 230.200 228.500 229.375 - 1.025 229.475s 10/29 Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 232.100 232.525 231.125 232.025 - 0.625 232.075s 10/29 Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 226.725 227.175 225.750 226.725 - 0.350 226.825s 10/29 Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 223.000 223.350 221.875 222.875 - 0.225 223.025s 10/29 Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 220.575 221.000 219.700 220.550 - 0.050 220.800s 10/29 Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
Dec 27 220.650 221.025 219.750 220.925 0.025 220.925s 10/29 Chart for @LE7Z Options for @LE7Z
Feb 28 220.200 221.000 219.850 220.800 - 0.050 220.800s 10/29 Chart for @LE8G Options for @LE8G
Apr 28 220.550 220.550 220.550 220.550 - 0.225 220.625s 10/29 Chart for @LE8J Options for @LE8J
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 350.875 351.475 350.450 351.100 - 0.325 351.100s 10/29 Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 346.050 347.250 344.775 346.075 - 0.275 346.475s 10/29 Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 341.250 342.925 340.250 341.725 - 0.150 341.950s 10/29 Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 336.625 338.775 335.500 337.725 0.500 337.775s 10/29 Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 335.200 337.025 333.775 336.200 0.500 336.100s 10/29 Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 332.250 334.650 331.500 333.750 0.600 333.550s 10/29 Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
Aug 27 332.475 334.675 331.675 333.200 0.400 333.500s 10/29 Chart for @GF7Q Options for @GF7Q
Sep 27 329.350 331.975 329.350 330.750 0.225 330.750s 10/29 Chart for @GF7U Options for @GF7U
Oct 27 325.775 326.750 325.775 326.750 - 0.150 327.075s 10/29 Chart for @GF7V Options for @GF7V
Nov 27 325.075 325.075s Chart for @GF7X Options for @GF7X
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 52499.00 52628.00 52335.00 52610.00 98.00 52512.00 04:00A Chart for @YM6Z Options for @YM6Z
Mar 27 52950.00 53087.00 52851.00 53061.00 77.00 52984.00 04:00A Chart for @YM7H Options for @YM7H
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 7709.25 7713.00 7665.25 7689.00 - 65.25 7754.25 04:00A Chart for @ES6Z Options for @ES6Z
Mar 27 7784.00 7787.50 7738.25 7762.00 - 68.00 7830.00 04:00A Chart for @ES7H Options for @ES7H
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 29180.00 29180.00 28821.50 28985.00 - 577.00 29562.00 04:01A Chart for @NQ6Z Options for @NQ6Z
Mar 27 29462.75 29484.75 29155.75 29307.75 - 583.25 29891.00 04:01A Chart for @NQ7H Options for @NQ7H
@QM - E-MINI CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 102.800 105.000 102.450 103.625 1.625 102.000 04:00A Chart for @QM6Z Options for @QM6Z
Jan 27 100.675 102.950 100.450 101.400 1.250 100.150 04:00A Chart for @QM7F Options for @QM7F
Feb 27 98.475 99.325 98.475 99.325 1.225 98.100 04:00A Chart for @QM7G Options for @QM7G
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 65.66 66.37 65.64 66.08 0.44 65.64 04:01A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 65.86 66.59 65.86 66.32 0.46 65.86 04:01A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 66.26 66.97 66.25 66.74 0.49 66.25 04:00A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 66.58 67.26 66.58 67.02 0.45 66.57 04:01A Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 66.63 67.31 66.63 67.10 0.48 66.62 04:01A Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
Aug 27 66.23 66.86 66.23 66.67 0.44 66.23 04:01A Chart for @BO7Q Options for @BO7Q
Sep 27 65.95 66.39 65.95 66.21 0.40 65.81 04:01A Chart for @BO7U Options for @BO7U
Oct 27 65.49 65.89 65.49 65.83 0.48 65.35 04:01A Chart for @BO7V Options for @BO7V
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 605'0 610'0 603'4 604'0 0'2 603'6 04:01A Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 618'2 623'4 616'6 617'2 0'0 617'2 04:01A Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 624'0 628'6 622'4 622'6 0'0 622'6 04:01A Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 628'4 633'0 627'0 627'4 0'0 627'4 04:01A Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 638'0 642'4 637'0 637'0 -0'4 637'4 04:01A Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
Dec 27 653'0 657'0 651'4 651'4 -1'2 652'6 04:01A Chart for @W7Z Options for @W7Z
Mar 28 665'4 666'4 664'2 664'4 -0'4 665'0 04:01A Chart for @W8H Options for @W8H
May 28 673'0 673'0 673'0 673'0 4'4 668'4 04:01A Chart for @W8K Options for @W8K
Jul 28 653'0 0'0 657'2 04:01A Chart for @W8N Options for @W8N
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 79045.0 79625.0 76200.0 77790.0 -2955.0 80745.0 04:01A Chart for @BTC6V Options for @BTC6V
Nov 26 79170.0 79875.0 76260.0 78085.0 -3000.0 81085.0 04:01A Chart for @BTC6X Options for @BTC6X
Dec 26 80125.0 80125.0 76700.0 78330.0 -3100.0 81430.0 04:01A Chart for @BTC6Z Options for @BTC6Z
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 4010.3 4011.3 3977.6 3991.0 - 26.7 4017.7 04:00A Chart for QGC6X Options for QGC6X
Dec 26 4033.6 4038.2 3974.7 4007.6 - 23.8 4031.4 04:00A Chart for QGC6Z Options for QGC6Z
Jan 27 4030.9 4036.1 3999.6 4022.3 - 27.4 4049.7 04:01A Chart for QGC7F Options for QGC7F
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 51.840 51.840 50.355 50.355 -1.836 52.191 04:00A Chart for QSI6X Options for QSI6X
Dec 26 52.255 52.315 50.480 50.995 -1.385 52.380 04:00A Chart for QSI6Z Options for QSI6Z
Jan 27 51.210 51.260 51.040 51.040 -1.588 52.628 04:01A Chart for QSI7F Options for QSI7F
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