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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: 54oF Feels Like: 54oF
Humid: 100% Dew Pt: 54oF
Barom: 30.27 Wind Dir: ENE
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 9 mph
Sunrise: 7:37 Sunset: 6:03
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Showers Spreading Across US Ahead of Storm System This Weekend
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Tropical moisture spreads east of the Rockies this weekend, bringing heavy rain ahead of next week's storm. » More DTN Weather Commentary

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 451'2 452'2 447'4 447'4 -3'4 447'6s 10/30 Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 464'6 465'4 461'0 461'0 -3'6 461'0s 10/30 Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 473'0 473'6 469'0 469'0 -4'0 469'0s 10/30 Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 479'0 480'0 475'4 476'0 -3'2 475'6s 10/30 Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 474'2 475'6 472'0 472'4 -2'0 472'6s 10/30 Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 489'0 490'0 486'6 487'4 -1'4 487'4s 10/30 Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 502'4 503'0 500'4 501'2 -1'4 501'2s 10/30 Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
May 28 508'6 510'4 508'6 509'0 -1'2 509'0s 10/30 Chart for @C8K Options for @C8K
Jul 28 513'2 514'0 511'6 512'4 -1'6 512'2s 10/30 Chart for @C8N Options for @C8N
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 1220'4 1228'2 1217'2 1221'4 2'4 1222'2s 10/30 Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1234'4 1242'0 1230'6 1234'0 -0'4 1234'2s 10/30 Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1243'0 1251'2 1239'6 1243'4 0'2 1243'6s 10/30 Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1252'0 1260'4 1249'2 1253'2 0'6 1253'4s 10/30 Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1259'0 1267'6 1257'0 1260'2 0'0 1260'2s 10/30 Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1243'4 1252'2 1242'4 1245'4 -0'2 1245'4s 10/30 Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1213'2 1221'4 1213'2 1215'2 -0'6 1214'4s 10/30 Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
Nov 27 1208'2 1216'0 1207'2 1209'0 -0'4 1209'0s 10/30 Chart for @S7X Options for @S7X
Jan 28 1219'6 1227'2 1219'6 1220'6 0'0 1221'0s 10/30 Chart for @S8F Options for @S8F
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 3293 3303 3244 3247 - 47 3246s 10/30 Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3300 3306 3250 3254 - 45 3252s 10/30 Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3311 3317 3268 3273 - 41 3270s 10/30 Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3349 3349 3307 3309 - 36 3308s 10/30 Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3386 3391 3351 3353 - 33 3353s 10/30 Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
Aug 27 3377 3377 3346 3348 - 30 3347s 10/30 Chart for @SM7Q Options for @SM7Q
Sep 27 3361 3361 3328 3331 - 26 3329s 10/30 Chart for @SM7U Options for @SM7U
Oct 27 3319 3323 3296 3303 - 23 3300s 10/30 Chart for @SM7V Options for @SM7V
Dec 27 3335 3344 3321 3326 - 22 3325s 10/30 Chart for @SM7Z Options for @SM7Z
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 59.825 60.050 58.600 59.000 -0.950 58.875s 10/30 Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 64.625 64.850 63.475 63.775 -0.975 63.750s 10/30 Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 70.450 71.000 69.425 69.525 -1.125 69.500s 10/30 Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 77.350 77.575 76.150 76.150 -0.800 76.150s 10/30 Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 86.450 86.450 85.200 85.325 -0.775 85.275s 10/30 Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 88.725 89.100 88.300 88.550 -0.400 88.550s 10/30 Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 89.650 89.850 89.000 89.500 -0.125 89.500s 10/30 Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 78.875 79.250 78.325 79.025 0.250 79.125s 10/30 Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 72.875 72.900 72.175 72.850 0.025 72.900s 10/30 Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
Feb 28 76.150 76.150 76.150 76.150 -0.200 76.150s 10/30 Chart for @HE8G Options for @HE8G
Apr 28 80.000 -0.200 79.800s 10/30 Chart for @HE8J Options for @HE8J
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 227.275 227.275 224.000 224.000 - 3.275 224.000s 10/30 Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 225.625 225.750 220.475 220.775 - 5.350 220.950s 10/30 Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 228.875 228.875 223.850 224.050 - 5.275 224.200s 10/30 Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 231.425 231.525 226.200 226.400 - 5.450 226.625s 10/30 Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 226.275 226.325 221.225 221.325 - 5.150 221.675s 10/30 Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 222.450 222.500 217.450 217.625 - 5.050 217.975s 10/30 Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 219.850 219.950 215.250 215.400 - 4.950 215.850s 10/30 Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
Dec 27 219.925 220.025 215.250 215.400 - 5.250 215.675s 10/30 Chart for @LE7Z Options for @LE7Z
Feb 28 218.900 218.900 215.325 215.325 - 5.025 215.775s 10/30 Chart for @LE8G Options for @LE8G
Apr 28 217.750 217.750 216.500 216.500 - 4.750 215.875s 10/30 Chart for @LE8J Options for @LE8J
Jun 28 210.875 210.875s Chart for @LE8M Options for @LE8M
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 345.800 345.800 337.000 337.475 - 8.700 337.775s 10/30 Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 341.150 341.500 331.200 331.425 -10.175 331.775s 10/30 Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 336.975 337.500 327.025 327.025 -10.500 327.275s 10/30 Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 335.525 336.100 325.350 325.350 -10.575 325.525s 10/30 Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 333.675 333.675 322.900 322.925 -10.325 323.225s 10/30 Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
Aug 27 333.500 333.525 322.750 322.750 -10.350 323.150s 10/30 Chart for @GF7Q Options for @GF7Q
Sep 27 329.175 329.350 320.400 320.400 -10.075 320.675s 10/30 Chart for @GF7U Options for @GF7U
Oct 27 319.575 319.600 317.650 317.650 - 9.700 317.375s 10/30 Chart for @GF7V Options for @GF7V
Nov 27 315.350 - 9.725 315.350s 10/30 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 52662.00 51701.00 51928.00 - 594.00 51918.00s 10/30 Chart for @YM6Z Options for @YM6Z
Mar 27 52950.00 53125.00 52185.00 52384.00 - 606.00 52378.00s 10/30 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 7558.25 7614.50 -140.25 7614.00s 10/30 Chart for @ES6Z Options for @ES6Z
Mar 27 7784.00 7787.50 7633.25 7687.75 -142.25 7687.75s 10/30 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 28232.75 28543.00 -1028.00 28534.00s 10/30 Chart for @NQ6Z Options for @NQ6Z
Mar 27 29462.75 29484.75 28550.00 28853.50 -1038.50 28852.50s 10/30 Chart for @NQ7H Options for @NQ7H
@QM - E-MINI CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 102.800 105.000 102.450 102.925 2.125 104.125s 10/30 Chart for @QM6Z Options for @QM6Z
Jan 27 100.675 103.000 100.450 101.050 2.050 102.200s 10/30 Chart for @QM7F Options for @QM7F
Feb 27 98.475 100.375 98.475 99.200 1.850 99.950s 10/30 Chart for @QM7G Options for @QM7G
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 65.66 66.65 65.64 65.81 0.26 65.90s 10/30 Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 65.86 66.87 65.86 66.07 0.31 66.17s 10/30 Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 66.26 67.24 66.25 66.55 0.38 66.63s 10/30 Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 66.58 67.55 66.58 66.93 0.44 67.01s 10/30 Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 66.63 67.60 66.63 67.02 0.49 67.11s 10/30 Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
Aug 27 66.23 67.20 66.23 66.65 0.51 66.74s 10/30 Chart for @BO7Q Options for @BO7Q
Sep 27 65.95 66.74 65.95 66.25 0.52 66.33s 10/30 Chart for @BO7U Options for @BO7U
Oct 27 65.49 66.24 65.49 65.87 0.51 65.86s 10/30 Chart for @BO7V Options for @BO7V
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 605'0 610'0 598'2 603'2 -0'2 603'4s 10/30 Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 618'2 623'4 612'4 617'2 -0'2 617'0s 10/30 Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 624'0 628'6 618'4 623'4 1'0 623'6s 10/30 Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 628'4 633'0 624'2 629'2 2'2 629'6s 10/30 Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 638'0 643'0 634'6 640'4 3'0 640'4s 10/30 Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
Dec 27 653'0 658'2 650'4 656'4 3'6 656'4s 10/30 Chart for @W7Z Options for @W7Z
Mar 28 665'4 670'0 664'0 669'4 5'0 670'0s 10/30 Chart for @W8H Options for @W8H
May 28 673'0 674'0 668'0 673'4 5'4 674'0s 10/30 Chart for @W8K Options for @W8K
Jul 28 656'0 658'2 654'6 658'0 5'0 662'2s 10/30 Chart for @W8N Options for @W8N
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 76890.0 77650.0 76820.0 77255.0 285.0 76970.0 03:06A Chart for @BTC6X Options for @BTC6X
Dec 26 77290.0 77295.0 Chart for @BTC6Z Options for @BTC6Z
Jan 27 78225.0 78260.0 77690.0 77690.0 -4160.0 77690.0s 10/30 Chart for @BTC7F Options for @BTC7F
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 4010.3 4011.3 3873.0 3876.6 -132.0 3885.7s 10/30 Chart for QGC6X Options for QGC6X
Dec 26 4033.6 4038.2 3879.3 3884.9 -132.5 3898.9s 10/30 Chart for QGC6Z Options for QGC6Z
Jan 27 4030.9 4036.1 3898.0 3909.2 -133.4 3916.3s 10/30 Chart for QGC7F Options for QGC7F
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 51.840 51.840 48.885 48.920 -3.094 49.097s 10/30 Chart for QSI6X Options for QSI6X
Dec 26 52.255 52.315 48.895 49.135 -3.104 49.276s 10/30 Chart for QSI6Z Options for QSI6Z
Jan 27 51.210 51.260 49.175 49.405 -3.123 49.505s 10/30 Chart for QSI7F Options for QSI7F
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