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5-day Forecast for Washington, IA
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L/H (°F)		 44/52 44/71 40/74 39/58 31/53
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L/H (°F)		 37/52 37/71 40/74 30/58 20/53
Dew Point
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Humidity
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DTN Weekly Average DDG Price Up $2 Per Ton
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Local Conditions
Washington, IA
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Temp: 48oF Feels Like: 44oF
Humid: 82% Dew Pt: 43oF
Barom: 30.03 Wind Dir: NE
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 9 mph
Sunrise: 6:49 Sunset: 7:31
As reported at WASHINGTON, IA at 3:00 AM
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DTN Weather Summary
Next Storm Entering Plains Wednesday
Bryce Anderson (Bio) – DTN Meteorologist

Wednesday we will see heavy snow across the Northern Plains and another round of severe weather across the Central and Southern Plains. » More DTN Weather Commentary
Posted at 12:10PM Tue Mar 31, 2026 CDT

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DTN Weekly Average DDG Price Up $2 Per Ton

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Spot Corn Futures and the Challenge That It Faces

Fundamentally Speaking

Largest Fund Long in Corn in Over a Year

Current Soybean Export Projections Still Look Too High

Current Soybean Export Projections Still Look Too High

DTN Ag Policy Blog

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Uncertainty in Congress Surrounding Farm Bill, Aid and E15

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Minding Ag's Business

Grain Marketing Resolutions to Make It Through 'Weird' Years

My Sentimental and Economic Case for Prime Rib

Frustrating Markets Stress Importance of a Marketing Plan

DTN Ag Weather Forum

Daily Active Weather Includes Severe Storms, Ice, Snow Rest of This Week

Daily Active Weather Includes Severe Storms, Ice, Snow Rest of This Week

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Local Forecast
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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 457'4 460'0 452'6 454'0 -3'6 457'6 03:27A Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 468'2 470'6 463'6 464'6 -3'4 468'2 03:27A Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 469'4 472'6 465'6 466'4 -3'6 470'2 03:28A Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 484'4 486'2 479'4 480'2 -4'0 484'2 03:27A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 495'0 497'0 490'4 491'2 -3'6 495'0 03:28A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 502'4 503'2 497'2 497'6 -3'6 501'4 03:28A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 505'6 506'4 500'6 501'0 -4'0 505'0 03:28A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 486'2 486'2 483'0 483'0 -2'2 485'2 03:28A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 490'0 491'2 486'4 487'4 -2'6 490'2 03:28A Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 1171'4 1174'6 1163'2 1165'6 -5'2 1171'0 03:27A Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1186'6 1190'0 1178'6 1181'0 -5'0 1186'0 03:27A Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1184'2 1186'6 1176'2 1178'0 -5'4 1183'4 03:28A Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1157'0 1161'0 1151'0 1152'6 -5'4 1158'2 03:28A Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1155'6 1160'4 1150'4 1152'6 -4'6 1157'4 03:27A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1166'6 1170'0 1161'0 1162'2 -5'2 1167'4 03:28A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1159'4 1163'4 1155'6 1156'0 -5'2 1161'2 03:27A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1163'0 1164'0 1157'4 1158'0 -5'2 1163'2 03:28A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1168'2 1168'2 1162'4 1163'2 -4'6 1168'0 03:27A Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 3170 3190 3160 3185 21 3164 03:28A Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3150 3169 3143 3165 22 3143 03:28A Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3129 3147 3125 3144 22 3122 03:28A Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3108 3121 3100 3118 18 3100 03:28A Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3091 3100 3081 3097 14 3083 03:28A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3122 3130 3112 3127 12 3115 03:28A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3115 3129 3113 3128 13 3115 03:28A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3097 3106 3094 3105 10 3095 03:28A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3085 3095 3083 3095 8 3087 03:28A Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 90.675 90.925 90.250 90.275 -0.050 90.425s 03/31 Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 97.150 97.775 96.250 96.375 -0.600 96.525s 03/31 Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 105.900 106.775 104.825 104.850 - 0.825 105.050s 03/31 Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 108.750 109.375 107.025 107.150 - 1.475 107.225s 03/31 Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 108.475 109.000 106.875 106.950 - 1.400 107.075s 03/31 Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 92.250 92.675 91.250 91.450 -0.825 91.350s 03/31 Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 84.025 84.425 83.550 83.775 -0.450 83.625s 03/31 Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 86.350 86.700 85.975 86.125 -0.375 86.000s 03/31 Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 239.350 243.350 239.350 243.150 3.475 243.025s 03/31 Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 239.875 243.475 239.750 243.300 3.075 243.275s 03/31 Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 237.000 239.875 236.900 239.800 2.500 239.800s 03/31 Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 233.450 236.150 233.450 235.625 1.850 235.875s 03/31 Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 233.200 235.625 233.200 235.050 1.675 235.325s 03/31 Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 233.250 235.525 233.225 235.050 1.600 235.250s 03/31 Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 232.325 235.100 232.325 234.500 1.600 234.775s 03/31 Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 226.575 228.700 226.575 228.250 1.525 228.100s 03/31 Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 363.325 369.950 363.325 368.975 5.825 369.125s 03/31 Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 361.325 368.000 361.325 366.425 5.150 366.475s 03/31 Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 359.650 365.925 359.650 364.525 4.825 364.425s 03/31 Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 357.525 363.500 357.525 362.150 4.550 362.075s 03/31 Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 355.900 360.825 355.900 359.400 4.200 359.325s 03/31 Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 352.450 357.575 352.450 356.500 3.875 356.325s 03/31 Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 348.000 351.125 347.325 350.125 3.675 350.150s 03/31 Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 342.425 345.000 342.100 344.625 3.375 344.625s 03/31 Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 46492.00 46917.00 46492.00 46823.00 241.00 46582.00 03:27A Chart for @YM6M Options for @YM6M
Sep 26 46740.00 47169.00 46740.00 47040.00 189.00 46851.00 03:27A Chart for @YM6U Options for @YM6U
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 6562.00 6623.00 6561.00 6606.75 36.00 6570.75 03:27A Chart for @ES6M Options for @ES6M
Sep 26 6612.00 6670.75 6612.00 6656.25 36.25 6620.00 03:27A Chart for @ES6U Options for @ES6U
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 23889.00 24181.25 23880.00 24101.50 186.50 23915.00 03:27A Chart for @NQ6M Options for @NQ6M
Sep 26 24095.75 24385.50 24095.50 24246.25 121.25 24125.00 03:27A Chart for @NQ6U Options for @NQ6U
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 68.95 69.10 67.41 67.68 -1.20 68.88 03:28A Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 68.98 69.08 67.48 67.74 -1.14 68.88 03:28A Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 68.17 68.20 66.70 66.97 -1.05 68.02 03:28A Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 66.95 67.17 65.81 66.02 -1.05 67.07 03:28A Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 66.11 66.11 64.89 65.02 -0.99 66.01 03:28A Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 65.25 65.40 64.12 64.37 -0.93 65.30 03:28A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 64.82 64.82 63.65 63.90 -0.82 64.72 03:28A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 63.90 63.95 62.91 63.13 -0.74 63.87 03:28A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 618'0 622'6 605'2 609'0 -7'2 616'2 03:28A Chart for @W6K Options for @W6K
Jul 26 628'0 633'0 616'0 619'4 -7'0 626'4 03:27A Chart for @W6N Options for @W6N
Sep 26 640'2 644'4 628'2 632'0 -6'2 638'2 03:28A Chart for @W6U Options for @W6U
Dec 26 656'4 660'4 645'0 648'2 -6'2 654'4 03:28A Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 667'4 672'2 658'0 661'6 -5'0 666'6 03:28A Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 673'2 674'2 667'0 667'0 -3'6 670'6 03:27A Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 661'0 665'2 661'0 665'2 5'4 659'6 03:28A Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 662'6 0'0 662'4 03:27A Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
Dec 27 680'0 0'0 671'2 03:28A Chart for @W7Z Options for @W7Z
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 68510.0 69585.0 67750.0 68950.0 915.0 68035.0 03:28A Chart for @BTC6J Options for @BTC6J
May 26 68845.0 69885.0 68130.0 69090.0 735.0 68355.0 03:28A Chart for @BTC6K Options for @BTC6K
Jun 26 68780.0 69940.0 68780.0 69940.0 1335.0 68605.0 03:28A Chart for @BTC6M Options for @BTC6M
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 4668.4 4738.0 4668.0 4725.4 77.8 4647.6 03:28A Chart for QGC6J Options for QGC6J
May 26 4686.4 4755.0 4674.0 4743.1 80.4 4662.7 03:28A Chart for QGC6K Options for QGC6K
Jun 26 4698.4 4774.2 4690.0 4759.4 80.8 4678.6 03:28A Chart for QGC6M Options for QGC6M
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 74.345 74.635 73.900 73.900 -0.790 74.690 03:28A Chart for QSI6J Options for QSI6J
May 26 75.480 75.955 74.000 74.675 -0.244 74.919 03:28A Chart for QSI6K Options for QSI6K
Jun 26 75.825 76.130 74.500 74.670 -0.528 75.198 03:28A Chart for QSI6M Options for QSI6M
QCL - CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 101.72 103.31 96.50 98.67 - 2.71 101.38 03:28A Chart for QCL6K Options for QCL6K
Jun 26 93.40 94.81 88.70 90.90 -2.26 93.16 03:28A Chart for QCL6M Options for QCL6M
Jul 26 87.06 88.11 82.63 84.90 -1.63 86.53 03:28A Chart for QCL6N Options for QCL6N
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Thursday, March 26, 2026 4:54AM CDT
With rising fertilizer prices, many farmers wonder if they can cut back on their phosphorus and potash fertilizer applications. The short answer is yes if their soil test levels are near recommended levels, according to the University of Missouri state nutrient management specialist.

Wednesday, March 25, 2026 2:25PM CDT
Faced with a challenging year in 2025, farmers take steps to prepare for 2026.

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Monday, March 30, 2026 3:48PM CDT
EPA did not eliminate diesel exhaust fluid rules, which have been a problem for farmers and truck drivers because of failure rates, but issued new guidance last week, giving major machinery manufacturers more flexibility in how they monitor exhaust emissions. Farmers will also have more opportunities to make repairs on the DEF sensors under EPA's guidance.

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