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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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KC HRed Wheat:  http://www.cmegroup.com/trading/agricultural/grain-and-oilseed/kc-wheat.html (click)
Minn Hard Spring Wheat: https://www.barchart.com/futures/prices-by-exchange/mgex (click)
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5-day Forecast for Washington, IA
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Temp: 54oF Feels Like: 54oF
Humid: 100% Dew Pt: 54oF
Barom: 30.2 Wind Dir: E
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 7 mph
Sunrise: 7:32 Sunset: 6:08
As reported at WASHINGTON, IA at 2:00 AM
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Showers Continue in Northwestern Corn Belt Tuesday
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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 455'0 455'0 452'6 453'4 -1'4 455'0 02:44A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 468'6 468'6 466'6 467'2 -1'4 468'6 02:44A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 477'4 477'4 475'2 475'6 -1'6 477'4 02:44A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 484'0 484'0 482'0 482'2 -1'6 484'0 02:44A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 480'2 480'6 479'0 479'0 -1'2 480'2 02:44A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 494'4 494'4 493'0 493'0 -1'0 494'0 02:44A Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 507'4 507'4 506'4 506'6 -1'0 507'6 02:44A Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
May 28 515'2 515'2 515'2 515'2 0'2 515'0 02:44A Chart for @C8K Options for @C8K
Jul 28 518'4 518'4 518'0 518'0 -0'4 518'4 02:44A Chart for @C8N Options for @C8N
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 1241'0 1245'4 1239'6 1243'4 2'2 1241'2 02:44A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1252'0 1255'2 1249'4 1254'0 1'4 1252'4 02:44A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1260'0 1263'0 1257'2 1261'4 0'4 1261'0 02:44A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1269'0 1271'6 1266'0 1269'6 -0'2 1270'0 02:44A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1275'2 1278'2 1273'2 1276'2 -0'2 1276'4 02:44A Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1261'6 1262'4 1257'6 1261'2 -0'2 1261'4 02:44A Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1231'0 1231'0 1226'2 1228'6 -1'6 1230'4 02:44A Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
Nov 27 1220'0 1221'2 1217'0 1219'0 -2'2 1221'2 02:44A Chart for @S7X Options for @S7X
Jan 28 1232'4 1232'4 1231'2 1231'2 -1'4 1232'6 02:44A Chart for @S8F Options for @S8F
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 3402 3413 3394 3405 3 3402 02:44A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3375 3392 3375 3386 2 3384 02:44A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3383 3390 3375 3384 1 3383 02:44A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3404 3412 3400 3406 - 1 3407 02:44A Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3444 3448 3438 3444 3444 02:44A Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
Aug 27 3424 3428 3420 3425 1 3424 02:43A Chart for @SM7Q Options for @SM7Q
Sep 27 3394 3395 3390 3394 3394 02:43A Chart for @SM7U Options for @SM7U
Oct 27 3358 3358 3351 3354 - 1 3355 02:44A Chart for @SM7V Options for @SM7V
Dec 27 3376 3379 3373 3374 - 2 3376 02:43A Chart for @SM7Z Options for @SM7Z
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 65.250 65.675 64.650 64.725 -0.900 64.675s 10/26 Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 67.500 67.700 67.000 67.125 -0.600 67.025s 10/26 Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 72.575 72.650 72.175 72.400 -0.425 72.250s 10/26 Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 78.375 78.375 78.175 78.175 -0.400 78.175s 10/26 Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 87.400 87.525 87.075 87.250 -0.600 87.100s 10/26 Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 90.175 90.175 89.675 89.875 -0.550 89.750s 10/26 Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 90.375 90.500 90.075 90.275 -0.525 90.100s 10/26 Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 77.725 78.050 77.525 77.650 -0.450 77.625s 10/26 Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 71.675 71.700 71.675 71.700 -0.525 71.225s 10/26 Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
Feb 28 75.700 -0.550 75.200s 10/26 Chart for @HE8G Options for @HE8G
Apr 28 79.875 -0.575 79.875s 10/26 Chart for @HE8J Options for @HE8J
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 232.325 232.325 229.750 229.925 0.100 229.975s 10/26 Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 232.725 232.900 230.700 231.200 0.075 231.200s 10/26 Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 234.925 235.050 233.650 234.325 1.000 234.350s 10/26 Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 236.275 237.000 235.500 236.250 1.300 236.325s 10/26 Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 230.300 231.175 229.925 230.475 1.050 230.500s 10/26 Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 226.775 227.075 226.025 226.500 0.950 226.550s 10/26 Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 224.575 224.925 223.875 224.325 0.975 224.425s 10/26 Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
Dec 27 224.625 224.900 223.825 224.300 0.925 224.400s 10/26 Chart for @LE7Z Options for @LE7Z
Feb 28 225.000 225.050 224.050 224.575 0.925 224.575s 10/26 Chart for @LE8G Options for @LE8G
Apr 28 225.000 225.050 224.800 224.800 0.550 224.400s 10/26 Chart for @LE8J Options for @LE8J
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 349.725 350.425 348.875 349.875 1.575 349.900s 10/26 Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 350.225 351.125 347.900 348.600 0.425 348.550s 10/26 Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 347.850 348.775 345.150 345.925 0.650 346.000s 10/26 Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 344.575 345.575 342.075 342.875 0.925 342.900s 10/26 Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 343.750 344.275 341.100 341.925 1.125 341.900s 10/26 Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 340.550 341.775 339.200 339.625 1.275 339.775s 10/26 Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
Aug 27 340.475 341.950 339.300 339.800 1.225 339.975s 10/26 Chart for @GF7Q Options for @GF7Q
Sep 27 337.775 338.425 337.000 337.450 1.475 337.450s 10/26 Chart for @GF7U Options for @GF7U
Oct 27 334.000 334.000 334.000 334.000 1.100 334.000s 10/26 Chart for @GF7V Options for @GF7V
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 52528.00 52712.00 52455.00 52560.00 10.00 52550.00 02:44A Chart for @YM6Z Options for @YM6Z
Mar 27 53013.00 53175.00 52998.00 53053.00 28.00 53025.00 02:44A Chart for @YM7H Options for @YM7H
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 7715.00 7731.00 7702.75 7704.50 - 10.00 7714.50 02:44A Chart for @ES6Z Options for @ES6Z
Mar 27 7793.75 7806.25 7779.50 7780.00 - 10.50 7790.50 02:44A Chart for @ES7H Options for @ES7H
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 29480.50 29589.50 29288.00 29318.75 - 118.50 29437.25 02:43A Chart for @NQ6Z Options for @NQ6Z
Mar 27 29810.25 29913.50 29625.25 29655.75 - 113.50 29769.25 02:43A Chart for @NQ7H Options for @NQ7H
@QM - E-MINI CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 101.425 102.150 100.600 102.100 0.350 101.750 02:44A Chart for @QM6Z Options for @QM6Z
Jan 27 99.275 99.875 98.500 99.625 0.125 99.500 02:44A Chart for @QM7F Options for @QM7F
Feb 27 96.300 96.400 96.300 96.400 -0.775 97.175 02:44A Chart for @QM7G Options for @QM7G
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 67.05 67.20 66.67 66.85 -0.16 67.01 02:44A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 67.18 67.37 66.85 67.01 -0.17 67.18 02:44A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 67.46 67.65 67.14 67.28 -0.18 67.46 02:43A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 67.73 67.92 67.42 67.60 -0.13 67.73 02:44A Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 67.76 67.93 67.46 67.58 -0.18 67.76 02:44A Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
Aug 27 67.34 67.52 67.08 67.17 -0.17 67.34 02:44A Chart for @BO7Q Options for @BO7Q
Sep 27 66.90 66.96 66.76 66.87 -0.03 66.90 02:44A Chart for @BO7U Options for @BO7U
Oct 27 66.41 66.41 66.16 66.16 -0.24 66.40 02:44A Chart for @BO7V Options for @BO7V
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 616'6 617'0 613'0 614'0 -2'0 616'0 02:44A Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 630'4 630'4 626'4 627'4 -2'2 629'6 02:44A Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 637'0 637'4 633'2 634'4 -2'0 636'4 02:44A Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 640'0 640'2 637'0 638'0 -2'0 640'0 02:44A Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 650'0 650'0 646'4 647'2 -1'6 649'0 02:44A Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
Dec 27 662'4 662'4 660'6 660'6 -2'0 662'6 02:44A Chart for @W7Z Options for @W7Z
Mar 28 673'0 673'0 673'0 673'0 0'0 673'0 02:44A Chart for @W8H Options for @W8H
May 28 675'4 0'0 675'2 02:44A Chart for @W8K Options for @W8K
Jul 28 660'2 0'0 661'0 02:44A Chart for @W8N Options for @W8N
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 79830.0 80245.0 79385.0 79510.0 - 390.0 79900.0 02:44A Chart for @BTC6V Options for @BTC6V
Nov 26 80320.0 80550.0 79710.0 79810.0 - 410.0 80220.0 02:44A Chart for @BTC6X Options for @BTC6X
Dec 26 80595.0 80565.0 Chart for @BTC6Z Options for @BTC6Z
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 3993.5 4022.3 Chart for QGC6V Options for QGC6V
Nov 26 4018.8 4021.3 3998.5 4002.5 - 21.9 4024.4 02:44A Chart for QGC6X Options for QGC6X
Dec 26 4032.8 4038.9 4009.6 4017.5 - 20.9 4038.4 02:44A Chart for QGC6Z Options for QGC6Z
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 54.390 54.108 Chart for QSI6V Options for QSI6V
Nov 26 53.770 53.770 52.565 52.565 -1.579 54.144 02:44A Chart for QSI6X Options for QSI6X
Dec 26 54.075 54.285 52.710 52.915 -1.426 54.341 02:44A Chart for QSI6Z Options for QSI6Z
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