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Rain Delayed Soybean Harvest Strengthens Spot Basis

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December Corn Chart Provides a Wealth of Technical Information

December Corn Chart Provides a Wealth of Technical Information

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Mid-September Soybean Ratings Not Far Off From Year Ago Ratings

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 478'0 481'0 473'0 474'2 -3'6 474'2s 03:55P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 491'0 493'0 485'2 486'2 -4'4 486'4s 03:40P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 498'0 499'6 492'4 493'4 -4'4 493'4s 02:32P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 503'2 504'6 497'6 498'6 -4'2 499'2s 02:31P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 497'2 498'2 492'2 493'4 -3'4 494'0s 01:20P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 509'2 510'4 504'4 506'4 -2'4 506'6s 03:53P Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 522'4 522'4 518'2 519'4 -2'2 520'4s 01:30P Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
May 28 525'4 527'6 525'4 527'6 -2'2 527'6s 01:20P Chart for @C8K Options for @C8K
Jul 28 533'2 533'2 529'0 530'4 -2'4 530'6s 01:20P Chart for @C8N Options for @C8N
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 1263'0 1265'6 1253'2 1260'4 -1'6 1261'2s 03:44P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1278'2 1280'6 1268'4 1275'2 -2'0 1275'6s 03:52P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1286'4 1289'2 1277'6 1283'2 -2'0 1284'2s 03:19P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1295'4 1297'6 1286'4 1291'2 -2'6 1292'2s 03:53P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1301'0 1303'4 1292'4 1297'0 -3'0 1298'0s 03:08P Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1284'6 1287'0 1277'0 1281'0 -2'6 1282'2s 01:20P Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1248'4 1251'6 1244'2 1249'2 0'4 1250'4s 01:30P Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
Nov 27 1239'0 1242'0 1233'2 1240'0 1'6 1240'6s 02:36P Chart for @S7X Options for @S7X
Jan 28 1250'4 1250'6 1245'4 1249'6 1'4 1252'0s 01:20P Chart for @S8F Options for @S8F
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 3598 3598 3541 3567 - 27 3571s 03:53P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3579 3579 3528 3547 - 29 3548s 03:51P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3558 3559 3511 3527 - 31 3527s 03:43P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3555 3561 3516 3533 - 29 3531s 03:35P Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3581 3584 3541 3554 - 27 3556s 03:36P Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
Aug 27 3546 3548 3508 3526 - 23 3525s 03:36P Chart for @SM7Q Options for @SM7Q
Sep 27 3499 3500 3467 3483 - 18 3483s 03:36P Chart for @SM7U Options for @SM7U
Oct 27 3431 3438 3413 3433 - 14 3432s 01:30P Chart for @SM7V Options for @SM7V
Dec 27 3456 3456 3430 3448 - 11 3451s 01:30P Chart for @SM7Z Options for @SM7Z
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 66.450 67.375 66.300 66.875 0.350 66.925s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 68.325 69.625 68.250 69.100 0.775 69.225s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 73.350 74.975 73.300 74.475 1.250 74.675s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 79.625 80.500 79.625 80.250 1.075 80.300s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 88.075 89.575 88.025 89.050 1.125 89.225s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 90.600 91.875 90.475 91.575 1.175 91.700s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 90.925 92.050 90.800 91.950 1.125 92.000s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 79.150 79.900 79.125 79.725 0.600 79.850s 01:05P Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 73.375 73.375 73.025 73.075 0.275 73.450s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
Feb 28 76.200 0.275 77.025s 01:05P Chart for @HE8G Options for @HE8G
Apr 28 82.225 0.275 82.225s 01:05P Chart for @HE8J Options for @HE8J
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 226.000 227.800 226.000 227.525 1.600 227.550s 02:30P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 227.200 228.750 227.075 228.450 1.100 228.350s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 229.700 231.150 229.550 231.075 1.250 230.875s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 230.700 232.400 230.475 232.275 1.550 232.225s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 225.200 226.950 225.150 226.750 1.625 226.825s 01:05P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 221.775 223.525 221.600 223.200 1.500 223.275s 01:05P Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 219.925 221.900 219.875 221.625 1.450 221.700s 01:05P Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
Dec 27 220.000 222.225 219.950 222.100 1.650 222.200s 01:05P Chart for @LE7Z Options for @LE7Z
Feb 28 220.000 222.275 220.000 222.250 1.550 222.250s 01:05P Chart for @LE8G Options for @LE8G
Apr 28 220.500 222.000 220.500 222.000 1.350 222.000s 01:05P Chart for @LE8J Options for @LE8J
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 343.800 345.125 343.200 343.975 0.250 343.625s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 342.500 343.525 341.375 342.075 - 0.050 341.900s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 338.425 339.500 337.150 338.600 0.375 338.275s 02:34P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 334.025 335.500 332.775 334.625 0.550 334.350s 01:05P Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 333.000 334.500 331.700 333.525 0.725 333.325s 03:17P Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 330.825 332.650 329.600 331.600 0.875 331.550s 01:05P Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
Aug 27 332.025 333.000 330.250 332.475 0.650 332.300s 01:05P Chart for @GF7Q Options for @GF7Q
Sep 27 329.950 330.500 329.750 329.875 0.750 329.875s 01:05P Chart for @GF7U Options for @GF7U
Oct 27 326.450 327.800 326.450 327.800 1.700 327.150s 01:05P Chart for @GF7V Options for @GF7V
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 52450.00 52823.00 52065.00 52200.00 - 216.00 52214.00s 04:00P Chart for @YM6Z Options for @YM6Z
Mar 27 52924.00 53230.00 52550.00 52690.00 - 221.00 52687.00s 04:00P Chart for @YM7H Options for @YM7H
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 7788.75 7809.50 7676.00 7703.00 - 86.75 7704.25s 04:00P Chart for @ES6Z Options for @ES6Z
Mar 27 7869.00 7886.50 7751.50 7780.75 - 88.50 7780.00s 04:00P Chart for @ES7H Options for @ES7H
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 30089.00 30225.00 29268.75 29391.25 - 752.25 29391.50s 04:00P Chart for @NQ6Z Options for @NQ6Z
Mar 27 30445.25 30555.00 29601.00 29719.75 - 764.75 29724.75s 04:00P Chart for @NQ7H Options for @NQ7H
@QM - E-MINI CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 97.525 101.900 96.900 101.725 3.425 101.400s 04:00P Chart for @QM6X Options for @QM6X
Dec 26 96.225 99.325 95.300 99.175 2.525 99.025s 04:00P Chart for @QM6Z Options for @QM6Z
Jan 27 94.575 97.450 93.950 97.250 2.550 97.450s 04:00P Chart for @QM7F Options for @QM7F
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 67.22 67.45 66.50 67.10 -0.02 67.13s 03:37P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 67.34 67.59 66.69 67.25 -0.02 67.29s 03:52P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 67.55 67.80 66.93 67.44 -0.02 67.50s 03:43P Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 67.72 68.01 67.15 67.63 0.01 67.72s 03:10P Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 67.76 68.02 67.18 67.67 0.03 67.75s 01:30P Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
Aug 27 67.43 67.63 66.80 67.23 0.08 67.36s 03:11P Chart for @BO7Q Options for @BO7Q
Sep 27 66.80 67.20 66.47 66.81 0.12 66.93s 03:12P Chart for @BO7U Options for @BO7U
Oct 27 66.25 66.70 66.01 66.49 0.17 66.47s 01:30P Chart for @BO7V Options for @BO7V
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 669'4 670'2 656'2 659'6 -9'4 660'4s 01:30P Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 684'4 684'4 671'0 674'4 -9'2 675'0s 01:30P Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 690'0 690'4 677'6 681'0 -8'4 681'4s 01:30P Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 690'4 690'6 679'0 682'4 -7'0 683'2s 01:30P Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 695'6 696'2 685'0 688'4 -6'0 689'2s 01:30P Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
Dec 27 705'6 705'6 695'6 699'2 -5'2 699'6s 01:30P Chart for @W7Z Options for @W7Z
Mar 28 708'4 709'4 705'2 706'6 -4'0 707'2s 01:30P Chart for @W8H Options for @W8H
May 28 708'0 708'0 707'0 707'0 -3'0 707'2s 01:20P Chart for @W8K Options for @W8K
Jul 28 690'0 690'0 687'4 689'4 -1'6 690'2s 01:20P Chart for @W8N Options for @W8N
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 80850.0 81795.0 80695.0 81670.0 70.0 81600.0 04:45P Chart for @BTC6V Options for @BTC6V
Nov 26 82125.0 81970.0 Chart for @BTC6X Options for @BTC6X
Dec 26 82360.0 82325.0 Chart for @BTC6Z Options for @BTC6Z
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 4169.8 4177.0 4169.8 4177.0 11.8 4159.5s 04:00P Chart for QGC6V Options for QGC6V
Nov 26 4177.1 4204.0 4153.6 4174.2 11.2 4166.4s 04:00P Chart for QGC6X Options for QGC6X
Dec 26 4192.1 4220.4 4167.5 4186.7 11.0 4181.1s 04:00P Chart for QGC6Z Options for QGC6Z
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 57.015 57.015 57.015 57.015 0.158 56.995s 04:00P Chart for QSI6V Options for QSI6V
Nov 26 57.125 57.900 56.855 56.945 0.153 57.094s 04:00P Chart for QSI6X Options for QSI6X
Dec 26 57.635 58.140 57.035 57.135 0.149 57.305s 04:00P Chart for QSI6Z Options for QSI6Z
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Friday, October 2, 2026 11:07AM CDT
Red crown rot is an emerging soybean disease in the Midwest, which has the potential to decimate yields. Researchers say early detection and sound management practices are the best defenses against the relatively new foe.

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