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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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5-day Forecast for Washington, IA
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Temp: 77oF Feels Like: 76oF
Humid: 34% Dew Pt: 46oF
Barom: 30.19 Wind Dir: SE
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 13 mph
Sunrise: 7:28 Sunset: 6:12
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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 460'4 462'2 455'2 456'0 -4'4 456'0s 10/23 Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 474'2 476'0 469'6 470'2 -4'0 470'2s 10/23 Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 482'4 484'0 478'4 478'6 -3'4 479'0s 10/23 Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 489'2 490'4 485'0 485'2 -3'6 485'4s 10/23 Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 484'6 486'2 481'4 481'6 -3'2 482'0s 10/23 Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 497'2 499'2 494'4 495'0 -3'0 495'0s 10/23 Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 512'0 512'2 508'2 508'4 -3'0 508'6s 10/23 Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
May 28 519'2 519'4 516'0 516'0 -3'0 516'2s 10/23 Chart for @C8K Options for @C8K
Jul 28 523'4 523'4 519'4 519'4 -3'2 519'4s 10/23 Chart for @C8N Options for @C8N
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 1253'0 1264'2 1251'6 1257'4 3'4 1256'4s 10/23 Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1264'6 1275'4 1263'4 1269'4 3'6 1268'4s 10/23 Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1270'2 1282'2 1270'2 1276'4 4'4 1276'0s 10/23 Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1278'4 1290'0 1278'2 1284'2 5'2 1284'0s 10/23 Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1283'4 1295'4 1283'4 1289'2 5'2 1289'2s 10/23 Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1267'0 1278'6 1267'0 1273'2 5'0 1273'0s 10/23 Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1240'2 1245'6 1237'2 1240'4 4'0 1240'6s 10/23 Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
Nov 27 1227'2 1236'0 1227'0 1231'0 2'6 1231'0s 10/23 Chart for @S7X Options for @S7X
Jan 28 1239'6 1246'6 1239'6 1242'2 2'6 1242'4s 10/23 Chart for @S8F Options for @S8F
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 3473 3507 3455 3465 - 12 3461s 10/23 Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3453 3488 3442 3451 - 6 3448s 10/23 Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3441 3477 3440 3449 3 3446s 10/23 Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3458 3488 3455 3467 8 3465s 10/23 Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3489 3518 3487 3503 9 3498s 10/23 Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
Aug 27 3481 3491 3464 3481 12 3478s 10/23 Chart for @SM7Q Options for @SM7Q
Sep 27 3434 3454 3434 3448 13 3447s 10/23 Chart for @SM7U Options for @SM7U
Oct 27 3400 3413 3400 3408 14 3408s 10/23 Chart for @SM7V Options for @SM7V
Dec 27 3418 3438 3414 3429 13 3430s 10/23 Chart for @SM7Z Options for @SM7Z
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 65.675 65.875 65.075 65.575 0.025 65.575s 10/23 Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 67.550 68.075 67.250 67.625 0.200 67.625s 10/23 Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 72.475 72.975 72.150 72.650 0.225 72.675s 10/23 Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 78.750 78.750 78.575 78.575 0.225 78.575s 10/23 Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 87.500 87.800 87.025 87.700 0.450 87.700s 10/23 Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 89.900 90.375 89.625 90.300 0.400 90.300s 10/23 Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 90.200 90.650 90.000 90.600 0.425 90.625s 10/23 Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 77.775 78.150 77.550 78.150 0.300 78.075s 10/23 Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 71.300 0.250 71.750s 10/23 Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
Feb 28 75.700 0.200 75.750s 10/23 Chart for @HE8G Options for @HE8G
Apr 28 80.450 0.075 80.450s 10/23 Chart for @HE8J Options for @HE8J
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 229.825 230.200 228.700 229.675 0.125 229.875s 10/23 Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 230.925 231.600 229.550 231.200 231.125s 10/23 Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 233.250 233.700 232.125 233.450 - 0.100 233.350s 10/23 Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 234.800 235.275 233.775 235.075 0.150 235.025s 10/23 Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 228.750 229.575 228.000 229.450 0.275 229.450s 10/23 Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 224.800 225.750 224.150 225.675 0.475 225.600s 10/23 Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 222.775 223.600 222.125 223.500 0.400 223.450s 10/23 Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
Dec 27 222.900 223.600 222.175 223.575 0.375 223.475s 10/23 Chart for @LE7Z Options for @LE7Z
Feb 28 222.650 223.950 222.650 223.800 0.175 223.650s 10/23 Chart for @LE8G Options for @LE8G
Apr 28 223.075 223.350 222.525 223.350 0.375 223.850s 10/23 Chart for @LE8J Options for @LE8J
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 346.825 349.000 345.675 348.350 2.225 348.325s 10/23 Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 347.300 348.800 345.875 348.100 1.200 348.125s 10/23 Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 343.900 346.200 342.775 345.375 1.350 345.350s 10/23 Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 340.525 342.900 339.275 342.050 1.475 341.975s 10/23 Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 339.775 341.600 338.425 340.800 1.325 340.775s 10/23 Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 337.500 339.325 336.475 338.600 1.125 338.500s 10/23 Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
Aug 27 337.575 339.475 336.825 338.600 1.050 338.750s 10/23 Chart for @GF7Q Options for @GF7Q
Sep 27 335.700 336.525 335.700 335.950 1.175 335.975s 10/23 Chart for @GF7U Options for @GF7U
Oct 27 332.275 333.000 332.275 333.000 1.100 332.900s 10/23 Chart for @GF7V Options for @GF7V
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 53104.00 53166.00 52234.00 52451.00 - 674.00 52394.00s 10/23 Chart for @YM6Z Options for @YM6Z
Mar 27 53404.00 53405.00 52725.00 52928.00 - 674.00 52869.00s 10/23 Chart for @YM7H Options for @YM7H
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 7706.25 7714.25 7648.50 7672.50 - 44.75 7659.75s 10/23 Chart for @ES6Z Options for @ES6Z
Mar 27 7785.50 7785.50 7724.00 7747.50 - 45.25 7734.75s 10/23 Chart for @ES7H Options for @ES7H
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 29116.50 29326.00 28987.00 29175.00 - 24.25 29117.75s 10/23 Chart for @NQ6Z Options for @NQ6Z
Mar 27 29433.00 29633.00 29314.00 29492.75 - 24.25 29446.00s 10/23 Chart for @NQ7H Options for @NQ7H
@QM - E-MINI CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 99.175 103.975 98.900 103.450 3.800 103.275s 10/23 Chart for @QM6Z Options for @QM6Z
Jan 27 97.350 101.500 97.350 100.900 3.425 100.950s 10/23 Chart for @QM7F Options for @QM7F
Feb 27 96.425 98.800 96.400 98.325 3.000 98.350s 10/23 Chart for @QM7G Options for @QM7G
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 66.90 67.29 66.36 66.79 0.09 66.83s 10/23 Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 67.10 67.49 66.60 67.00 0.10 67.05s 10/23 Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 67.36 67.75 66.88 67.29 0.15 67.35s 10/23 Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 67.45 68.00 67.13 67.55 0.17 67.61s 10/23 Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 67.45 68.01 67.16 67.59 0.18 67.63s 10/23 Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
Aug 27 66.96 67.57 66.79 67.14 0.22 67.21s 10/23 Chart for @BO7Q Options for @BO7Q
Sep 27 66.81 66.86 66.34 66.73 0.30 66.78s 10/23 Chart for @BO7U Options for @BO7U
Oct 27 66.07 66.36 65.81 66.24 0.37 66.26s 10/23 Chart for @BO7V Options for @BO7V
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 625'2 631'4 623'4 625'0 0'2 625'0s 10/23 Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 638'0 643'6 636'4 637'4 -0'2 637'4s 10/23 Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 645'0 650'4 642'6 643'0 -1'2 643'4s 10/23 Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 650'0 653'4 646'2 646'4 -2'2 646'6s 10/23 Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 660'2 661'2 654'6 655'0 -2'4 655'0s 10/23 Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
Dec 27 672'0 674'0 667'6 667'6 -2'6 668'2s 10/23 Chart for @W7Z Options for @W7Z
Mar 28 682'2 682'6 677'4 678'4 -2'6 678'4s 10/23 Chart for @W8H Options for @W8H
May 28 679'0 681'0 679'0 680'2 -2'2 680'2s 10/23 Chart for @W8K Options for @W8K
Jul 28 664'4 664'4 664'4 664'4 -2'4 665'6s 10/23 Chart for @W8N Options for @W8N
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 81450.0 81450.0 80440.0 80740.0 - 465.0 81205.0 02:00A Chart for @BTC6V Options for @BTC6V
Nov 26 80870.0 81210.0 80870.0 81030.0 - 515.0 81545.0 02:00A Chart for @BTC6X Options for @BTC6X
Dec 26 82140.0 81885.0 Chart for @BTC6Z Options for @BTC6Z
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 4001.3 4001.3 3990.0 3990.0 - 51.7 3991.1s 10/23 Chart for QGC6V Options for QGC6V
Nov 26 4029.3 4033.1 3980.8 3994.5 - 52.3 3993.8s 10/23 Chart for QGC6X Options for QGC6X
Dec 26 4042.2 4050.2 3989.1 4010.0 - 52.5 4007.9s 10/23 Chart for QGC6Z Options for QGC6Z
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 54.390 - 1.053 53.711s 10/23 Chart for QSI6V Options for QSI6V
Nov 26 53.910 54.140 52.975 53.770 -1.057 53.754s 10/23 Chart for QSI6X Options for QSI6X
Dec 26 54.695 54.795 53.075 53.960 -1.058 53.949s 10/23 Chart for QSI6Z Options for QSI6Z
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