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5-day Forecast for Washington, IA
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L/H (°F)		 61/82 62/92 66/93 68/97 68/88
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Humidity
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Washington, IA
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Temp: 77oF Feels Like: 78oF
Humid: 74% Dew Pt: 68oF
Barom: 29.94 Wind Dir: NW
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 7 mph
Sunrise: 5:45 Sunset: 8:39
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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 25 407'2 409'6 400'0 409'6 -4'2 403'0s 07/11 Chart for @C5N Options for @C5N
Sep 25 398'4 401'4 394'4 396'4 -3'2 396'0s 07/11 Chart for @C5U Options for @C5U
Dec 25 416'0 418'0 411'4 412'2 -4'2 412'2s 07/11 Chart for @C5Z Options for @C5Z
Mar 26 433'2 434'6 428'4 429'0 -4'6 429'0s 07/11 Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 443'4 445'2 439'2 439'6 -4'6 439'6s 07/11 Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 451'2 452'2 446'6 447'0 -4'2 447'0s 07/11 Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 445'4 446'4 442'2 442'6 -2'6 442'6s 07/11 Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 452'6 454'0 449'6 450'4 -2'4 450'4s 07/11 Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 464'6 465'4 462'6 463'2 -2'4 463'2s 07/11 Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 25 1012'4 1015'4 1012'0 1015'4 -8'4 1004'0s 07/11 Chart for @S5N Options for @S5N
Aug 25 1012'4 1016'0 999'6 1004'2 -8'2 1004'2s 07/11 Chart for @S5Q Options for @S5Q
Sep 25 1002'2 1005'4 991'2 994'6 -7'2 995'0s 07/11 Chart for @S5U Options for @S5U
Nov 25 1013'4 1017'0 1003'4 1007'4 -6'4 1007'2s 07/11 Chart for @S5X Options for @S5X
Jan 26 1030'0 1033'2 1020'4 1023'6 -6'4 1024'0s 07/11 Chart for @S6F Options for @S6F
Mar 26 1043'6 1047'0 1034'4 1038'0 -5'6 1038'0s 07/11 Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1055'0 1058'4 1047'4 1050'4 -5'2 1050'4s 07/11 Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1064'6 1066'2 1057'4 1059'4 -5'2 1059'4s 07/11 Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1059'4 1062'4 1057'0 1057'2 -4'0 1057'4s 07/11 Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 25 2680 - 9 2676s 07/11 Chart for @SM5N Options for @SM5N
Aug 25 2717 2729 2682 2708 - 11 2703s 07/11 Chart for @SM5Q Options for @SM5Q
Sep 25 2754 2768 2722 2746 - 12 2742s 07/11 Chart for @SM5U Options for @SM5U
Oct 25 2789 2805 2756 2779 - 15 2774s 07/11 Chart for @SM5V Options for @SM5V
Dec 25 2853 2866 2818 2840 - 17 2836s 07/11 Chart for @SM5Z Options for @SM5Z
Jan 26 2890 2902 2854 2877 - 18 2872s 07/11 Chart for @SM6F Options for @SM6F
Mar 26 2952 2961 2916 2936 - 18 2934s 07/11 Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 3002 3013 2967 2984 - 21 2981s 07/11 Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3056 3063 3012 3026 - 22 3025s 07/11 Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 25 107.550 107.650 106.625 106.675 - 0.525 106.725s 07/11 Chart for @HE5N Options for @HE5N
Aug 25 106.800 107.400 104.550 104.850 - 1.550 104.675s 07/11 Chart for @HE5Q Options for @HE5Q
Oct 25 92.675 93.275 90.525 90.800 -1.625 90.650s 07/11 Chart for @HE5V Options for @HE5V
Dec 25 84.300 84.700 82.050 82.325 -1.700 82.275s 07/11 Chart for @HE5Z Options for @HE5Z
Feb 26 86.000 86.175 83.975 84.325 -1.475 84.275s 07/11 Chart for @HE6G Options for @HE6G
Apr 26 88.700 88.800 87.075 87.300 -1.100 87.425s 07/11 Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 91.150 91.250 90.025 90.075 -0.925 90.075s 07/11 Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 98.125 98.325 97.025 97.300 -0.625 97.300s 07/11 Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 25 219.750 223.275 218.750 222.375 2.975 222.200s 07/11 Chart for @LE5Q Options for @LE5Q
Oct 25 217.400 220.525 216.625 219.800 2.625 219.700s 07/11 Chart for @LE5V Options for @LE5V
Dec 25 217.400 220.175 216.750 219.700 2.325 219.575s 07/11 Chart for @LE5Z Options for @LE5Z
Feb 26 217.200 219.825 216.825 219.675 2.400 219.600s 07/11 Chart for @LE6G Options for @LE6G
Apr 26 216.925 219.425 216.525 219.350 2.450 219.325s 07/11 Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 209.650 211.950 209.325 211.850 2.250 211.875s 07/11 Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 205.600 207.625 205.150 207.450 1.925 207.475s 07/11 Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 204.500 205.875 204.475 205.575 1.450 205.575s 07/11 Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 25 321.500 325.775 320.375 325.775 4.050 325.325s 07/11 Chart for @GF5Q Options for @GF5Q
Sep 25 321.325 325.875 320.450 325.875 4.175 325.400s 07/11 Chart for @GF5U Options for @GF5U
Oct 25 319.300 323.600 318.450 323.600 4.075 323.200s 07/11 Chart for @GF5V Options for @GF5V
Nov 25 316.350 320.175 315.325 320.125 3.850 319.925s 07/11 Chart for @GF5X Options for @GF5X
Jan 26 308.800 312.325 308.150 312.325 3.450 312.225s 07/11 Chart for @GF6F Options for @GF6F
Mar 26 303.800 307.050 303.025 306.925 3.150 306.975s 07/11 Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 301.675 304.525 301.500 304.525 3.000 304.475s 07/11 Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 299.450 302.000 299.300 302.000 2.725 301.975s 07/11 Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 25 44871.00 44942.00 44508.00 44557.00 - 309.00 44599.00s 07/11 Chart for @YM5U Options for @YM5U
Dec 25 45229.00 45229.00 44856.00 44856.00 - 310.00 44927.00s 07/11 Chart for @YM5Z Options for @YM5Z
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 25 6323.00 6330.25 6276.75 6294.00 - 24.25 6300.00s 07/11 Chart for @ES5U Options for @ES5U
Dec 25 6377.50 6377.50 6330.00 6350.00 - 24.25 6353.75s 07/11 Chart for @ES5Z Options for @ES5Z
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 25 23011.75 23048.75 22831.50 22938.00 - 54.25 22959.00s 07/11 Chart for @NQ5U Options for @NQ5U
Dec 25 23230.00 23240.50 23069.00 23167.00 - 54.25 23186.75s 07/11 Chart for @NQ5Z Options for @NQ5Z
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 25 54.10 54.71 54.10 54.71 0.74 54.41s 07/11 Chart for @BO5N Options for @BO5N
Aug 25 53.52 54.19 53.10 53.65 0.26 53.75s 07/11 Chart for @BO5Q Options for @BO5Q
Sep 25 53.37 54.03 52.95 53.53 0.23 53.58s 07/11 Chart for @BO5U Options for @BO5U
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 25 548'4 548'4 546'0 546'0 -9'4 540'6s 07/11 Chart for @W5N Options for @W5N
Sep 25 554'4 557'4 544'0 545'4 -9'4 545'0s 07/11 Chart for @W5U Options for @W5U
Dec 25 575'4 578'0 564'4 566'0 -9'4 565'4s 07/11 Chart for @W5Z Options for @W5Z
Mar 26 593'2 596'2 583'2 584'2 -9'4 583'6s 07/11 Chart for @W6H Options for @W6H
May 26 605'0 606'4 594'0 594'4 -9'6 594'2s 07/11 Chart for @W6K Options for @W6K
Jul 26 613'2 613'6 601'0 601'6 -10'4 601'4s 07/11 Chart for @W6N Options for @W6N
Sep 26 622'0 622'0 614'0 614'0 -10'0 614'0s 07/11 Chart for @W6U Options for @W6U
Dec 26 639'0 639'0 629'6 631'0 -9'6 630'0s 07/11 Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 647'0 647'0 642'2 642'2 -9'4 641'4s 07/11 Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
@KW - HARD RED WINTER WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 25 508'0 -9'6 504'2s 07/11 Chart for @KW5N Options for @KW5N
Sep 25 534'0 538'0 523'0 525'2 -10'4 524'2s 07/11 Chart for @KW5U Options for @KW5U
Dec 25 558'0 561'4 547'2 548'4 -10'0 548'2s 07/11 Chart for @KW5Z Options for @KW5Z
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 25 117005.0 119450.0 115635.0 118140.0 4660.0 118530.0s 07/11 Chart for @BTC5N Options for @BTC5N
Aug 25 117730.0 120125.0 116500.0 119125.0 4695.0 119405.0s 07/11 Chart for @BTC5Q Options for @BTC5Q
Sep 25 118335.0 120505.0 117840.0 119885.0 4715.0 120105.0s 07/11 Chart for @BTC5U Options for @BTC5U
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 25 3330.5 3370.0 3330.5 3359.8 38.6 3356.0s 07/11 Chart for QGC5N Options for QGC5N
Aug 25 3333.1 3381.6 3332.3 3370.3 38.3 3364.0s 07/11 Chart for QGC5Q Options for QGC5Q
Sep 25 3349.0 3395.5 3349.0 3384.8 38.1 3378.4s 07/11 Chart for QGC5U Options for QGC5U
QCL - CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 25 66.85 68.77 66.50 68.75 1.88 68.45s 07/11 Chart for QCL5Q Options for QCL5Q
Sep 25 65.69 67.37 65.30 67.35 1.66 67.04s 07/11 Chart for QCL5U Options for QCL5U
Oct 25 64.49 66.10 64.15 66.05 1.53 65.77s 07/11 Chart for QCL5V Options for QCL5V
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