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5-day Forecast for Washington, IA
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Weather
Condition		 Thunder Storms Thunder Storms Partly Cloudy Rain Rain
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Temp
L/H (°F)		 68/94 67/82 58/76 55/77 59/76
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L/H (°F)		 68/107 67/85 58/76 55/77 59/76
Dew Point
(°F)		 75 68 58 56 59
Humidity
(%)		 61 68 60 59 68
Wind
Speed
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Precip
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DTN Market News
DTN Weekly DDG Price Steady on Average
DTN Early Word Grains 07/20 06:31
DTN Midday Grain Comments 07/20 10:56
DTN Closing Grain Comments 07/20 13:48
DTN Cattle Prices 07/20 12:15
DTN Early Word Livestock Comments 07/20 06:13
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 07/20 11:48
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 07/17 15:36
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CME Feeder Cattle Index 07/13
Weekly Beef Export Sales 07/16 07:35
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Local Conditions
Washington, IA
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Temp: 91oF Feels Like: 103oF
Humid: 62% Dew Pt: 76oF
Barom: 29.88 Wind Dir: SE
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 13 mph
Sunrise: 5:51 Sunset: 8:35
As reported at WASHINGTON, IA at 2:00 PM
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DTN Weather Summary
Front Continues Through Corn Belt Tuesday
Bryce Anderson (Bio) – DTN Meteorologist

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DTN Weekly DDG Price Steady on Average

DTN Weekly DDG Price Slightly Higher on Average

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December Corn Chart Provides a Wealth of Technical Information

December Corn Chart Provides a Wealth of Technical Information

December Corn Chart Provides a Wealth of Technical Information

Fundamentally Speaking

2026 U.S. Winter Wheat Crop Seeing Lower Estimates

Largest Fund Long in Corn in Over a Year

Current Soybean Export Projections Still Look Too High

DTN Ag Policy Blog

House GOP Budget Blueprint Authorizes Up to $12B in Farm Aid

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Analysis Says Farm Safety Net Boosts Profits Beyond Bad Years

Analysis Says Farm Safety Net Boosts Profits Beyond Bad Years

Analysis Says Farm Safety Net Boosts Profits Beyond Bad Years

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Wildfire Smoke Spreading Through Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast

Record Heat Threatens Europe Corn Crop

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Poll: 75% of Voters Back Year-Round E15 as Senate Returns From July 4th Recess

Poll: 75% of Voters Back Year-Round E15 as Senate Returns From July 4th Recess

USDA Final Rule Lets Farmers Profit From No-Till, Cover Crops Through Biofuel Tax Credit

DTN Production Blog

Contemplate the Cost of Losing Glyphosate

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Harrington's Sort & Cull

Sit and Wait in the Cattle Complex

Cattle Complex Feels the Grind of Summer

Caution Builds in Cattle Complex

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Brazilian Crop Outlook Clouded by Fertilizer, Credit and El Nino Risks

Last Month of Brazil's Wet Season Looking Drier

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An Urban’s Rural View

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Tractor and Combine Sales Fall Sharply in October

Canadian Markets

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Large Corn Stocks Aren't So Large When Compared to Growing Demand

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Local Forecast
Washington, IA
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High: 94°F
Low: 68°F
Precip: 41%		 High: 82°F
Low: 67°F
Precip: 42%		 High: 76°F
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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 449'0 452'4 447'0 449'2 4'6 449'4s 02:43P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 472'0 476'0 470'0 472'4 5'4 473'0s 02:42P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 487'0 491'6 485'6 488'0 5'4 488'4s 02:32P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 495'6 500'0 494'2 497'0 5'4 497'2s 02:30P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 500'2 504'4 498'4 501'4 4'6 501'4s 01:30P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 487'6 489'2 486'0 487'0 3'0 487'2s 01:30P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 492'2 494'6 491'0 492'2 3'0 493'0s 01:30P Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 505'0 505'2 502'2 503'2 2'6 503'4s 02:30P Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
May 28 509'4 510'2 507'6 510'0 2'2 509'0s 02:30P Chart for @C8K Options for @C8K
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 1210'0 1231'6 1209'0 1223'0 21'4 1226'0s 02:42P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1200'0 1221'4 1197'0 1213'6 22'0 1215'4s 01:30P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1210'0 1232'0 1207'4 1225'0 23'2 1226'2s 02:41P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1222'0 1245'2 1221'2 1238'6 23'2 1240'0s 02:37P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1226'0 1245'6 1224'0 1238'6 20'0 1240'0s 01:30P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1230'0 1249'0 1229'0 1242'0 18'2 1243'4s 01:30P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1230'4 1252'4 1230'4 1246'6 17'0 1247'4s 01:30P Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1221'6 1235'0 1220'2 1230'0 15'6 1230'2s 01:30P Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1171'2 13'4 1192'4s 01:20P Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 3212 3259 3199 3229 33 3235s 01:30P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3183 3241 3167 3207 41 3212s 02:41P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3162 3231 3146 3193 50 3199s 02:30P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3193 3272 3182 3233 53 3238s 02:30P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3213 3288 3199 3250 54 3257s 01:30P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3224 3298 3214 3265 51 3270s 02:30P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3244 3307 3232 3280 50 3284s 01:30P Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3267 3328 3259 3305 49 3308s 01:30P Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
Aug 27 3304 3305 3295 3295 46 3297s 01:30P Chart for @SM7Q Options for @SM7Q
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 101.975 102.200 101.100 101.225 - 0.375 101.275s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 88.025 88.700 87.625 87.700 -0.225 87.725s 02:30P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 78.875 79.575 78.725 79.050 0.300 79.075s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 81.650 82.500 81.650 82.225 0.525 82.250s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 85.950 86.750 85.875 86.650 0.650 86.675s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 89.900 90.250 89.875 89.925 0.450 89.950s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 97.475 98.200 97.425 98.075 0.600 98.100s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 97.850 98.600 97.850 98.500 0.625 98.525s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 97.550 97.625 97.550 97.625 0.600 97.600s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 82.475 82.500 82.475 82.500 1.075 82.475s 01:05P Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 75.475 1.075 75.475s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 224.500 226.850 223.675 226.500 2.100 226.525s 02:30P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 220.750 223.525 219.825 223.300 2.600 223.300s 02:30P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 220.525 223.275 219.700 223.000 2.475 223.000s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 221.525 224.200 220.750 223.875 2.425 223.950s 02:34P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 222.325 225.300 221.775 225.000 2.700 225.025s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 216.000 219.300 215.750 219.100 2.775 219.125s 02:30P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 213.875 216.550 213.000 216.450 3.075 216.475s 01:05P Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 212.825 216.025 212.825 216.025 3.000 215.825s 01:05P Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
Dec 27 215.425 215.475 215.275 215.475 3.075 216.400s 01:05P Chart for @LE7Z Options for @LE7Z
Feb 28 213.000 3.100 216.125s 01:05P Chart for @LE8G Options for @LE8G
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 345.750 352.600 345.050 352.550 6.050 352.000s 01:05P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 339.125 347.000 338.300 346.775 6.900 346.250s 02:35P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 332.825 340.300 331.650 340.025 7.000 339.825s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 328.000 335.050 326.800 335.025 6.675 334.600s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 322.550 328.400 320.750 328.300 6.200 327.950s 02:31P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 317.725 324.675 317.725 324.675 5.550 324.150s 01:05P Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 317.250 323.875 317.050 323.875 5.325 323.450s 01:05P Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 316.250 322.125 316.250 322.125 5.300 322.175s 01:05P Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
Aug 27 320.900 320.900 320.900 320.900 4.575 320.900s 01:05P Chart for @GF7Q Options for @GF7Q
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 52300.00 52633.00 51999.00 52105.00 - 270.00 52375.00 02:43P Chart for @YM6U Options for @YM6U
Dec 26 52700.00 53038.00 52460.00 52484.00 - 297.00 52781.00 02:43P Chart for @YM6Z Options for @YM6Z
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 7485.00 7552.00 7478.00 7494.00 - 3.75 7497.75 02:43P Chart for @ES6U Options for @ES6U
Dec 26 7552.00 7618.75 7546.50 7559.50 - 5.00 7564.50 02:43P Chart for @ES6Z Options for @ES6Z
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 28747.75 29192.50 28709.75 28869.00 95.75 28773.25 02:43P Chart for @NQ6U Options for @NQ6U
Dec 26 29090.25 29482.75 29010.00 29161.75 94.75 29067.00 02:43P Chart for @NQ6Z Options for @NQ6Z
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 75.21 75.51 73.61 74.60 -0.13 74.68s 02:30P Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 74.29 74.60 72.80 73.76 -0.11 73.82s 02:40P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 73.45 73.68 71.96 72.76 -0.18 72.84s 01:30P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 72.74 73.11 71.36 72.09 -0.30 72.13s 01:30P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 72.63 72.72 71.04 71.70 -0.32 71.75s 01:30P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 71.93 72.20 70.53 71.17 -0.36 71.17s 02:30P Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 71.50 71.52 70.00 70.59 -0.35 70.59s 01:20P Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 70.74 70.74 69.38 69.93 -0.37 69.90s 01:20P Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 687'4 692'2 672'6 672'6 -8'6 674'0s 02:30P Chart for @W6U Options for @W6U
Dec 26 704'2 708'4 690'4 690'4 -8'2 691'4s 02:30P Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 718'0 721'4 705'4 706'2 -7'0 706'6s 01:30P Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 721'6 725'4 712'0 712'4 -5'4 713'4s 02:38P Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 718'0 721'2 709'6 710'2 -5'0 711'2s 02:38P Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 723'0 726'0 716'0 717'4 -4'4 717'2s 01:20P Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
Dec 27 734'0 736'2 727'0 728'4 -4'4 728'0s 01:30P Chart for @W7Z Options for @W7Z
Mar 28 736'4 736'4 734'0 735'2 -4'2 734'2s 01:20P Chart for @W8H Options for @W8H
May 28 739'0 739'0 739'0 739'0 -4'4 732'0s 01:20P Chart for @W8K Options for @W8K
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 64255.0 65890.0 63820.0 65205.0 935.0 64270.0 02:42P Chart for @BTC6N Options for @BTC6N
Aug 26 64515.0 66145.0 64115.0 65475.0 955.0 64520.0 02:42P Chart for @BTC6Q Options for @BTC6Q
Sep 26 65280.0 66350.0 64640.0 66135.0 1370.0 64765.0 02:42P Chart for @BTC6U Options for @BTC6U
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 4003.4 4018.9 4002.7 4013.9 - 2.4 4010.3 02:43P Chart for QGC6N Options for QGC6N
Aug 26 4005.6 4046.0 3986.5 4013.2 - 5.6 4015.9 02:43P Chart for QGC6Q Options for QGC6Q
Sep 26 4014.6 4055.0 4007.4 4031.5 - 0.6 4029.3 02:43P Chart for QGC6U Options for QGC6U
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 55.655 57.105 55.655 56.915 0.764 56.802 02:43P Chart for QSI6N Options for QSI6N
Aug 26 55.620 57.280 55.570 56.590 0.457 56.878 02:43P Chart for QSI6Q Options for QSI6Q
Sep 26 55.960 57.755 55.760 56.770 0.444 57.072 02:43P Chart for QSI6U Options for QSI6U
QCL - CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 83.76 85.39 80.27 83.17 0.68 83.23 02:43P Chart for QCL6Q Options for QCL6Q
Sep 26 82.91 84.60 79.58 82.49 0.71 82.48 02:42P Chart for QCL6U Options for QCL6U
Oct 26 81.22 82.65 78.33 80.88 0.54 80.90 02:43P Chart for QCL6V Options for QCL6V
My Custom Markets
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