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5-day Forecast for Washington, IA
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Temp
L/H (°F)		 73/92 74/93 73/90 71/89 69/87
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L/H (°F)		 86/101 76/101 75/99 72/101 69/95
Dew Point
(°F)		 74 73 73 73 71
Humidity
(%)		 61 64 68 74 78
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DTN Market News
DTN Weekly Average DDG Price Still Moving Lower
DTN Early Word Grains 07/01 05:50
DTN Midday Grain Comments 07/01 10:50
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DTN Early Word Livestock Comments 07/01 06:13
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 07/01 11:56
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 06/30 15:49
DTN Chart Technical Points 06/30 16:30
National Lean Hog Values 09/01

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CME Feeder Cattle Index 06/29
USDA Hogs & Pigs Report 06/25 14:34
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DTN Hog Prices/Trends 07/01 11:10
Family Business Matters 06/02 12:13

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Local Conditions
Washington, IA
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Temp: 86oF Feels Like: 99oF
Humid: 79% Dew Pt: 79oF
Barom: 29.95 Wind Dir: WSW
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 15 mph
Sunrise: 5:37 Sunset: 8:43
As reported at WASHINGTON, IA at 11:00 AM
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DTN Weather Summary
Strong Storms Continue to Build on Edge of Heatwave Wednesday
Bryce Anderson (Bio) – DTN Meteorologist

Showers, thunderstorms for Central Plains to Upper Midwest, Great Lakes. Showers for Delta, Southeast. » More DTN Weather Commentary
Posted at 5:35AM Wed Jul 1, 2026 CDT

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Fundamentally Speaking

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Local Forecast
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Wednesday
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High: 92°F
Low: 73°F
Precip: 34%		 High: 93°F
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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 413'6 422'0 412'2 419'6 7'0 412'6 11:48A Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 416'6 424'6 415'6 421'6 5'0 416'6 11:48A Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 436'2 444'0 435'4 441'2 5'2 436'0 11:48A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 451'2 459'0 450'6 457'0 6'0 451'0 11:48A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 459'6 468'0 459'6 466'2 6'2 460'0 11:48A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 466'6 474'0 466'4 472'4 5'6 466'6 11:48A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 462'0 467'4 462'0 465'6 4'2 461'4 11:48A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 469'0 475'4 469'0 473'4 4'0 469'4 11:48A Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 483'0 487'0 483'0 484'2 2'2 482'0 11:47A Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 1115'0 1133'0 1114'0 1124'2 7'4 1116'6 11:48A Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1123'4 1140'6 1120'2 1130'4 6'2 1124'2 11:48A Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1126'4 1145'6 1124'6 1134'0 5'2 1128'6 11:48A Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1143'0 1161'2 1139'2 1148'4 4'6 1143'6 11:48A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1157'6 1175'6 1154'2 1163'0 4'2 1158'6 11:48A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1167'0 1182'6 1162'4 1170'4 3'4 1167'0 11:48A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1172'2 1190'2 1171'0 1177'4 2'6 1174'6 11:48A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1181'2 1197'0 1178'4 1184'4 2'6 1181'6 11:48A Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1171'2 1182'2 1171'0 1172'6 2'4 1170'2 11:48A Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 3057 3073 3037 3063 16 3047 11:48A Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3039 3062 3032 3047 8 3039 11:48A Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3019 3051 3015 3030 11 3019 11:48A Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3001 3043 3001 3014 13 3001 11:48A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3032 3078 3030 3044 13 3031 11:48A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3046 3090 3045 3058 12 3046 11:48A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3070 3119 3070 3088 10 3078 11:48A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3108 3141 3107 3113 5 3108 11:48A Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3149 3180 3149 3149 3149 11:48A Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 93.825 94.425 93.675 93.700 -0.625 94.325 11:48A Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 97.975 98.950 97.725 97.800 -0.400 98.200 11:48A Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 82.000 82.825 81.775 82.125 0.125 82.000 11:48A Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 73.650 74.400 73.475 73.850 0.225 73.625 11:48A Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 77.300 77.925 77.100 77.550 0.225 77.325 11:48A Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 81.975 82.675 81.925 82.400 0.175 82.225 11:48A Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 86.400 86.400 86.400 86.400 0.400 86.000 11:48A Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 94.125 94.750 94.100 94.550 0.200 94.350 11:48A Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 243.000 243.750 241.000 243.475 1.050 242.425 11:48A Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 237.275 238.525 235.750 238.300 1.650 236.650 11:48A Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 237.000 238.000 235.575 237.925 1.550 236.375 11:48A Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 237.550 238.525 236.225 238.375 1.525 236.850 11:48A Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 238.000 238.875 236.700 238.775 1.525 237.250 11:48A Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 231.800 232.525 230.425 232.400 1.325 231.075 11:48A Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 229.150 229.325 227.225 229.300 1.175 228.125 11:48A Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 227.375 228.350 226.350 228.350 1.000 227.350 11:48A Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 365.350 367.550 363.350 367.400 2.800 364.600 11:48A Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 363.050 365.450 361.125 365.275 2.750 362.525 11:48A Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 359.925 362.475 358.225 362.350 2.700 359.650 11:48A Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 356.600 359.325 355.125 359.325 2.775 356.550 11:48A Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 351.000 352.775 348.775 352.700 2.725 349.975 11:48A Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 347.100 348.825 345.000 348.825 3.000 345.825 11:48A Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 346.100 346.450 345.675 346.300 1.925 344.375 11:48A Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 342.100 342.100 342.100 342.100 - 3.225 342.100s 11:48A Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 52546.00 53105.00 52381.00 52968.00 298.00 52670.00 11:48A Chart for @YM6U Options for @YM6U
Dec 26 53032.00 53527.00 52823.00 53472.00 378.00 53094.00 11:48A Chart for @YM6Z Options for @YM6Z
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 7543.25 7579.00 7505.75 7570.25 22.00 7548.25 11:48A Chart for @ES6U Options for @ES6U
Dec 26 7608.75 7646.25 7573.50 7639.75 23.50 7616.25 11:48A Chart for @ES6Z Options for @ES6Z
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 30505.75 30553.75 30087.75 30230.75 - 292.75 30523.50 11:48A Chart for @NQ6U Options for @NQ6U
Dec 26 30830.00 30850.00 30404.50 30530.00 - 312.50 30842.50 11:48A Chart for @NQ6Z Options for @NQ6Z
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 66.30 67.25 65.50 65.96 -0.78 66.74 11:48A Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 67.03 67.13 65.59 65.81 -1.12 66.93 11:48A Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 66.55 66.65 65.42 65.61 -0.83 66.44 11:48A Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 65.94 66.02 65.01 65.20 -0.59 65.79 11:48A Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 65.45 65.61 64.63 64.89 -0.46 65.35 11:48A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 64.98 65.37 64.45 64.71 -0.42 65.13 11:48A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 64.94 65.15 64.26 64.58 -0.33 64.91 11:48A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 64.62 64.78 63.98 64.29 -0.32 64.61 11:48A Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 577'2 599'0 577'2 592'2 11'4 580'6 11:48A Chart for @W6N Options for @W6N
Sep 26 587'6 608'2 586'4 600'4 11'2 589'2 11:48A Chart for @W6U Options for @W6U
Dec 26 603'4 622'0 602'4 614'6 10'2 604'4 11:48A Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 617'2 634'0 616'2 627'4 9'2 618'2 11:48A Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 625'4 641'0 625'2 634'6 8'0 626'6 11:48A Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 631'4 645'0 629'0 639'6 7'6 632'0 11:48A Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 644'0 654'6 643'4 650'4 7'2 643'2 11:48A Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
Dec 27 660'4 671'4 660'4 666'4 6'0 660'4 11:48A Chart for @W7Z Options for @W7Z
Mar 28 681'2 681'2 681'2 681'2 8'4 672'6 11:48A Chart for @W8H Options for @W8H
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 58665.0 60705.0 57850.0 60240.0 1340.0 58900.0 11:48A Chart for @BTC6N Options for @BTC6N
Aug 26 58995.0 60925.0 58120.0 60470.0 1335.0 59135.0 11:48A Chart for @BTC6Q Options for @BTC6Q
Sep 26 59010.0 61120.0 58900.0 60920.0 1555.0 59365.0 11:48A Chart for @BTC6U Options for @BTC6U
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 4013.1 4100.0 3963.0 4090.2 67.3 4022.9 11:48A Chart for QGC6N Options for QGC6N
Aug 26 4025.0 4131.0 3973.0 4087.7 49.2 4038.5 11:48A Chart for QGC6Q Options for QGC6Q
Sep 26 4041.8 4143.4 3987.5 4102.8 50.1 4052.7 11:48A Chart for QGC6U Options for QGC6U
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 58.865 60.420 57.325 60.415 0.938 59.477 11:48A Chart for QSI6N Options for QSI6N
Aug 26 58.965 61.285 57.485 60.450 0.747 59.703 11:48A Chart for QSI6Q Options for QSI6Q
Sep 26 59.250 61.545 57.555 60.650 0.728 59.922 11:48A Chart for QSI6U Options for QSI6U
QCL - CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 69.98 70.19 68.03 68.27 -1.23 69.50 11:48A Chart for QCL6Q Options for QCL6Q
Sep 26 69.70 69.87 67.97 68.20 -1.07 69.27 11:48A Chart for QCL6U Options for QCL6U
Oct 26 69.41 69.57 67.88 68.08 -0.90 68.98 11:48A Chart for QCL6V Options for QCL6V
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Tuesday, June 30, 2026 5:45PM CDT
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