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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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KC HRed Wheat:  http://www.cmegroup.com/trading/agricultural/grain-and-oilseed/kc-wheat.html (click)
Minn Hard Spring Wheat: https://www.barchart.com/futures/prices-by-exchange/mgex (click)
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Temp: 75oF Feels Like: 75oF
Humid: 54% Dew Pt: 57oF
Barom: 30.04 Wind Dir: S
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 16 mph
Sunrise: 7:33 Sunset: 6:07
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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 449'0 454'6 449'0 451'2 3'0 451'6s 03:56P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 463'0 468'0 462'6 464'4 2'2 465'0s 03:55P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 472'0 475'6 470'6 472'4 1'4 472'6s 03:53P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 478'2 482'2 477'2 478'6 1'0 479'0s 02:54P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 475'4 478'2 474'0 475'6 0'0 475'4s 02:54P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 490'0 492'6 488'4 490'2 0'0 490'0s 03:34P Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 504'6 505'6 502'0 503'4 0'0 503'6s 01:20P Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
May 28 511'4 513'2 510'0 510'0 0'4 511'4s 01:20P Chart for @C8K Options for @C8K
Jul 28 515'2 516'2 513'6 515'0 0'0 514'6s 01:20P Chart for @C8N Options for @C8N
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 1230'0 1237'6 1222'6 1223'2 -4'6 1224'4s 03:43P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1243'2 1250'0 1236'2 1237'0 -5'0 1238'0s 03:47P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1252'4 1257'6 1244'4 1244'4 -5'6 1246'0s 03:40P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1260'6 1265'6 1253'0 1253'0 -6'0 1254'4s 03:00P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1267'4 1271'6 1259'2 1259'4 -6'4 1260'6s 03:35P Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1252'4 1256'4 1244'0 1244'2 -7'2 1245'4s 01:20P Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1221'6 1225'0 1212'2 1213'4 -7'0 1214'2s 01:20P Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
Nov 27 1212'4 1216'6 1205'0 1205'6 -5'6 1206'6s 01:20P Chart for @S7X Options for @S7X
Jan 28 1227'0 1227'0 1216'6 1216'6 -5'6 1218'2s 02:30P Chart for @S8F Options for @S8F
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 3349 3367 3325 3351 11 3357s 03:46P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3344 3357 3324 3343 8 3348s 03:25P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3346 3357 3330 3345 2 3347s 01:30P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3379 3385 3361 3369 - 4 3371s 01:30P Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3414 3424 3402 3405 - 7 3407s 01:30P Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
Aug 27 3402 3410 3388 3390 - 9 3391s 01:20P Chart for @SM7Q Options for @SM7Q
Sep 27 3371 3382 3362 3362 - 8 3365s 03:26P Chart for @SM7U Options for @SM7U
Oct 27 3336 3347 3328 3329 - 8 3329s 01:20P Chart for @SM7V Options for @SM7V
Dec 27 3364 3371 3351 3352 - 9 3352s 01:20P Chart for @SM7Z Options for @SM7Z
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 62.000 62.275 58.225 58.850 -3.425 58.600s 02:30P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 64.925 65.375 63.800 64.325 -0.750 64.175s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 70.250 71.150 69.825 70.700 0.300 70.625s 02:30P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 75.700 77.300 75.700 76.900 0.800 76.900s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 84.925 86.700 84.375 86.075 1.225 86.225s 02:30P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 87.200 89.325 87.125 88.775 1.350 88.950s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 88.025 89.675 87.475 89.150 1.400 89.375s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 75.550 77.650 75.075 77.450 1.925 77.475s 01:05P Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 69.025 70.900 68.925 70.625 2.225 71.250s 03:20P Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
Feb 28 74.050 2.125 75.250s 01:05P Chart for @HE8G Options for @HE8G
Apr 28 79.725 2.100 79.725s 01:05P Chart for @HE8J Options for @HE8J
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 230.000 230.250 226.650 226.800 - 2.625 227.375s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 230.725 231.250 226.275 227.025 - 3.525 227.325s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 233.400 233.925 229.300 230.125 - 3.075 230.500s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 235.425 236.175 231.500 232.275 - 3.025 232.700s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 229.975 230.600 226.150 226.725 - 2.925 227.175s 01:05P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 226.125 226.625 222.200 222.850 - 2.975 223.250s 01:05P Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 223.850 224.275 219.900 220.425 - 3.050 220.850s 01:05P Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
Dec 27 223.925 224.225 219.975 220.900 - 3.025 220.900s 01:05P Chart for @LE7Z Options for @LE7Z
Feb 28 224.200 224.300 220.500 220.850 - 3.375 220.850s 01:05P Chart for @LE8G Options for @LE8G
Apr 28 223.300 223.300 220.850 220.850 - 3.200 220.850s 01:05P Chart for @LE8J Options for @LE8J
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 352.400 352.575 351.275 351.525 - 1.375 351.425s 03:13P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 349.300 351.300 345.650 346.500 - 3.275 346.750s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 346.275 348.375 340.725 341.700 - 5.000 342.100s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 342.500 344.650 335.925 336.850 - 6.050 337.275s 01:05P Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 341.400 343.250 334.200 335.150 - 6.500 335.600s 01:05P Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 339.075 340.950 331.675 332.450 - 6.900 332.950s 01:05P Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
Aug 27 340.150 341.025 331.750 332.425 - 6.950 333.100s 01:05P Chart for @GF7Q Options for @GF7Q
Sep 27 332.550 332.550 329.475 330.600 - 6.775 330.525s 01:05P Chart for @GF7U Options for @GF7U
Oct 27 329.350 329.350 329.350 329.350 - 6.450 327.225s 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 52592.00 52954.00 52395.00 52771.00 117.00 52696.00s 04:00P Chart for @YM6Z Options for @YM6Z
Mar 27 53023.00 53400.00 52875.00 53217.00 119.00 53169.00s 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 7761.75 7819.50 7750.25 7760.75 25.00 7783.25s 04:00P Chart for @ES6Z Options for @ES6Z
Mar 27 7832.25 7899.75 7827.75 7838.25 24.75 7860.00s 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 29814.25 30178.00 29674.25 29756.25 167.50 29979.50s 04:00P Chart for @NQ6Z Options for @NQ6Z
Mar 27 30132.25 30515.00 30008.50 30092.00 167.75 30315.00s 04:00P Chart for @NQ7H Options for @NQ7H
@QM - E-MINI CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 100.225 103.550 99.750 101.950 2.875 102.775s 04:00P Chart for @QM6Z Options for @QM6Z
Jan 27 98.000 101.625 98.000 100.200 2.950 101.000s 04:00P Chart for @QM7F Options for @QM7F
Feb 27 96.375 99.400 96.375 97.850 2.850 99.000s 04:00P Chart for @QM7G Options for @QM7G
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 66.71 66.80 65.51 65.54 -1.15 65.56s 03:47P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 66.88 67.01 65.79 65.80 -1.09 65.82s 02:56P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 67.24 67.35 66.19 66.20 -1.02 66.22s 03:05P Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 67.55 67.62 66.53 66.53 -0.99 66.56s 02:51P Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 67.60 67.68 66.57 66.57 -0.98 66.62s 02:51P Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
Aug 27 67.10 67.28 66.18 66.18 -0.94 66.22s 02:52P Chart for @BO7Q Options for @BO7Q
Sep 27 66.60 66.70 65.77 65.77 -0.92 65.78s 03:22P Chart for @BO7U Options for @BO7U
Oct 27 66.16 66.21 65.30 65.30 -0.90 65.30s 02:52P Chart for @BO7V Options for @BO7V
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 610'4 614'6 593'2 599'4 -11'2 599'0s 01:30P Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 623'4 627'2 607'4 613'6 -9'6 613'2s 03:21P Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 629'2 632'6 614'6 621'0 -9'0 620'4s 01:30P Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 632'2 636'2 620'4 627'0 -7'2 626'2s 01:30P Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 642'2 645'2 631'0 637'2 -6'4 636'4s 02:30P Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
Dec 27 657'4 659'0 646'6 652'4 -5'2 651'6s 01:30P Chart for @W7Z Options for @W7Z
Mar 28 666'0 669'0 660'0 664'0 -4'0 664'2s 01:20P Chart for @W8H Options for @W8H
May 28 665'0 668'0 665'0 668'0 -3'2 667'6s 01:20P Chart for @W8K Options for @W8K
Jul 28 660'2 -1'0 657'4s 01:20P Chart for @W8N Options for @W8N
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 81075.0 81100.0 81070.0 81070.0 - 455.0 81525.0 04:41P Chart for @BTC6V Options for @BTC6V
Nov 26 81605.0 81840.0 Chart for @BTC6X Options for @BTC6X
Dec 26 82160.0 82150.0 Chart for @BTC6Z Options for @BTC6Z
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 4058.7 - 22.8 4036.0s 04:00P Chart for QGC6V Options for QGC6V
Nov 26 4056.3 4066.0 4027.9 4062.6 - 23.2 4037.4s 04:00P Chart for QGC6X Options for QGC6X
Dec 26 4073.6 4097.2 4036.9 4081.2 - 23.0 4051.6s 04:00P Chart for QGC6Z Options for QGC6Z
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 53.925 53.925 53.405 53.405 -0.836 53.457s 04:00P Chart for QSI6V Options for QSI6V
Nov 26 54.270 54.330 53.340 53.340 -0.846 53.471s 04:00P Chart for QSI6X Options for QSI6X
Dec 26 54.485 54.685 53.325 54.040 -0.847 53.666s 04:00P Chart for QSI6Z Options for QSI6Z
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