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5-day Forecast for Washington, IA
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DTN Market News
Duluth-Superior Ocean Navigation Season Ends With Departure of Last Saltie
DTN Early Word Grains 12/30 05:35
DTN Midday Grain Comments 12/30 10:51
DTN Closing Grain Comments 12/29 14:19
DTN Cattle Prices/Trends 12/30 11:35
DTN Early Word Livestock Comments 12/30 06:13
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 12/30 11:31
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 12/29 15:56
DTN Chart Technical Points 12/29 16:30
National Lean Hog Values 09/01

DTN Livestock News
DTN Cattle Prices/Trends 12/30 11:35
DTN Early Word Livestock Comments 12/30 06:13
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DTN Closing Livestock Comment 12/29 15:56
CME Feeder Cattle Index 12/29
USDA Hogs & Pigs Report 12/23 14:43
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Local Conditions
Washington, IA
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Temp: 21oF Feels Like: 12oF
Humid: 93% Dew Pt: 19oF
Barom: 30.24 Wind Dir: S
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 7 mph
Sunrise: 7:32 Sunset: 4:46
As reported at WASHINGTON, IA at 11:00 AM
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DTN Weather Summary
Light Snow in the North-Central US Tuesday
Bryce Anderson (Bio) – DTN Meteorologist

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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 442'0 443'0 439'6 440'6 -1'4 442'2 11:51A Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 450'4 451'2 448'0 449'0 -1'6 450'6 11:51A Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 456'6 457'4 454'2 455'0 -2'0 457'0 11:51A Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 451'4 451'6 448'4 449'4 -2'0 451'4 11:51A Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 463'0 463'0 460'4 461'4 -1'4 463'0 11:51A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 475'6 476'0 473'4 474'2 -1'6 476'0 11:51A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 482'6 482'6 480'6 480'6 -2'0 482'6 11:52A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 485'4 485'6 484'2 484'2 -2'0 486'2 11:52A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 468'0 0'0 467'4 11:52A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jan 26 1049'4 1053'4 1047'2 1048'6 -0'6 1049'4 11:51A Chart for @S6F Options for @S6F
Mar 26 1063'6 1067'6 1061'0 1063'4 0'0 1063'4 11:51A Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1075'2 1079'2 1072'6 1075'4 0'2 1075'2 11:51A Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1087'6 1091'2 1084'2 1087'2 0'0 1087'2 11:51A Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1085'4 1088'4 1082'2 1084'4 -0'2 1084'6 11:51A Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1072'0 1075'0 1069'2 1071'0 -0'2 1071'2 11:51A Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1076'2 1079'4 1073'6 1075'4 -0'2 1075'6 11:51A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1086'6 1089'2 1084'6 1085'6 0'4 1085'2 11:52A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1086'6 1088'6 1084'6 1085'2 -0'4 1085'6 11:52A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jan 26 2988 3000 2962 2968 - 20 2988 11:51A Chart for @SM6F Options for @SM6F
Mar 26 3033 3048 3018 3029 - 4 3033 11:51A Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 3074 3085 3060 3066 - 7 3073 11:51A Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3125 3138 3112 3119 - 6 3125 11:51A Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3140 3148 3126 3133 - 5 3138 11:51A Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3147 3153 3133 3141 - 2 3143 11:51A Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3145 3153 3134 3141 - 3 3144 11:51A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3183 3190 3171 3179 - 2 3181 11:52A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3199 3199 3190 3190 - 9 3199 11:52A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 84.450 85.625 84.425 85.525 1.050 84.475 11:51A Chart for @HE6G Options for @HE6G
Apr 26 89.575 90.325 89.475 90.225 0.825 89.400 11:51A Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 93.800 94.100 93.800 94.000 0.550 93.450 11:51A Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 102.300 103.000 102.250 102.875 0.450 102.425 11:51A Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 103.500 103.975 103.325 103.850 0.275 103.575 11:51A Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 102.625 102.950 102.425 102.850 0.150 102.700 11:51A Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 86.425 86.600 86.250 86.525 0.050 86.475 11:52A Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 77.675 77.725 77.475 77.625 0.025 77.600 11:52A Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 25 229.000 231.450 228.900 231.000 2.100 228.900 11:51A Chart for @LE5Z Options for @LE5Z
Feb 26 229.125 230.950 228.425 230.475 1.500 228.975 11:51A Chart for @LE6G Options for @LE6G
Apr 26 229.550 231.500 229.000 231.125 1.600 229.525 11:51A Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 224.175 226.250 223.875 225.900 1.725 224.175 11:51A Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 221.000 223.100 220.800 222.750 1.800 220.950 11:51A Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 220.000 222.075 219.800 221.800 1.850 219.950 11:52A Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 220.100 222.075 219.825 221.850 1.850 220.000 11:52A Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 219.450 221.500 219.425 221.400 1.975 219.425 11:52A Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jan 26 347.700 350.075 346.500 349.550 2.550 347.000 11:51A Chart for @GF6F Options for @GF6F
Mar 26 342.475 345.050 341.150 344.575 2.900 341.675 11:51A Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 340.000 343.775 340.000 343.300 2.875 340.425 11:51A Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 337.600 341.450 337.600 341.050 2.950 338.100 11:51A Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 337.675 341.000 337.425 340.600 2.425 338.175 11:51A Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 336.425 338.925 336.425 338.750 2.575 336.175 11:51A Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 333.950 336.175 333.800 336.175 2.725 333.450 11:52A Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 330.650 332.550 330.525 332.550 2.150 330.400 11:52A Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 48763.00 48774.00 48573.00 48688.00 - 61.00 48749.00 11:52A Chart for @YM6H Options for @YM6H
Jun 26 48960.00 49048.00 48893.00 48952.00 - 94.00 49046.00 11:52A Chart for @YM6M Options for @YM6M
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 6956.50 6961.50 6940.75 6951.25 - 3.75 6955.00 11:52A Chart for @ES6H Options for @ES6H
Jun 26 7007.00 7012.50 6992.50 7003.50 - 2.75 7006.25 11:52A Chart for @ES6M Options for @ES6M
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 25740.00 25793.75 25674.25 25728.75 - 11.00 25739.75 11:52A Chart for @NQ6H Options for @NQ6H
Jun 26 25959.50 25998.50 25896.25 25940.00 - 20.75 25960.75 11:52A Chart for @NQ6M Options for @NQ6M
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jan 26 48.78 49.14 48.67 48.99 0.21 48.78 11:51A Chart for @BO6F Options for @BO6F
Mar 26 49.26 49.68 49.15 49.53 0.24 49.29 11:51A Chart for @BO6H Options for @BO6H
May 26 49.79 50.17 49.66 50.01 0.21 49.80 11:51A Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 512'6 515'4 510'4 511'4 -1'4 513'0 11:51A Chart for @W6H Options for @W6H
May 26 524'2 526'6 522'0 522'6 -2'0 524'6 11:51A Chart for @W6K Options for @W6K
Jul 26 537'0 538'6 534'2 534'6 -2'4 537'2 11:51A Chart for @W6N Options for @W6N
Sep 26 552'0 553'0 549'0 549'2 -2'2 551'4 11:51A Chart for @W6U Options for @W6U
Dec 26 570'6 571'2 567'4 568'0 -2'2 570'2 11:51A Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 587'2 587'2 584'0 584'0 -2'2 586'2 11:51A Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 593'4 593'4 592'2 592'2 -2'6 595'0 11:51A Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 592'2 592'2 592'2 592'2 -2'2 594'4 11:49A Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 599'6 0'0 606'0 11:51A Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jan 26 87670.0 89960.0 87125.0 88860.0 1300.0 87560.0 11:52A Chart for @BTC6F Options for @BTC6F
Feb 26 88050.0 90185.0 87500.0 89050.0 1095.0 87955.0 11:52A Chart for @BTC6G Options for @BTC6G
Mar 26 89290.0 90320.0 89150.0 89515.0 1180.0 88335.0 11:52A Chart for @BTC6H Options for @BTC6H
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jan 26 4346.4 4403.6 4338.6 4366.0 39.0 4327.0 11:52A Chart for QGC6F Options for QGC6F
Feb 26 4350.3 4420.5 4338.8 4383.2 39.6 4343.6 11:52A Chart for QGC6G Options for QGC6G
Mar 26 4367.0 4435.3 4355.6 4398.4 39.4 4359.0 11:51A Chart for QGC6H Options for QGC6H
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jan 26 71.330 77.015 70.500 76.915 6.912 70.003 11:52A Chart for QSI6F Options for QSI6F
Feb 26 71.615 77.400 70.450 76.995 6.756 70.239 11:52A Chart for QSI6G Options for QSI6G
Mar 26 71.685 77.720 70.670 77.270 6.810 70.460 11:51A Chart for QSI6H Options for QSI6H
QCL - CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 57.81 58.47 57.60 58.00 -0.08 58.08 11:52A Chart for QCL6G Options for QCL6G
Mar 26 57.49 58.24 57.36 57.79 -0.06 57.85 11:52A Chart for QCL6H Options for QCL6H
Apr 26 57.37 58.07 57.21 57.63 -0.05 57.68 11:52A Chart for QCL6J Options for QCL6J
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