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5-day Forecast for Washington, IA
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Temp
L/H (°F)		 62/80 68/92 74/94 75/95 74/95
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L/H (°F)		 62/82 68/105 75/106 77/107 75/105
Dew Point
(°F)		 63 72 73 73 72
Humidity
(%)		 72 68 63 61 59
Wind
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DTN Market News
DTN Weekly Average DDG Price Still Moving Lower
DTN Early Word Grains 06/26 05:50
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DTN Cattle Close/Trends 06/26 17:30
DTN Early Word Livestock Comments 06/26 06:16
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 06/26 11:39
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 06/26 15:19
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CME Feeder Cattle Index 06/25
USDA Hogs & Pigs Report 06/25 14:34
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DTN Hog Close/Trends 06/26 15:55
Family Business Matters 06/02 12:13

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SCOTUS Ends Protections for Immigrants 06/26 06:06
NKorea: 'Destructive' Military Posture 06/26 06:11
Financial Markets 06/26 15:33

Local Conditions
Washington, IA
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Temp: 66oF Feels Like: 67oF
Humid: 100% Dew Pt: 66oF
Barom: 29.99 Wind Dir: E
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 9 mph
Sunrise: 5:35 Sunset: 8:43
As reported at WASHINGTON, IA at 10:00 PM
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DTN Weather Summary
Heatwave Starts This Weekend, Continues Through Next Week
Bryce Anderson (Bio) – DTN Meteorologist

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Posted at 12:03PM Fri Jun 26, 2026 CDT

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Fundamentally Speaking

2026 U.S. Winter Wheat Crop Seeing Lower Estimates

Largest Fund Long in Corn in Over a Year

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Minding Ag's Business

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DTN Ag Weather Forum

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Ethanol Groups Move to Intervene in RFS Court Battle, Defending Record-High 2026-2027 Blending Volumes

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Decisions Grow Complex After Hailstorm

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Grab Your Calendar, We Have Dates to Discuss

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Safrinha Corn Slightly Behind Schedule in Brazil, Sparking Concerns for Rest of Wet Season

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Why Free Trade Isn't Coming Back

The Changes Warsh Wants at the Federal Reserve

The Changes Warsh Wants at the Federal Reserve

Machinery Chatter

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Severe G4 Geomagnetic Storm Watch Issued, Auroras May be Seen as Far South as Alabama

Tractor and Combine Sales Fall Sharply in October

Canadian Markets

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Soybean Oil's Premium to Palm Oil May Be at Risk Due to El Nino

CIMT Data for April Shows How Important China Has Been

Editor’s Notebook

Cattle Webinar June 24

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Washington, IA
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Local Forecast
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High: 80°F
Low: 62°F
Precip: 39%		 High: 92°F
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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 414'2 417'4 411'2 411'6 -2'0 412'6s 03:49P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 424'0 427'0 420'0 420'4 -2'4 421'6s 03:51P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 443'0 446'2 439'6 440'0 -1'4 441'4s 03:57P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 457'4 460'6 455'2 455'4 -1'0 456'4s 02:47P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 466'0 469'2 464'2 464'6 -0'6 465'4s 02:49P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 472'0 475'2 470'4 470'6 -0'4 471'6s 01:30P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 466'0 468'0 464'0 465'0 0'0 465'4s 01:20P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 473'0 476'2 471'4 473'2 0'6 473'6s 01:22P Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 485'4 487'6 483'2 485'6 1'0 485'6s 01:20P Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 1127'4 1128'0 1118'6 1124'0 -1'2 1126'2s 03:55P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1139'0 1139'0 1128'2 1134'2 -0'4 1136'4s 03:57P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1141'4 1143'0 1132'4 1139'6 0'2 1141'4s 03:57P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1157'4 1158'6 1148'0 1155'0 -0'6 1156'2s 03:57P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1171'4 1172'6 1162'0 1169'2 -0'4 1170'4s 03:33P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1174'6 1177'2 1166'6 1173'4 0'0 1175'4s 01:30P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1180'0 1183'2 1173'2 1179'0 -0'2 1181'0s 01:30P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1186'0 1189'0 1179'2 1184'4 -1'0 1186'4s 01:30P Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1169'0 1173'4 1169'0 1173'4 -1'2 1173'0s 01:20P Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 3082 3084 3034 3070 - 12 3070s 03:59P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3060 3060 3015 3043 - 18 3042s 03:58P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3033 3033 3004 3024 - 13 3023s 03:29P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3017 3021 2996 3010 - 9 3011s 02:30P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3049 3054 3028 3043 - 5 3045s 03:57P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3060 3067 3041 3054 - 4 3057s 02:30P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3077 3094 3070 3081 - 5 3083s 01:30P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3116 3123 3100 3109 - 6 3112s 01:30P Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3156 3158 3140 3147 - 5 3151s 01:30P Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 93.250 93.625 92.825 92.925 0.225 92.925s 01:05P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 97.400 97.900 96.275 96.625 -0.025 96.575s 02:30P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 81.750 82.575 81.650 81.950 1.000 81.950s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 74.500 75.300 74.500 74.875 1.175 74.950s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 78.600 79.075 78.550 78.725 1.200 78.850s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 83.025 84.000 83.000 83.725 1.250 83.800s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 86.650 87.450 86.650 87.450 1.350 87.600s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 94.975 96.025 94.975 95.900 1.350 95.950s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 257.500 257.900 256.100 257.825 0.050 257.450s 01:05P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 247.175 247.250 245.500 246.075 - 1.400 245.825s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 240.500 240.625 238.700 239.325 - 1.425 239.200s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 239.750 239.750 237.875 238.575 - 1.250 238.500s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 240.275 240.475 238.525 239.125 - 1.400 239.075s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 240.550 240.950 238.975 239.575 - 1.375 239.575s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 233.925 234.700 232.900 233.550 - 1.225 233.525s 01:05P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 231.500 231.500 230.150 230.650 - 0.875 230.625s 01:05P Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 373.450 373.525 368.500 369.700 - 3.450 369.850s 02:30P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 371.400 371.400 366.600 367.475 - 3.700 367.675s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 368.225 368.225 363.675 364.450 - 3.750 364.600s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 365.050 365.500 360.675 361.175 - 3.775 361.375s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 358.725 359.225 354.200 354.675 - 3.875 354.850s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 354.325 354.325 350.000 350.625 - 3.900 350.850s 01:05P Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 349.425 349.825 349.150 349.400 - 3.900 349.275s 01:05P Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 353.000 - 3.900 347.300s 01:05P Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 52439.00 52542.00 52008.00 52161.00 - 130.00 52209.00s 04:00P Chart for @YM6U Options for @YM6U
Dec 26 52858.00 52942.00 52441.00 52625.00 - 138.00 52622.00s 04:00P Chart for @YM6Z Options for @YM6Z
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 7431.00 7459.50 7357.25 7397.25 - 21.50 7401.75s 04:00P Chart for @ES6U Options for @ES6U
Dec 26 7494.50 7525.00 7425.50 7467.25 - 22.75 7468.50s 04:00P Chart for @ES6Z Options for @ES6Z
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 29742.00 29892.75 29160.50 29283.00 - 356.50 29368.25s 04:00P Chart for @NQ6U Options for @NQ6U
Dec 26 30000.00 30187.00 29470.50 29576.00 - 368.25 29667.75s 04:00P Chart for @NQ6Z Options for @NQ6Z
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 70.91 71.38 69.93 71.04 0.49 71.30s 01:30P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 69.60 69.91 68.69 69.64 0.28 69.82s 03:59P Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 68.68 68.81 67.74 68.65 0.16 68.74s 03:57P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 67.61 67.80 66.89 67.68 0.02 67.74s 01:30P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 67.14 67.32 66.32 67.04 -0.10 67.09s 03:57P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 66.95 66.96 66.00 66.63 -0.23 66.67s 01:30P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 66.27 66.59 65.60 66.19 -0.30 66.23s 01:30P Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 65.81 65.98 65.08 65.70 -0.34 65.72s 01:30P Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 588'4 589'6 574'0 577'2 -12'6 578'2s 01:30P Chart for @W6N Options for @W6N
Sep 26 600'0 600'4 584'6 588'6 -11'6 589'6s 02:32P Chart for @W6U Options for @W6U
Dec 26 617'0 617'0 602'4 606'0 -11'0 607'2s 02:51P Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 632'0 632'0 617'2 621'2 -10'6 622'0s 02:30P Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 639'6 639'6 627'0 630'6 -10'2 631'4s 03:09P Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 644'6 644'6 633'4 637'0 -9'4 638'0s 01:20P Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 654'6 654'6 645'0 648'2 -9'0 649'2s 01:20P Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
Dec 27 670'6 670'6 663'0 666'0 -8'6 666'0s 01:30P Chart for @W7Z Options for @W7Z
Mar 28 679'4 679'4 679'4 679'4 -7'4 678'4s 01:20P Chart for @W8H Options for @W8H
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 59500.0 60615.0 58255.0 59765.0 573.3 59763.3s 04:00P Chart for @BTC6M Options for @BTC6M
Jul 26 59880.0 60520.0 59790.0 60420.0 425.0 59995.0 11:07P Chart for @BTC6N Options for @BTC6N
Aug 26 69452.5 60480.0 60040.0 60240.0 Chart for @BTC6Q Options for @BTC6Q
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 4015.8 48.2 4078.7s 04:00P Chart for QGC6M Options for QGC6M
Jul 26 4027.5 4093.6 3987.6 4064.5 48.2 4079.5s 04:00P Chart for QGC6N Options for QGC6N
Aug 26 4044.4 4111.5 3998.1 4103.0 48.7 4096.3s 04:00P Chart for QGC6Q Options for QGC6Q
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 59.190 59.190 59.190 59.190 0.869 59.217s 04:00P Chart for QSI6M Options for QSI6M
Jul 26 58.025 59.530 55.695 59.160 0.863 59.224s 04:00P Chart for QSI6N Options for QSI6N
Aug 26 57.855 59.765 55.965 59.400 0.874 59.464s 04:00P Chart for QSI6Q Options for QSI6Q
QCL - CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 71.44 71.86 68.56 70.24 -2.69 69.23s 04:00P Chart for QCL6Q Options for QCL6Q
Sep 26 71.09 71.45 68.32 69.88 -2.59 68.93s 04:00P Chart for QCL6U Options for QCL6U
Oct 26 70.70 70.97 68.02 69.47 -2.43 68.60s 04:00P Chart for QCL6V Options for QCL6V
My Custom Markets
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Thursday, June 25, 2026 12:40PM CDT
The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that federal law preempts state failure-to-warn claims against Roundup, handing Bayer a major victory and shielding the company from state cancer-warning lawsuits.

Tuesday, June 23, 2026 2:47PM CDT
Weather events can toss out some harsh realities. Hail is among the worst, and some central Illinois farmers are sorting through what to do next.

Thursday, June 18, 2026 12:41PM CDT
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Friday, June 26, 2026 3:46PM CDT
USDA officials told Congress that staffing shortages at FSA and NRCS -- driven by employee departures, hiring constraints and limited funding -- have left some county offices understaffed or closed. The agency plans to hire up to 9,500 employees and rely on technology upgrades and outside partners to maintain services despite bipartisan concerns about impacts on farmers.

Friday, June 26, 2026 3:46PM CDT
USDA officials told Congress that staffing shortages at FSA and NRCS -- driven by employee departures, hiring constraints and limited funding -- have left some county offices understaffed or closed. The agency plans to hire up to 9,500 employees and rely on technology upgrades and outside partners to maintain services despite bipartisan concerns about impacts on farmers.

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Carol Mann wins LPGA Waterloo Women's Golf Open Invitational

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