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West Des Moines, IA

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Temp:	80^oF	Feels Like:	82^oF
Humid:	64%	Dew Pt:	67^oF
Barom:	29.98	Wind Dir:	E
Cond:	N/A	Wind Spd:	7 mph
Sunrise:	6:27	Sunset:	8:09
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	High	Low	Last	Chg
Sep	368'2	363'2	365'0	-6'0
Dec	378'2	373'2	374'6	-6'2
Mar	390'0	385'6	387'4	-5'6
May	397'2	393'2	395'0	-5'6
Jul	403'2	399'2	401'0	-5'2
Sep	404'0	400'2	401'0	-4'0
Dec	407'4	403'6	405'2	-3'4
Mar	416'4	414'0	414'6	-3'4

@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
	High	Low	Last	Chg
Sep	865'0	852'0	853'6	-13'2
Nov	877'6	864'4	866'4	-13'2
Jan	891'2	878'4	880'6	-13'0
Mar	903'4	891'6	893'4	-12'6
May	914'2	903'4	906'0	-12'0
Jul	925'0	915'0	917'0	-11'4
Aug	923'0	923'0	923'0	-11'2
Sep			928'4	-11'0

@KW - HARD RED WINTER WHEAT - KCBT
	High	Low	Last	Chg
Sep	394'4	388'6	389'6	-3'0
Dec	409'4	404'0	405'0	-2'6
Mar	425'2	419'6	421'0	-3'0
May	436'2	430'0	431'2	-3'0
Jul	445'6	440'2	442'6	-3'4
Sep	460'0	454'6	456'2	-3'4

@W - WHEAT - CBOT
	High	Low	Last	Chg
Sep	470'4	464'0	464'4	-5'2
Dec	476'6	471'0	471'2	-5'0
Mar	483'0	477'4	478'2	-4'4
May	488'4	482'4	484'0	-4'6

@MW - HARD RED SPRING WHEAT - MGE
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Sep	506'0	503'4	504'2	-0'6
Dec	518'2	515'4	516'6	-1'4
Mar	532'6	530'4	531'4	-1'2
May	542'6	540'6	540'6	-1'0

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Aug	136.975	135.625	135.825	1.100
Sep	135.150	132.700	132.800	0.450
Oct	135.650	133.025	133.075	0.325
Nov	135.250	132.725	132.825	0.150

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Aug	101.750	100.150	100.150	0.275
Oct	99.925	98.100	98.200	0.175
Dec	105.000	103.600	103.625	0.200
Feb	110.075	108.825	108.900	0.050

@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
	High	Low	Last	Chg
Oct	64.475	62.150	64.400	2.025
Dec	63.325	60.775	63.150	2.075
Feb	70.200	67.950	69.800	1.700
Apr	75.575	73.500	75.275	1.575


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