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West Des Moines, IA

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Temp:	46^oF	Feels Like:	40^oF
Humid:	54%	Dew Pt:	30^oF
Barom:	30.09	Wind Dir:	NW
Cond:	N/A	Wind Spd:	14 mph
Sunrise:	6:18	Sunset:	8:06
As reported at DES MOINES, IA at 8:00 AM


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	High	Low	Last	Chg
May	351'4	347'0	351'2	3'6
Jul	361'2	356'6	360'6	3'4
Sep	369'2	365'0	369'2	3'6
Dec	380'6	376'4	380'6	3'4
Mar	395'6	391'6	395'6	3'2
May	404'6	401'4	404'6	3'0
Jul	412'4	409'0	412'4	3'2
Sep	407'0	404'0	407'0	2'2

@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
	High	Low	Last	Chg
May	859'4	854'2	856'4	-2'6
Jul	873'0	867'4	869'6	-3'0
Aug	878'4	873'6	875'6	-3'0
Sep	883'6	879'4	880'4	-3'4
Nov	893'2	888'4	890'0	-3'2
Jan	903'6	899'0	900'4	-3'2
Mar	911'6	907'2	907'6	-4'2
May	920'0	916'2	917'0	-3'0

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	High	Low	Last	Chg
May	407'2	403'0	405'2	1'0
Jul	414'4	410'0	412'4	1'0
Sep	424'4	420'4	422'4	1'2
Dec	445'4	441'4	443'4	1'0
Mar	466'6	465'0	465'2	1'4
May	480'2	478'6	478'6	0'6

@W - WHEAT - CBOT
	High	Low	Last	Chg
May	437'0	433'2	435'4	0'6
Jul	443'6	439'4	442'0	0'4
Sep	451'2	447'2	449'6	0'4
Dec	468'0	464'0	466'4	0'4

@MW - HARD RED SPRING WHEAT - MGE
	High	Low	Last	Chg
May	507'0	500'4	501'6	-3'2
Jul	517'0	513'0	514'4	0'6
Sep	525'6	523'0	524'2	1'2
Dec	540'4	539'0	539'0	0'6

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May	143.800	142.975	143.675	0.125
Aug	153.300	152.050	152.700	- 0.550
Sep	154.525	153.425	154.075	- 0.250
Oct	154.950	154.175	154.850	- 0.050

@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
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Apr	124.625	123.900	124.500	0.450
Jun	115.525	114.775	115.450	0.075
Aug	112.925	112.350	112.775	- 0.150
Oct	113.875	113.350	113.700	- 0.175

@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
	High	Low	Last	Chg
May	88.850	87.600	87.900	0.050
Jun	91.425	89.425	90.000	0.225
Jul	95.325	93.300	93.900	-0.750
Aug	96.825	94.850	95.500	-0.650


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