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West Des Moines, IA

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Temp:	31^oF	Feels Like:	23^oF
Humid:	50%	Dew Pt:	15^oF
Barom:	30.33	Wind Dir:	NNW
Cond:	N/A	Wind Spd:	12 mph
Sunrise:	7:22	Sunset:	4:46
As reported at Booneville, IA at 7:00 PM


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West Des Moines, IA

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DTN Blogs & Forums

DTN Market Matters Blog

Is It Time to Build a Fence?

DTN Weekly Average DDG Price Continues Higher

Corn Harvest 2020: What a Difference a Year or Two Makes

Technically Speaking

Outside Markets Holding Firm Despite Coronavirus Concerns

Livestock Trends Examined

March Corn: Double Top or New Leg Higher?

Fundamentally Speaking

Soybeans Have Early Lead in Race for Higher Acreage

Oct to Nov Soybean Yield Decline Indicator of Further Cuts

DTN Ag Policy Blog

The Battle Over USDA and Its Direction Under Biden

Unions Endorse Fudge for Agriculture Secretary

Thanksgiving Dinner May Be Cheaper, But Farmers Also Are Receiving Less

Minding Ag's Business

Farmers Have a Lot of Marketing Tools Available, But What Do They Actually Use?

Crop Predictions at the Speed of Data

Will China Make It?

DTN Ag Weather Forum

Active but Mild Pattern

La Nina to Keep WCB Dry

DTN Ethanol Blog

Pacific Ethanol Enters Agreement to Sell Idaho Grain Handling Facilities

Ethanol Groups Push EPA to Consider Future E85 Use in New Vehicles

Ethanol Producer Expands Specialty-Alcohol Production, Announces Plans to Rebrand

DTN Production Blog

DTN Soybean Series Offers Tips to Boost Production and Profits

Anhydrous Exposure Something to Sneeze About

Harrington's Sort & Cull

It's Time to Sharpen Your Pencil

Finding Opportunities in the Fourth Quarter

Cattle Market Tiptoes Cautiously Into Election Week

South America Calling

Dry Central Brazil Forecast

La Nina Impact to Continue

Subpar Rain in Brazil Forecast

An Urban’s Rural View

The Winter of Our COVID Discontent

A Somewhat Narrowed Gap

Vertical Farming Is Looking Up

Machinery Chatter

Farmers Up Front, Says AGCO's Hansotia

Tractor and Combine Sales Show Strong Demand at End of 2020

Ask the Mechanic: Check the Clutch

Canadian Markets

Canada's Durum Continues to Move

Canada's Long-Term Spring Wheat Trends

Historical Change in Canadian Crop Production Aug.-Dec. Estimates

Editor’s Notebook

New DTN Location Feels Like Homecoming

The Answer, My Friend ...

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@C - CORN - CBOT
	High	Low	Last	Chg
Dec	428'0	426'0	426'6	1'2
Mar	435'6	434'2	434'6	1'0
May	438'2	436'6	437'4	0'6
Jul	438'6	437'4	437'6	0'4
Sep	418'0	416'6	417'2	-0'2
Dec	415'0	414'0	414'4	0'0
Mar	419'6	419'2	419'2	0'0
May	421'0	420'6	420'6	0'0

@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
	High	Low	Last	Chg
Jan	1199'0	1195'2	1196'2	4'4
Mar	1199'6	1195'4	1195'6	3'0
May	1197'4	1193'4	1193'6	2'6
Jul	1193'4	1189'2	1189'4	2'6
Aug	1168'2	1166'2	1166'4	2'0
Sep	1109'6	1106'0	1108'0	2'6
Nov	1060'0	1056'4	1056'6	-0'4
Jan	1058'4	1056'0	1056'0	0'2

@KW - HARD RED WINTER WHEAT - KCBT
	High	Low	Last	Chg
Dec	559'4	555'0	555'0	-6'4
Mar	567'6	563'2	564'0	-1'2
May	573'0	569'2	569'6	-1'4
Jul	577'0	573'0	573'4	-1'4
Sep	581'2	578'4	579'4	-0'4
Dec	588'0	586'4	586'4	-1'4

@W - WHEAT - CBOT
	High	Low	Last	Chg
Dec	600'0	598'6	600'0	3'4
Mar	608'6	605'0	606'4	0'4
May	611'4	608'2	609'6	0'4
Jul	608'4	605'6	606'2	-0'4

@MW - HARD RED SPRING WHEAT - MGE
	High	Low	Last	Chg
Dec	550'6	546'6	549'4	7'2
Mar	569'6	566'6	568'0	-2'0
May	575'6	575'4	575'4	-3'0
Jul	586'2	583'6	583'6	-2'4

@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
	High	Low	Last	Chg
Jan	140.975	139.400	139.625	- 0.350
Mar	139.900	138.650	138.775	- 0.275
Apr	140.925	139.750	140.100	- 0.075
May	141.625	140.500	141.200	0.175

@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
	High	Low	Last	Chg
Dec	111.725	110.550	110.550	- 0.750
Feb	114.250	112.975	112.975	- 0.925
Apr	117.700	116.700	116.725	- 0.475
Jun	112.500	111.650	111.675	- 0.425

@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
	High	Low	Last	Chg
Dec	66.200	65.550	65.950	-0.300
Feb	67.975	66.225	67.450	-0.425
Apr	71.000	69.725	70.625	-0.375
May	75.450	74.700	75.450	-0.825


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