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@C - CORN - CBOT Last Chg
May 26 448'0 0'2
Jul 26 457'0 -0'2
Sep 26 460'6 0'2
Dec 26 476'2 0'2
Mar 27 490'2 0'6
May 27 497'6 1'0
 
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT Last Chg
May 26 1165'6 3'4
Jul 26 1181'4 2'4
Aug 26 1175'2 1'4
Sep 26 1150'6 0'4
Nov 26 1154'0 0'4
Jan 27 1168'0 1'4
Mar 27 1166'0 1'6
 
@W - WHEAT - CBOT Last Chg
May 26 589'6 -7'2
Jul 26 598'0 -7'2
Sep 26 610'2 -6'4
Dec 26 629'0 -5'6
Mar 27 644'4 -4'6
May 27 651'6 -3'6
 
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT Last Chg
May 26 3316 - 9
Jul 26 3269 - 9
Aug 26 3218
Sep 26 3173 2
Oct 26 3138 2
Dec 26 3172 2
Jan 27 3187 7
 
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT Last Chg
May 26 68.07 -1.17
Jul 26 67.84 -1.14
Aug 26 66.36 -1.02
Sep 26 64.90 -1.00
Oct 26 63.46 -0.99
Dec 26 62.44 -0.98
Jan 27 61.88 -0.88
 
@KW - KC HRW WHEAT - CBOT Last Chg
May 26 635'0 -6'0
Jul 26 648'4 -5'0
Sep 26 659'6 -4'4
Dec 26 675'0 -4'2
Mar 27 686'0 -4'0
May 27 692'2 -3'4
 
@RR - ROUGH RICE - CBOT Last Chg
May 26 11130 265
Jul 26 11455 255
Sep 26 11800 250
 
@CT - COTTON #2 - ICEFU Last Chg
May 26 77.48 1.70
Jul 26 79.84 1.69
Oct 26 80.61 1.61
Dec 26 80.50 1.51
Mar 27 81.20 1.38
 
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME Last Chg
Apr 26 249.750 - 0.350
Jun 26 247.150 - 0.275
Aug 26 242.700 - 0.250
Oct 26 238.000 - 0.225
Dec 26 237.200 - 0.325


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Temp: 83oF Feels Like: 84oF
Humid: 51% Dew Pt: 63oF
Barom: 29.98 Wind Dir: SE
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 12 mph
Sunrise: 6:31 Sunset: 7:30
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DTN Weather Summary
Severe Weather Continues Friday, Cold Follows This Weekend
Bryce Anderson (Bio) – DTN Meteorologist

Strong-to-severe thunderstorms from Wisconsin to Oklahoma. Frosts, freezes in the Plains and Midwest for this weekend. » More DTN Weather Commentary

Posted at 12:25PM Fri Apr 17, 2026 CDT

 
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