Holiday Notice
	Merry Christmas from the crew at Alton Grain Terminal! Office and dump pits will close on Wednesday Dec 24th at 3 pm. Closed on Dec 25th and 26th.

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	Alton Dump Schedule and Pricing Programs Receiving corn, wheat and dry soybeans Regular hours - 8:00 am to in line by 4:30 pm. Closed Saturday and Sunday. Receiving wet or dry corn, dry soybeans and dry wheat. All grains are basis fix or cash price only. Protein scale +5/-5 each 1/5th from 14 pro. Effective 11/21/25 AGT will not accept grains containing GMO events not approved for US export markets.

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	Quotes
	@MW - HARD RED SPRING WHEAT MPLS - MGE   High Low Last Chg Mar 5.7900 5.6775 5.7725 0.0500 May 5.8900 5.8075 5.8750 0.0550 Jul 6.0175 5.9650 6.0050 0.0550 Sep 6.1700 6.1350 6.1575 0.0450 Dec 6.3500 6.3175 6.3500 0.0500 Mar 6.4850 6.4300 6.4850 0.0650   @C - CORN - CBOT   High Low Last Chg Mar 444'6 442'4 443'2 -0'6 May 452'6 450'4 451'0 -0'6 Jul 458'6 456'4 456'4 -0'4 Sep 452'0 450'2 450'4 -0'2 Dec 463'0 461'0 461'2 -0'2 Mar 475'6 474'2 474'4 -0'4 May 482'6 481'4 481'4 -0'4 Jul 485'6 485'0 485'2 -0'4 Sep 465'2 -0'2   @S - SOYBEANS - CBOT   High Low Last Chg Jan 1054'0 1047'0 1049'0 -3'0 Mar 1064'4 1057'2 1059'4 -2'4 May 1075'2 1068'6 1070'2 -2'6 Jul 1087'0 1080'4 1081'6 -3'0 Aug 1083'2 1077'6 1078'4 -3'0 Sep 1067'4 1062'6 1063'0 -3'0 Nov 1071'6 1066'4 1066'6 -3'2 Jan 1081'0 1076'6 1076'6 -3'2 Mar 1080'2 1077'0 1077'2 -3'2   @W - WHEAT - CBOT   High Low Last Chg Mar 511'2 505'4 509'4 2'0 May 522'0 516'4 520'6 1'6 Jul 533'2 527'4 531'6 2'0 Sep 546'4 541'4 544'6 1'2 Dec 564'0 559'2 563'0 1'0 Mar 579'6 576'0 578'6 0'4 May 587'4 585'4 587'4 0'4 Jul 587'6 586'2 587'6 2'2 Sep 599'6 1'6   @KW - KC HRW WHEAT - CBOT   High Low Last Chg Mar 517'4 513'4 515'0 -1'6 May 529'2 525'4 527'2 -1'4 Jul 542'0 538'2 540'6 -0'6   @AC - @ACF0 - UNKNOWN   High Low Last Chg Jan

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	HARD RED SPRING WHEAT MPLS (Mar 26) 5.7725 0.0500 HARD RED SPRING WHEAT MPLS (May 26) 5.8750 0.0550 HARD RED SPRING WHEAT MPLS (Jul 26) 6.0050 0.0550 HARD RED SPRING WHEAT MPLS (Sep 26) 6.1575 0.0450 HARD RED SPRING WHEAT MPLS (Dec 26) 6.3500 0.0500 HARD RED SPRING WHEAT MPLS (Mar 27) 6.4850 0.0650 CORN (Mar 26) 443'2 -0'6 CORN (May 26) 451'0 -0'6 CORN (Jul 26) 456'4 -0'4 CORN (Sep 26) 450'4 -0'2 CORN (Dec 26) 461'2 -0'2 CORN (Mar 27) 474'4 -0'4 CORN (May 27) 481'4 -0'4 CORN (Jul 27) 485'2 -0'4 CORN (Sep 27) 465'2 -0'2 SOYBEANS (Jan 26) 1049'0 -3'0 SOYBEANS (Mar 26) 1059'4 -2'4 SOYBEANS (May 26) 1070'2 -2'6 SOYBEANS (Jul 26) 1081'6 -3'0 SOYBEANS (Aug 26) 1078'4 -3'0 SOYBEANS (Sep 26) 1063'0 -3'0 SOYBEANS (Nov 26) 1066'6 -3'2 SOYBEANS (Jan 27) 1076'6 -3'2 SOYBEANS (Mar 27) 1077'2 -3'2 WHEAT (Mar 26) 509'4 2'0 WHEAT (May 26) 520'6 1'6 WHEAT (Jul 26) 531'6 2'0 WHEAT (Sep 26) 544'6 1'2 WHEAT (Dec 26) 563'0 1'0 WHEAT (Mar 27) 578'6 0'4 WHEAT (May 27) 587'4 0'4 WHEAT (Jul 27) 587'6 2'2 WHEAT (Sep 27) 599'6 1'6 KC HRW WHEAT (Mar 26) 515'0 -1'6 KC HRW WHEAT (May 26) 527'2 -1'4 KC HRW WHEAT (Jul 26) 540'6 -0'6

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	Hillsboro, ND Chg Zip Code:  Temp: 26oF Feels Like: 13oF Humid: 81% Dew Pt: 21oF Barom: 28.83 Wind Dir: WNW Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 20 mph Sunrise: 8:11 Sunset: 4:39 As reported at South Farm, ND at 12:00 AM
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	System Moves Across North This Weekend; Warm Air Floods US Next Week Bryce Anderson (Bio) – DTN Meteorologist Some colder air will stick around for northern areas this weekend. But the week of Christmas will be warmer than normal. » More DTN Weather Commentary Posted at 12:14PM Fri Dec 19, 2025 CST

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