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	Alton Dump Schedule and Pricing Programs  Alton is receiving wet or dry Soybeans and Wheat - Please call on Corn. Halstad location is receiving Soybeans and Wheat only. Corn deliveries are currently limited to 10% or less damage.  Subject to rejection over 10% Price by dates for price later soybeans and corn is August 30, 2020. Wheat is now cash or basis only into Alton. Harvest - Halstad location will have 5cts/bu per mth price later on wht, beans and corn. Harvest hours TBA Alton Location regular hours- 8 am to in-line by 4:30 pm Mon-Friday.   Halstad location regular hours  - 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Mon-Friday.  Both locations closed Saturday and Sunday. Current wheat protein scale - any pro.   New crop 2021 and 2022 contracts - No service charge. AGT will not accept grains containing GMO events not approved for US export markets.

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	@MW - HARD RED SPRING WHEAT - MGE   High Low Last Chg Sep 497'2 492'0 497'2 5'0 Dec 511'2 506'6 511'2 4'2 Mar 524'2 520'6 524'2 3'4 May 533'2 530'2 531'0 -2'4 Jul 541'6 540'4 541'6 -2'2 Sep 551'2 550'0 550'0 -2'2   @C - CORN - CBOT   High Low Last Chg Sep 319'6 314'6 319'2 4'6 Dec 332'4 327'4 332'0 4'6 Mar 343'6 338'6 343'2 4'4 May 351'4 346'6 351'0 4'4 Jul 357'0 353'0 356'6 4'0 Sep 359'4 355'6 359'0 3'0 Dec 366'4 362'4 365'6 2'6 Mar 376'2 375'0 375'6 2'6 May 377'4 375'0 377'4 1'2   @S - SOYBEANS - CBOT   High Low Last Chg Aug 894'6 894'6 894'6 4'2 Sep 887'6 880'4 887'4 7'0 Nov 890'6 883'0 890'0 7'0 Jan 895'4 887'6 895'2 7'4 Mar 897'4 889'0 897'2 8'0 May 901'0 892'2 900'6 7'6 Jul 907'2 899'0 907'2 8'0 Aug 906'4 901'0 906'4 5'6 Sep 898'2 898'2 898'2 2'2   @W - WHEAT - CBOT   High Low Last Chg Sep 495'2 489'0 493'2 2'0 Dec 503'6 498'2 502'4 2'4 Mar 510'6 505'4 509'2 2'0 May 515'6 511'0 514'0 1'2 Jul 520'2 515'6 518'6 1'6 Sep 527'2 524'0 526'6 2'4 Dec 540'2 533'4 534'2 -3'2 Mar 546'2 546'2 546'2 3'6 May 546'2 543'2 546'2 -2'6   @KW - HARD RED WINTER WHEAT - KCBT   High Low Last Chg Sep 423'0 416'2 421'6 4'0 Dec 434'0 427'2 432'6 3'6 Mar 443'6 437'2 442'4 3'6   @AC - ETHANOL - CBOT   High Low Last Chg Sep 1.230 1.217 1.230 0.013 Oct 1.229 0.013 Nov 1.386 0.013   SP - S&P 500 INDEX - CME   High Low Last Chg Sep 3370.10 40.20 Dec 2835.50 40.00 Mar 3351.40 40.10

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	HARD RED SPRING WHEAT (Sep 20) 497'2 5'0 HARD RED SPRING WHEAT (Dec 20) 511'2 4'2 HARD RED SPRING WHEAT (Mar 21) 524'2 3'4 HARD RED SPRING WHEAT (May 21) 531'0 -2'4 HARD RED SPRING WHEAT (Jul 21) 541'6 -2'2 HARD RED SPRING WHEAT (Sep 21) 550'0 -2'2 CORN (Sep 20) 319'2 4'6 CORN (Dec 20) 332'0 4'6 CORN (Mar 21) 343'2 4'4 CORN (May 21) 351'0 4'4 CORN (Jul 21) 356'6 4'0 CORN (Sep 21) 359'0 3'0 CORN (Dec 21) 365'6 2'6 CORN (Mar 22) 375'6 2'6 CORN (May 22) 377'4 1'2 SOYBEANS (Aug 20) 894'6 4'2 SOYBEANS (Sep 20) 887'4 7'0 SOYBEANS (Nov 20) 890'0 7'0 SOYBEANS (Jan 21) 895'2 7'4 SOYBEANS (Mar 21) 897'2 8'0 SOYBEANS (May 21) 900'6 7'6 SOYBEANS (Jul 21) 907'2 8'0 SOYBEANS (Aug 21) 906'4 5'6 SOYBEANS (Sep 21) 898'2 2'2 WHEAT (Sep 20) 493'2 2'0 WHEAT (Dec 20) 502'4 2'4 WHEAT (Mar 21) 509'2 2'0 WHEAT (May 21) 514'0 1'2 WHEAT (Jul 21) 518'6 1'6 WHEAT (Sep 21) 526'6 2'4 WHEAT (Dec 21) 534'2 -3'2 WHEAT (Mar 22) 546'2 3'6 WHEAT (May 22) 546'2 -2'6 HARD RED WINTER WHEAT (Sep 20) 421'6 4'0 HARD RED WINTER WHEAT (Dec 20) 432'6 3'6 HARD RED WINTER WHEAT (Mar 21) 442'4 3'6 ETHANOL (Sep 20) 1.230 0.013 ETHANOL (Oct 20) 1.229 0.013 ETHANOL (Nov 20) 1.386 0.013 S&P 500 INDEX (Sep 20) 3370.10 40.20 S&P 500 INDEX (Dec 20) 2835.50 40.00 S&P 500 INDEX (Mar 21) 3351.40 40.10

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	Hillsboro, ND Chg Zip Code:  Temp: 66oF Feels Like: 67oF Humid: 88% Dew Pt: 63oF Barom: 29.92 Wind Dir: ESE Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 10 mph Sunrise: 6:22 Sunset: 8:36 As reported at FERGUS FALLS, MN at 4:00 AM
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	Date Thu 8/13 Fri 8/14 Sat 8/15 Sun 8/16 Mon 8/17 Weather Condition Weather Thunder Storms Thunder Storms Clear Partly Cloudy Clear Temp L/H (°F) 66/87 60/76 54/77 58/75 56/73 Feels Like L/H (°F) 66/93 60/77 54/77 58/75 56/73 Dew Point (°F) 68 66 60 57 53 Humidity (%) 69 87 69 57 58 Wind Speed (mph) 15 14 7 8 6 Precip (%) 48 80 - - - Precip Amt (in.) Rain 0.29 Rain 0.62 None None None Evap (in./day) 0.22 0.1 0.17 0.19 0.18
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