Holiday Notice
	Alton will be closed Good Friday, April 19th.  Markets are also closed Thursday night and Friday and will re-open Sunday night. Alton wishes everyone a safe and enjoyable Easter weekend!!

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	Alton Dump Schedule and Pricing Programs Receiving Soybeans, Corn and Wheat, wet or dry. Hours are 8 am to in-line by 4:30 pm Monday - Friday. Closed on Saturday and Sunday. Free price later corn, beans and wheat delivered Alton, limited space.  Call ahead to contract space. Free price later corn, beans and wheat delivered Halstad through your Co-op ID or direct in your farm name. Call Mark and Cory at Alton for details and pre-contracting price later grain into Alton AND Halstad.  Price later contracts will need to be in place before hauling. Wheat price by date is July 31, 2019 Corn and Soybean price by date is August 30, 2019 Wheat is any protein, no scales - Subject to change. New crop 2019 and 2020 contracts - No service charge. AGT  will not accept grains containing GMO events not approved for US export markets.

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	HARD RED SPRING WHEAT (May 19) 522'0 -4'2 HARD RED SPRING WHEAT (Jul 19) 528'6 -1'6 HARD RED SPRING WHEAT (Sep 19) 537'2 -2'0 HARD RED SPRING WHEAT (Dec 19) 553'0 -1'2 HARD RED SPRING WHEAT (Mar 20) 567'0 -1'0 HARD RED SPRING WHEAT (May 20) 575'0 -1'0 CORN (May 19) 358'4 0'2 CORN (Jul 19) 367'0 0'2 CORN (Sep 19) 374'6 0'0 CORN (Dec 19) 386'2 -0'4 CORN (Mar 20) 400'2 -0'4 CORN (May 20) 408'0 -0'4 CORN (Jul 20) 414'2 -0'6 CORN (Sep 20) 409'4 -0'2 CORN (Dec 20) 414'0 0'2 SOYBEANS (May 19) 880'6 1'4 SOYBEANS (Jul 19) 894'4 1'6 SOYBEANS (Aug 19) 900'2 1'4 SOYBEANS (Sep 19) 904'6 1'2 SOYBEANS (Nov 19) 913'6 1'2 SOYBEANS (Jan 20) 924'2 1'2 SOYBEANS (Mar 20) 930'4 1'2 SOYBEANS (May 20) 937'4 1'0 SOYBEANS (Jul 20) 947'4 1'2 WHEAT (May 19) 445'4 -2'6 WHEAT (Jul 19) 449'6 -2'0 WHEAT (Sep 19) 455'6 -2'2 WHEAT (Dec 19) 472'4 -3'2 WHEAT (Mar 20) 488'6 -3'6 WHEAT (May 20) 497'6 -4'0 WHEAT (Jul 20) 498'4 -4'4 WHEAT (Sep 20) 507'0 -5'0 WHEAT (Dec 20) 520'2 -4'4 HARD RED WINTER WHEAT (May 19) 420'0 -0'4 HARD RED WINTER WHEAT (Jul 19) 426'0 -0'4 HARD RED WINTER WHEAT (Sep 19) 435'0 0'0 ETHANOL (May 19) 1.335 0.001 ETHANOL (Jun 19) 1.343 0.001 ETHANOL (Jul 19) 1.363 0.001 S&P 500 INDEX (Jun 19) 2908.50 9.50 S&P 500 INDEX (Sep 19) 2906.50 9.60 S&P 500 INDEX (Dec 19) 2745.00 9.60

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	Hillsboro, ND Chg Zip Code:  Temp: 61oF Feels Like: 60oF Humid: 58% Dew Pt: 46oF Barom: 29.92 Wind Dir: ENE Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 21 mph Sunrise: 6:28 Sunset: 8:23 As reported at FARGO, ND at 1:00 PM
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	Date Sun 4/21 Mon 4/22 Tue 4/23 Wed 4/24 Thu 4/25 Weather Condition Weather Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Clear Thunder Storms Partly Cloudy Temp L/H (°F) 47/63 43/61 40/66 50/67 46/62 Feels Like L/H (°F) 46/63 38/61 36/66 50/67 43/62 Dew Point (°F) 43 40 41 46 39 Humidity (%) 55 56 56 58 50 Wind Speed (mph) 18 12 11 14 6 Precip (%) - - - 30 - Precip Amt (in.) None None None Rain 0.05 None Evap (in./day) 0.18 0.16 0.18 0.19 0.15
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	Rain Friday for Eastern Areas Bryce Anderson (Bio) – DTN Meteorologist Eastern areas, from the Midwest to the East Coast, will see rain and possible flooding Friday and Saturday. Mostly dry elsewhere. » More DTN Weather Commentary Posted at 12:15PM Thu Apr 18, 2019 CDT

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