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  • HARD RED SPRING WHEAT MPLS (Dec 26) 6.9650 0.0100 10/12/26   1:30 PM CST
  • HARD RED SPRING WHEAT MPLS (Mar 27) 7.1375 0.0050 10/12/26   1:30 PM CST
  • HARD RED SPRING WHEAT MPLS (May 27) 7.2450 10/12/26   1:30 PM CST
  • HARD RED SPRING WHEAT MPLS (Jul 27) 7.3225 -0.0050 10/12/26   1:30 PM CST
  • HARD RED SPRING WHEAT MPLS (Sep 27) 7.2725 -0.0300 10/12/26   1:30 PM CST
  • HARD RED SPRING WHEAT MPLS (Dec 27) 7.3350 -0.0225 10/12/26   1:30 PM CST
  • HARD RED SPRING WHEAT MPLS (Mar 28)     CST
  • HARD RED SPRING WHEAT MPLS (May 28)     CST
  • CORN (Dec 26) 483'4 3'2 10/12/26   1:19 PM CST
  • CORN (Mar 27) 497'2 3'0 10/12/26   1:19 PM CST
  • CORN (May 27) 505'0 2'4 10/12/26   1:19 PM CST
  • CORN (Jul 27) 510'4 2'4 10/12/26   1:19 PM CST
  • CORN (Sep 27) 502'4 0'6 10/12/26   1:19 PM CST
  • CORN (Dec 27) 513'2 0'4 10/12/26   1:19 PM CST
  • CORN (Mar 28) 526'0 0'0 10/12/26   1:15 PM CST
  • CORN (May 28) 533'2 0'2 10/12/26   1:15 PM CST
  • SOYBEANS (Nov 26) 1288'2 -4'2 10/12/26   1:19 PM CST
  • SOYBEANS (Jan 27) 1305'0 -4'0 10/12/26   1:19 PM CST
  • SOYBEANS (Mar 27) 1315'4 -4'2 10/12/26   1:19 PM CST
  • SOYBEANS (May 27) 1324'4 -3'4 10/12/26   1:19 PM CST
  • SOYBEANS (Jul 27) 1330'0 -3'2 10/12/26   1:19 PM CST
  • SOYBEANS (Aug 27) 1311'6 -3'4 10/12/26   1:19 PM CST
  • SOYBEANS (Sep 27) 1272'0 -3'0 10/12/26   1:15 PM CST
  • SOYBEANS (Nov 27) 1262'2 -2'0 10/12/26   1:19 PM CST
  • WHEAT (Dec 26) 672'6 1'2 10/12/26   1:19 PM CST
  • WHEAT (Mar 27) 686'2 0'6 10/12/26   1:19 PM CST
  • WHEAT (May 27) 692'2 0'2 10/12/26   1:19 PM CST
  • WHEAT (Jul 27) 695'0 0'0 10/12/26   1:19 PM CST
  • WHEAT (Sep 27) 701'4 0'0 10/12/26   1:19 PM CST
  • WHEAT (Dec 27) 712'4 0'2 10/12/26   1:15 PM CST
  • WHEAT (Mar 28) 720'0 0'2 10/12/26   1:15 PM CST
  • WHEAT (May 28) 719'2 0'2 10/12/26   1:15 PM CST
  • KC HRW WHEAT (Dec 26) 716'0 -4'0 10/12/26   1:19 PM CST
  • KC HRW WHEAT (Mar 27) 728'6 -3'6 10/12/26   1:19 PM CST
  • KC HRW WHEAT (May 27) 733'6 -3'4 10/12/26   1:19 PM CST
  • KC HRW WHEAT (Jul 27) 734'4 -3'0 10/12/26   1:19 PM CST


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  • Protein scale +2/-2 each 1/5th from 14 pro.  Effective 8/1/26
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Futures
@MW - HARD RED SPRING WHEAT MPLS - MGE
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 6.9500 6.9925 6.9000 6.9650 0.0100 6.9625s 01:30P Chart for @MW6Z Options for @MW6Z
Mar 27 7.0925 7.1650 7.0850 7.1375 0.0050 7.1375s 01:30P Chart for @MW7H Options for @MW7H
May 27 7.2150 7.2725 7.2000 7.2450 7.2500s 01:30P Chart for @MW7K Options for @MW7K
Jul 27 7.3625 7.3625 7.2900 7.3225 -0.0050 7.3350s 01:30P Chart for @MW7N Options for @MW7N
Sep 27 7.3350 7.3400 7.2550 7.2725 -0.0300 7.2900s 01:30P Chart for @MW7U Options for @MW7U
Dec 27 7.3350 -0.0225 7.3325s 01:30P Chart for @MW7Z Options for @MW7Z
Mar 28 Chart for @MW8H Options for @MW8H
May 28 Chart for @MW8K Options for @MW8K
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 480'0 484'2 476'0 483'4 3'2 483'0s 03:55P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 494'4 498'0 490'2 497'2 3'0 497'2s 03:12P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 502'0 505'2 498'2 505'0 2'4 504'4s 03:37P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 507'2 510'6 503'6 510'4 2'4 510'0s 01:30P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 500'2 502'6 497'6 502'4 0'6 501'4s 01:30P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 512'0 514'0 509'2 513'2 0'4 512'2s 03:17P Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 525'0 527'0 524'6 526'0 0'0 525'6s 01:20P Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
May 28 533'0 534'2 533'0 533'2 0'2 533'4s 01:20P Chart for @C8K Options for @C8K
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 1289'0 1291'0 1278'0 1288'2 -4'2 1287'6s 03:57P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1305'6 1307'6 1295'2 1305'0 -4'0 1304'6s 03:56P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1316'0 1317'6 1305'6 1315'4 -4'2 1314'4s 02:31P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1324'0 1326'4 1314'4 1324'4 -3'4 1323'4s 01:30P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1329'4 1332'0 1320'2 1330'0 -3'2 1329'2s 03:57P Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1308'6 1313'6 1302'4 1311'6 -3'4 1311'2s 01:20P Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1268'0 1274'0 1265'0 1272'0 -3'0 1272'2s 01:30P Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
Nov 27 1259'4 1262'4 1254'0 1262'2 -2'0 1261'2s 01:30P Chart for @S7X Options for @S7X
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 669'6 676'0 662'0 672'6 1'2 672'2s 02:55P Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 684'4 689'4 676'4 686'2 0'6 686'0s 02:30P Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 691'2 696'0 684'0 692'2 0'2 692'2s 01:30P Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 692'4 698'2 687'6 695'0 0'0 695'0s 01:30P Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 699'0 704'6 695'2 701'4 0'0 701'4s 01:20P Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
Dec 27 709'6 715'4 707'0 712'4 0'2 712'6s 01:20P Chart for @W7Z Options for @W7Z
Mar 28 717'2 722'2 717'2 720'0 0'2 720'4s 01:20P Chart for @W8H Options for @W8H
May 28 722'2 722'2 719'0 719'2 0'2 719'6s 01:20P Chart for @W8K Options for @W8K
@KW - KC HRW WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 717'0 723'4 710'4 716'0 -4'0 715'2s 03:54P Chart for @KW6Z Options for @KW6Z
Mar 27 730'0 735'4 723'4 728'6 -3'6 728'0s 01:30P Chart for @KW7H Options for @KW7H
May 27 734'2 740'0 729'0 733'6 -3'4 733'2s 01:30P Chart for @KW7K Options for @KW7K
Jul 27 735'0 739'6 729'6 734'4 -3'0 734'2s 01:30P Chart for @KW7N Options for @KW7N
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