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Temp: 19oF Feels Like: 9oF
Humid: 73% Dew Pt: 12oF
Barom: 29.98 Wind Dir: W
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 9 mph
Sunrise: 7:34 Sunset: 5:18
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Key Crop Areas Mostly Dry This Weekend
Bryce Anderson (Bio) – DTN Meteorologist

A little light snow or snow showers will move through the southern and eastern Midwest Friday night and early Saturday. The balance of the key U.S. crop areas will be dry through Saturday. Most of the U.S. crop areas will continue dry Sunday as well. » More DTN Weather Commentary

Posted at 11:54AM Fri Jan 27, 2012 CST

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Time More
Mar 12 633'4 642'2 631'0 641'6s 7'2 01/27
May 12 639'0 648'0 636'4 647'4s 7'4 01/27
Jul 12 643'2 651'6 640'4 651'0s 7'2 01/27
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Time More
Mar 12 1221'6 1225'6 1215'0 1219'0s -3'6 01/27
May 12 1231'0 1235'0 1224'6 1228'4s -3'4 01/27
Jul 12 1239'6 1244'2 1234'4 1238'2s -3'4 01/27
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
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Mar 12 3226 3243 3205 3222s - 14 01/27
May 12 3246 3261 3224 3239s - 15 01/27
Jul 12 3271 3284 3247 3264s - 14 01/27
LC - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Time More
Feb 12 124.425 124.850 124.400 124.700s 0.150 01/27
Apr 12 128.150 128.525 127.925 128.450s 0.400 01/27
LH - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Time More
Feb 12 86.300 86.800 86.100 86.675s 0.725 01/27
Apr 12 86.900 87.600 86.250 87.375s 0.575 01/27
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Month Open High Low Last Change Time More
Feb 12 86.350 86.750 85.825 86.675s 0.725 01/27
Apr 12 87.150 87.550 86.225 87.375s 0.575 01/27
May 12 94.800 95.950 94.600 96.175s 0.775 01/27
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