Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Vaden spoke to farmers and visited companies on Tuesday at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois. He talked about the need to open markets and increase demand for farmers, but also suggested further aid may be necessary to help farmers with low crop prices.
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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
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Sep 25
398'2
12'4
387'0
398'4
387'0
398'0s
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Dec 25
420'0
10'2
410'0
420'4
409'6
420'2s
08/29
Mar 26
437'6
10'2
427'0
438'0
427'0
437'6s
08/29
May 26
447'4
10'0
437'6
448'0
437'6
447'6s
08/29
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
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Sep 25
1037'0
8'4
1028'0
1037'0
1024'0
1036'6s
08/29
Nov 25
1053'0
6'4
1048'2
1055'0
1042'0
1054'4s
08/29
Jan 26
1071'2
5'6
1066'4
1073'0
1060'6
1072'4s
08/29
Mar 26
1085'6
5'0
1080'6
1087'4
1076'2
1087'0s
08/29
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
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Sep 25
51.45
-0.28
51.40
51.45
51.14
51.47s
08/29
Oct 25
51.66
-0.25
51.96
52.04
51.23
51.70s
08/29
Dec 25
52.10
-0.29
52.39
52.50
51.68
52.14s
08/29
Jan 26
52.37
-0.31
52.73
52.79
51.97
52.42s
08/29
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
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Sep 25
2852
- 27
2880
2880
2823
2836s
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Oct 25
2834
5
2835
2844
2814
2834s
08/29
Dec 25
2887
17
2878
2892
2862
2890s
08/29
Jan 26
2926
19
2919
2930
2900
2928s
08/29
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
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Sep 25
516'4
7'6
510'0
518'2
508'6
518'0s
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Dec 25
533'6
5'2
529'0
534'6
527'0
534'2s
08/29
Mar 26
551'4
6'0
546'0
552'4
544'4
552'0s
08/29
May 26
562'2
5'4
557'0
563'0
555'4
562'4s
08/29
@KW - HARD RED WINTER WHEAT - CBOT
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Sep 25
492'4
6'0
487'4
493'2
485'2
492'6s
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Dec 25
519'2
4'0
515'2
520'0
513'4
519'6s
08/29
Mar 26
540'0
4'6
537'2
541'0
534'2
540'6s
08/29
May 26
554'0
5'4
550'2
555'0
548'2
555'0s
08/29
@MW - HARD RED SPRING WHEAT-MGE - MGE
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Sep 25
5.6175
0.0400
5.5000
5.6175
5.5000
5.5925s
08/29
Dec 25
5.7825
0.0275
5.7700
5.8350
5.7300
5.8000s
08/29
Mar 26
5.9775
0.0100
5.9800
6.0225
5.9425
5.9975s
08/29
May 26
6.1125
0.0050
6.1250
6.1450
6.0825
6.1300s
08/29
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
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Sep 25
365.475
2.975
361.800
365.475
359.050
364.775s
08/29
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
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Aug 25
241.900
4.900
238.300
242.850
238.300
241.900s
08/29
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
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Oct 25
95.000
0.750
94.425
95.200
93.975
95.025s
08/29
@EU - EURO FX - CME
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Sep 25
1.169750
0.001000
1.169250
1.172050
1.166250
1.171050s
08/29
@AD - AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR - CME
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Sep 25
0.654250
0.001050
0.653400
0.655050
0.652500
0.654750s
08/29
@JY - JAPANESE YEN - CME
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Sep 25
0.0068130
-0.0000085
0.0068155
0.0068250
0.0067950
0.0068135s
08/29
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