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Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
High: 77^oF Low: 60^oF	High: 82^oF Low: 59^oF	High: 86^oF Low: 62^oF	High: 90^oF Low: 68^oF	High: 93^oF Low: 69^oF

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Clinton, MN

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Temp:	64^oF	Feels Like:	64^oF
Humid:	100%	Dew Pt:	64^oF
Barom:	30.08	Wind Dir:	N
Cond:	Rain	Wind Spd:	0 mph
Sunrise:	5:43	Sunset:	9:16
As reported at ORTONVILLE, MN at 11:00 PM

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Commodities
CORN ( Jul 09 )		CBOT
3456	- 60	1:41P
SOYBEANS ( Jul 09 )		CBOT
12430	- 154	1:41P
WHEAT ( Jul 09 )		CBOT
5002	- 60	1:41P
OATS ( Jul 09 )		CBOT
2154	- 100	1:41P

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MICROSOFT CORP		NASDAQ
23.37	- 0.67	3:00P
WAL-MART STORES		NYSE
47.79	- 0.58	3:17P
EXXON MOBIL COR		NYSE
68.49	- 2.07	3:15P
TIME WARNER INC		NYSE
24.21	- 1.13	3:18P

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Ask the Taxman by Andy Biebl

7/02 8:21 AM

Recent tax changes give farmers great flexibility for reporting farm tax losses, but terms can be confusing. DTN tax authority Andy Biebl explains the loss rules as well as a tax court case on crop insurance proceeds and why there's new life for the "cash for clunkers" credit.

Aphid Prospects for 2009

7/02 7:55 AM

Soybean aphids could return this summer with a vengeance. Growers should scout through early July to see if aphid numbers require treatment.

Midsummer Weather Outlook - 4

7/02 6:24 AM

Weather improves for U.S. wheat, but stays dry in the Canadian Prairies.

Animal ID Meetings Lose Steam

7/01 8:16 AM

A USDA meeting on animal identification in Omaha didn't generate the volume of people or protests as at earlier events, but one rancher testified that her cattle have been tagged against her will because of bovine tuberculosis.

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	DTN Top Stories
	Normal monsoon rains are behind schedule in China and India; conditions are also dry in Ukraine. See DTN Ag News. BFull Story... Don't make the mistake of dismissing the flu-pandemic talk as meaningless hype. This flu's implications for agriculture go well beyond the effects of its unfortunate popular name on pork producers. See DTN Ag News. BFull Story... Soybean aphids could return this summer with a vengeance. Growers should scout through early July to see if aphid numbers require treatment. See DTN Ag News. BFull Story... Recent tax changes give farmers great flexibility for reporting farm tax losses, but terms can be confusing. DTN tax authority Andy Biebl explains the loss rules as well as a tax court case on crop insurance proceeds and why there's new life for the "cash for clunkers" credit. See DTN Ag News. 1^Full Story... USDA is predicting a larger corn carryout for the current crop year and larger production for the new corn crop. Combine that with a weak demand outlook, and it will be hard for futures prices and basis levels to rally without something to drive demand. See DTN Ag News. BFull Story...

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C - CORN - CBOT
	High	Low	Last	Chg
Jul			345'6s	-6'0
Sep			345'6s	-10'6
Dec			357'4s	-11'6
Mar			371'0s	-11'4
May			380'4s	-11'4

S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
	High	Low	Last	Chg
Jul			1243'0s	-15'4
Aug			1154'0s	-6'4
Sep			1061'0s	-7'4
Nov			1006'0s	-9'4
Jan			1007'6s	-9'6

@MW - WHEAT - SPRING - MGE
	High	Low	Last	Chg
Jul	622'2	618'0	618'0s	-8'6
Sep	635'4	618'2	622'4s	-11'0
Dec	647'2	628'2	632'2s	-13'6
Mar	656'4	640'0	644'2s	-14'6
May	662'6	647'4	650'2s	-14'4

LC - LIVE CATTLE - CME
	High	Low	Last	Chg
Aug			84.875s	- 0.875
Oct			90.225s	- 0.550
Dec			90.050s	- 0.075
Feb			90.100s	0.200
Apr			90.600s	- 0.400

LH - LEAN HOGS - CME
	High	Low	Last	Chg
Jul			59.975s	0.725
Aug			61.150s	0.450
Oct			57.175s	0.250
Dec			58.250s	1.050
Feb			63.800s	1.200

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