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Good Friday April 19th, 2019  

Corn futures closed 3/4 lower to 1/2 cent higher, with the nearby contracts the firmest. USDA’s weekly Export Sales report showed sharply

Lean Hog futures turned cautious, with the exception of nearby May. May was up $1.27 broke the $90 mark. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 40 cents

Cotton futures closed 61 to 80 points lower on Thursday. The markets will be closed on Friday. USDA reported old crop upland cotton export sales

Soybean futures settled 1 to 1 3/4 cents higher on position squaring ahead of the 3-day holiday weekend. Meal futures were down $.70/ton but May soy

Wheat futures came back from morning weakness but still closed mostly lower. The CHI futures were 2 to 4 cents lower. KC held up better, UNCH to

Corn futures closed 3/4 lower to 1/2 cent higher, with the nearby contracts the firmest. USDA’s weekly Export Sales report showed sharply

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• U.S> Wheat Associates and National Association of Wheat Growers Support WTO Ruling About Chinese Tariff-Rate Quotas GrainNet - Fri Apr 19, 3:35PM CDT
• U.S. Grains Council Commends WTO Report Finding China Misused Corn Tariff-Rate Quotas GrainNet - Fri Apr 19, 3:24PM CDT
• Ceres Global Ag Corl. and London Agricultural Commodities Sign Agreement For Grain Storage and Handling at Port Colborne Site GrainNet - Fri Apr 19, 3:19PM CDT
• U.S. Wins World Trade Organization Ruling Against China Tariff-Rate Quotas For Rice, Wheat, and Corn GrainNet - Fri Apr 19, 3:16PM CDT
• Canadian Grain Commission Reassures Consumers About Glyphosate Concerns GrainNet - Fri Apr 19, 3:14PM CDT
• Ricketts slams committee’s property tax relief plan Brownfield - Fri Apr 19, 1:39PM CDT
• Wrangler Launches 'Rooted Collection' AGCOM - Fri Apr 19, 1:16PM CDT
• Trump and pointless tariff fatigue Brownfield - Fri Apr 19, 12:10PM CDT
• DeLaval's OptiDuo robotic feed refresher both pushes and mixes feed fo AGWEB - Fri Apr 19, 11:00AM CDT

• Grain Prices Illinois Interior Country Elevators USDA - Wed Apr 17, 3:56PM CDT
• Grain Prices Illinois River Barge Points USDA - Wed Apr 17, 3:56PM CDT
• Central Illinois Corn Processor Report USDA - Wed Apr 17, 2:27PM CDT
• Central Illinois Soybean Processor Bids USDA - Wed Apr 17, 2:20PM CDT
• Slaughter Sow and Boar USDA - Wed Apr 17, 11:01AM CDT
• Weekly Feedstuff Wholesale Prices (Wed) USDA - Wed Apr 17, 9:21AM CDT