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Temp:	19^oF	Feels Like:	11^oF
Humid:	68%	Dew Pt:	10^oF
Barom:	30.37	Wind Dir:	S
Cond:	Partly Cloudy	Wind Spd:	6 mph
Sunrise:	7:17	Sunset:	4:42
As reported at ALBERT LEA, MN at 9:00 PM


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Albert Lea, MN

Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
High: 31^oF Low: 18^oF	High: 41^oF Low: 23^oF	High: 33^oF Low: 25^oF	High: 34^oF Low: 21^oF	High: 37^oF Low: 22^oF

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Wintry Weather in Northern Plains

Bryce Anderson (Bio) – DTN Meteorologist

The Northern Plains winter moisture will move into Iowa and Minnesota Saturday, causing some harvest delays in the area. There will also be another round of eastern Great Lakes snow. Dry conditions elsewhere in the central U.S. will allow for additional harvest progress during the heart of the weekend. » More DTN Weather Commentary

Posted at 3:17PM Fri Nov 21, 2008 CST

	DTN Top Stories
	Weather outlook for Brazil is mostly good, but dryness in the south is causing some concern. In Argentina, dry conditions are delaying planting and bringing on early-season crop stress. See DTN Ag News. BFull Story... Friday's news was full of stories related to the VeraSun bankruptcy case, including the first info from the company on how it might deal with outstanding corn contracts with farmers. See DTN Ag News. 4^Full Story... Sunday evening's E-CBOT trade will focus on the mostly favorable harvest conditions and holiday travel weather ahead for next week. See DTN Ag News. BFull Story... Agricultural groups are going to have to take a larger role in working to find solutions for greenhouse gas emissions or risk facing more regulation without capturing benefits. See DTN Ag News. BFull Story... Banks are being encouraged to lend, yet lawmakers and community bankers are hearing that regulators also are demanding more loan diversity. That's a challenge in rural areas that lean so heavily on agricultural loans. See DTN Ag News. BFull Story...

Local Cash Bids

Albert Lea	Delivery	Basis	Cash
Corn	Nov 30, 08
	New Crop 2009
Soybeans	Nov 30, 08
	New Crop 2009
EXOL	Delivery	Basis	Cash
CORN	Nov 30, 08

Price as of 11/21/08 09:58PM CST.

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C - CORN - CBOT
	High	Low	Last	Chg
Dec	360'0	337'4	338'4s	-25'2
Mar	376'0	353'0	354'2s	-25'6
May	387'0	365'6	365'4s	-25'4

@C - CORN - CBOT
	High	Low	Last	Chg
Dec	362'4	336'4	338'4s	-25'2
Mar	378'6	352'2	354'2s	-25'6
May	389'0	364'0	365'4s	-25'4

S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
	High	Low	Last	Chg
Jan	862'4	838'0	840'0s	-16'0
Mar	870'0	846'0	847'2s	-15'4
May	876'0	854'4	855'6s	-15'6

@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
	High	Low	Last	Chg
Jan	862'6	835'2	840'0s	-16'0
Mar	870'0	841'2	847'2s	-15'4
May	878'6	854'6	855'6s	-15'6

SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
	High	Low	Last	Chg
Dec	259'0	249'7	249'9s	-7'3
Jan	259'3	250'0	250'5s	-8'0
Mar	261'5	253'0	252'9s	-7'8

LC - LIVE CATTLE - CME
	High	Low	Last	Chg
Dec	86.050	84.250	84.900s	- 0.900
Feb	86.600	84.850	85.500s	- 1.025

LH - LEAN HOGS - CME
	High	Low	Last	Chg
Dec	57.200	56.650	56.875s	0.075
Feb	65.150	64.050	64.100s	- 0.575

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