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Pre-Opening Market Report for Monday, September 8, 2008

AM 580 broadcast time 8:49 to 9 am Central; audio archive updated by 9:15 am

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Opening Market Report for Monday, September 8, 2008

AM 580 broadcast time 9:49 to 10 am Central; audio archive updated by 10:15 am

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Mid Day Commentary with Sue Martin - Monday, September 8, 2008

AM 580 broadcast time 12:55 to 12:57 pm Central; audio archive updated by 1 pm

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When Sue is unavailable commentary is provided by Mike Zuzolo of Risk Management Commodities.

Closing Market Report for Friday, September 5, 2008

AM 580 broadcast time 2:06 to 2:40 pm Central; audio archive updated by 3 pm

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Commodity Week for July 25, 2008

Guest:
Roy Huckabay, The Linn Group, Chicago, Illinois

Panelists:
Matt Bennett, Bennett Grain, Winsor, Illinois
Wyatt Muse, The Andersons, Champaign, Illinois
Curt Kimmel Bates Commodities, Normal, Illinois

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Commodity Week for July 18, 2008

Guest
Aaron Curtiss, Midco - Bloomington, IL

Panelists
Bill Mayer, Roach Ag Marketing - Lexington, IL
Brian Stark, The Andersons - Champaign, IL

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Commodity Week for July 11, 2008

Guest
Mark Gold, Top Third

Panelists
Curt Kimmel, Bates Commodities - Normal, IL
Wayne Nelson, L&M Commodities - New Market, IN
Dan Zwicker, ADM Grain Group - Decatur, IL

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Commodity Week for July 3, 2008

Guest
Darrel Good, University of Illinois Extension

Panelists
Paul Coolley, ADM Investor Services
Jacquie Voeks, Stewart Peterson Group
Mike Zuzolo, Risk Management Commodities

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Commodity Week for June 27, 2008

Guest
Jim Bower, Bower Trading

Panelists
Matt Bennett, Bennett Grain
Bill Mayer, Roach Ag Marketing
Mike Georgy, Allendale

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Commodity Week for June 20, 2008

Guest
Brian Hoops, Midwest Market Solutions

Panelist
Jacquie Voeks, Stewart Peterson Group
Pete Manhart, Bates Commodities
Chuck Shelby, Risk Management Commodities

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The Latest USDA Reports

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Cattle on Feed Reports • Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Reports • Quarterly U-S Grain Stocks Reports • U-S Acreage Reports • U-S Crop Production Reports • U-S Ending Stocks Reports • World Ending Stocks Reports • World Production Reports

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USDA August 2008 Global Ending Stocks Estimates in million of metric tons (released August 12, 2008, 7:30 a.m. CST)
released August 12, 2008

Crop	August 2008-09 Estimate	July 2008-09 Estimate	August 2007-08 Estimate	July 2007-08 Estimate
Wheat:	-	-	-	-
Ending Stocks	136.16	133.06	115.21	116.05
Production	670.75	664.24	610.54	610.77
Corn:	-	-	-	-
Ending Stocks	112.38	105.31	122.46	124.64
Production	789.58	775.29	789.15	788.80
Soybeans:	-	-	-	-
Ending Stocks	49.28	48.87	49.25	48.84
Production	237.36	237.80	218.23	218.80

This report is filed in: World Ending Stocks Reports

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USDA July 2008 Cattle on Feed Report (released July 25, 2008, 2:00 p.m. CST)
released July 25, 2008

-	USDA July Estimate	Average Guess	Range	USDA June Estimate
On Feed July 1	96.0	95.6	94.9 - 96.3	96.0
Placed in June	91.0	92.3	87.8 - 101.0	88.0
Marketed in June	92.0	95.1	93.0 - 97.0	102.0

This report is filed in: Cattle on Feed Reports

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USDA June 30, 2008 Acreage Report in millions (released June 30, 2008, 7:30 a.m.
released June 30, 2008

*	USDA	Average	Range	Mar 31 Planting Int	2007 Seedings
Corn	87.327	85.321	79.614-87.399	86.014	93.600
Soybean	74.533	74.203	71.965-76.000	74.793	63.631
All Wheat	63.457	63.818	63.530-64.000	63.803	60.433
Spring Wheat	14.197	14.321	14.083-14.500	14.333	13.297
Durum	2.655	2.616	2.500-2.700	2.630	2.149
Winter Wheat	46.605

This report is filed in: U-S Acreage Reports

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USDA June 30, 2008 Quarterly Grain Stocks Report in billions of bushels (released June 30, 2008, 7:30 a.m.)
released June 30, 2008

*	USDA	Avg Trade Guess	Range	March 2008	June 2007
Corn	4.028	3.894	3.550-4.000	6.859	3.533
Soybean	0.676	0.663	0.615-0.720	1.428	1.092
Wheat	0.306	0.261	0.247-0.285	0.710	0.456

This report is filed in: Quarterly U-S Grain Stocks Reports

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USDA June 30 Quarterly Hogs & Pigs Report (released June 27, 2008, 2:00 p.m. CST)
released June 27, 2008

*	USDA	Avg Trade Guess	Range
All Hogs & Pigs	106	104.6	103.4-105.7
Kept for Breeding	99	98.6	97.3-99.3
Kept for Marketing	107	105.1	103.8-106.5
Mar-May Pig Crop	104	102.0	101.0-103.6
Mar-May Pigs/Litter	102	100.8	100.5-101.1
Mar-May Farrowings	102	101.3	100.5-102.8
Jun-Aug Farrowing Intentions	98	97.9	97.1-99.0
Sep-Nov Farrowing Intentions	96	96.7	95.0-97.5
Hogs Under 60lbs	104	102.9	101.7-105
Hogs to 119lbs	106	104.7	103.2-107.0
Hogs 120-179	109	106.8	105.6-108
Hogs 180lbs & Over	110	107.7	106.2-109

This report is filed in: Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Reports

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AM 580 Agricultural Weather

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Closing Market Report Agricultural Weather for Friday, September 5, 2008

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Agricultural Weather Analysts

• Monday - Jon Davis, Mark Russo, Josh Darr, Chesapeake Energy
• Tuesday - Don Day, Day Weather
• Wednesday - Drew Learner, World Weather, Inc.
• Thursday - Peter Leavitt, Agricultural Meteorologist
• Friday - Steve Hilberg, Midwestern Regional Climate Center

AM 580 holds agricultural outlook panels across Illinois and Indiana to discuss the commodity markets and allow you to ask questions. They are free of charge and advanced registration is generally NOT required. We hope you will visit one soon!

If you would like to see an AM 580 Outlook Panel in your area please e-mail the WILL Ag Department.

Calendar of Upcoming Outlook Meetings

Date	Location	Time (Central except where noted)	Panelists/Speakers	Sponsor
September 4, 2008	1st Bank, Manhattan, Illinois	7:00 p.m.	Paul Coolley, ADM Investor Services, Oakland, Illinois Curt Kimmel, Bates Commodities, Normal, Illinois Jacquie Voeks, Stewart Peterson Group, West Bend, Wisconsin	1st Bank, Manhattan, Illinois
September 8, 2008	Champaign County Farm Bureau, Champaign, Illinois	7:00 p.m. Outlook Meeting	Wayne Nelson, L and M Commodities, New Market, Indiana Jacquie Voeks, Stewart Peterson Group, West Bend, Wisconsin Curt Kimmel, Bates, Commodities, Normal, Illinois Chuck Shelby, Risk Management Commodities, Lafayette, Indiana	C-U Corn and Soybean Marketing Club
November 13, 2008	TBA, Taylorville, Illinois	6:00 p.m. Dinner - 7:00 p.m. Meeting		Christian County Farm Bureau
January 21, 2009	Elks Club, Pontiac, Illinois	TBA		First Farm Credit Services and Prarie Central Co-Op
February 19, 2009	TBA, Paris, Illinois	6:00 p.m.		First Bank and Trust, Paris, Illinois

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