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Pre-Opening Market Report for Thursday, August 28, 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 Thursday, August 28, 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 - Thursday, August 28, 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 Thursday, August 28, 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 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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Commodity Week for June 13, 2008

20th Anniversary Edition

Panelist
Paul Coolley, ADM Investor Services
Dan Zwicker, ADM Grain Group
Wayne Nelson, L&M Commodities

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Commodity Week for June 6, 2008

Panelist
Curt Kimmel, Bates Commodities
Bridget Chenowth, AgriVisor LLC
Ellen Dearden, Ag Review

Guest
Doug Yoder, Director Marketing & Affiliate Management - IL Farm Bureau

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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 Thursday, August 28, 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
July 23, 2008	Knights of Columbus Hall, Streator, Illinois	6:00 p.m. h'orderves - 6:30 p.m. Outlook Meeting	Paul Coolley, ADM Investor Services, Oakland, Illinois Curt Kimmel, Bates Commodities, Normal, Illinois Jacquie Voeks, Stewart Peterson Group, West Bend, Wisconsin Steve Freed, ADM, Chicago Ed Kieser, AM 580 Chief Meterologist	*LaSalle County Stockmen
July 24, 2008	El Paso Community Building	Dinner at 6:00 p.m. - Outlook Panel at 7:00 p.m.	Mike Zuzolo, Risk Management Commodities, Lafayette, Indiana Jacquie Voeks, Stewart Peterson Group, West Bend, Wisconsin Bill Mayer, Roach Ag Marketing, Lexington, Illinois	*Heartland Bank - Grainland Coop.
August 11, 2008	Ag Reliant Genetics, Champaign County, Illinois	6:45 p.m. Outlook Meeting	Curt Kimmel, Bates Commodities, Normal, Illinois Jacquie Voeks, Stewart Peterson Group, West Bend, Wisconsin Chuck Shelby, Risk Management Commodities, Lafayette, Indiana Matt Bennett, Bennett Grain, Winsor, Illinois	*AgriGold Hybrids
August 12, 2008	Holiday Inn, Terre Haute, Indiana	7:00 p.m. EASTERN STANDARD TIME	Mike Zuzolo, Risk Management Commodities, Lafayette, Indiana Chuck Shelby, Risk Management Commodities, Lafayette, Indiana Lee Gaus, EFG, Chicago, Illinois	*Risk Management Commodities, Lafayette, Indiana
August 13, 2008	Moweaqua Lions Club Building, Moweaqua	6:00 p.m. with dinner to follow	Matt Bennett, Bennett Grain, Winsor, Illinois Darrel Good, University of Illinois Agricultural Economist, Champaign-Urbana Bill Mayer, Roach Ag Marketing, Lexington, Illinois	Co-sponsored by Shelby County State Bank and MHIS Crop
August 16, 2008	University Inn, Lafayette, Indiana	10:00 a.m. EASTERN STANDARD TIME	Mike Zuzolo, Risk Management Commodities, Lafayette, Indiana Chuck Shelby, Risk Management Commodities, Lafayette, Indiana Tom Fritz, EFG, Chicago, Illinois	*Risk Management Commodities, Lafayette, Indiana
August 18, 2008	Johnning Civic Center, Kokomo, Indiana	6:30 p.m. EASTERN STANDARD TIME	Mike Zuzolo, Risk Management Commodities, Lafayette, Indiana Chuck Shelby, Risk Management Commodities, Lafayette, Indiana Lee Gaus, EFG, Chicago, Illinois Brian Maple, F. C. Stone and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana	*Risk Management Commodities, Lafayette, Indiana, Kokomo Grian and Bank, Kokomo, Indiana
August 19, 2008	Ford-Iroquois Farm Bureau, Gilman, Illinois	7:00 p.m.	Jacquie Voeks, Stewart Peterson Group, West Bend, Wisconsin Bill Mayer, Roach Ag, Lexington, Illinois Pete Manhart, Bates Commodities, Normal, Illinois	*Ford-Iroquois County Farm Bureau
August 20, 2008	Maria Restaurant, Morris, Illinois	7:00 p.m.	Bill Mayer, Roach Ag Marketing, Lexington, Illinois Jerry Gulke, Strategic Marketing Services, Chicago, Illinois Roy Plote, Perfect Choice Investments, Leland, Illinois	*Grundy County Farm Bureau
August 26, 2008	Farm Progress Show, Boone, Iowa	9 a.m.- 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.	Sue Martin, Ag and Investment Services, Webster City Iowa Chuck Shelby, Risk Management Commodities, Lafayette, Indiana Pete Manhart, Bates Commodities, Normal, Illinois Jacquie Voeks, Stewart Peterson Group, West Bend, Wisconsin	WILL AM 580 Agriculture and AgriGold Hybrids
August 27, 2008	Farm Progress Show, Boone, Iowa	9 a.m. - 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.	Sue Martin, Ag and Investment Services, Webster City Iowa Chuck Shelby, Risk Management Commodities, Lafayette, Indiana Pete Manhart, Bates Commodities, Normal, Illinois Jacquie Voeks, Stewart Peterson Group, West Bend, Wisconsin	WILL AM 580 Agriculture and AgriGold Hybrids
August 28, 2008	Farm Progress Show, Boone, Iowa	9 a.m. - 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.	Sue Martin, Ag and Investment Services, Webster City Iowa Chuck Shelby, Risk Management Commodities, Lafayette, Indiana Pete Manhart, Bates Commodities, Normal, Illinois Jacquie Voeks, Stewart Peterson Group, West Bend, Wisconsin	WILL AM 580 Agriculture and AgriGold Hybrids
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

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