Tuesday, September 17, 2019 2:42PM CDT
Corn was rated 55% in good-to-excellent condition, unchanged from the previous week, and soybean condition was rated 54% as of Sunday, down 1 percentage point from the previous week, according to this week's USDA NASS Crop Progress report.
Tuesday, September 17, 2019 2:38PM CDT
The Bonneville Lock and Dam located east of Portland, Oregon, in the Columbia River Gorge, a crucial link for wheat exports to the Pacific Northwest, was shut down recently because of damage found in the lock.
Tuesday, September 17, 2019 2:32PM CDT
Three top Democrats on the House Agriculture Committee called for funding the Commodity Credit Corp. in a short-term budget deal to avoid any delay in Market Facilitation Program payments to farmers. Republicans have pointed to the possibility of Democrats not funding the aid payments in a short-term funding bill Congress needs to pass.
The Bonneville Lock and Dam located east of Portland, Oregon, in the Columbia River Gorge, a crucial link for wheat exports to the Pacific Northwest, was shut down recently because...
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Percent above or below the average June-August total precipitation this past summer vs. the difference in degrees Fahrenheit from the average 1950-2019 June-August temperature
On Tuesday, Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman John Hoeven, R-N.D., said at a markup of the fiscal year 2020 Agriculture appropriations bill it is "critical" t...
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Farmers aren't the only ones being tested by this year's weather; satellite-driven yield models will have to prove they've accounted for all the variables that influence yield.
Cargill, the largest private company in the U.S., is increasingly under pressure for its sourcing of soybeans and other agricultural commodities in Brazil. At least one environment...
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A popular tractor series for John Deere, the 6M performs work on dairy, livestock, hay and other diversified operations, including mowing and snow removal. The 2020 6M series tract...
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There are signals that point to growing concern about the delayed durum harvest on the Prairies and northern states, both in terms of the early start to exports and as well as cash...
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DTN has several upcoming webinars that will delve into expectations for the 2019 harvest and grain marketing strategies to consider as we go through harvest.
December corn is up 1 3/4 cents per bushel, November soybeans are up 1 1/2 cents, and December K.C. wheat is up 2 3/4 cents.
Nothing went on in the cash market Tuesday with no bids or offers being set. The rally in cattle futures Wednesday likely will not have much influence on opening bids as price increases have yet to change the trend. Hog futures struggled all Tuesday with December closing limit down.
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