Thursday, March 30, 2023 2:24PM CDT
United States inventory of all hogs and pigs on March 1, 2023, was 72.9 million head. This was up slightly from March 1, 2022, but down 2% from Dec. 1, 2022, USDA NASS reported on Thursday.
Thursday, March 30, 2023 9:48AM CDT
Emergency crews remain on the scene of a Burlington Northern Santa Fe ethanol train derailment and fire in Raymond, Minnesota, as federal and state officials make their way to the scene in southwest Minnesota.
Thursday, March 30, 2023 5:00AM CDT
Illinois had a clean sweep of the Top 10 list of the nation's best county soybean yields while non-Illinois counties had only three spots in the Top 20. On the opposite end of the spectrum, drought-stricken states in the Southern Plains had the nation's worst soybean yields.
For 13 straight days, November soybeans closed lower -- before Friday that is. On Friday, the market overcame more early selling to close up sharply to finish last week.
Scatterplot showing the metric tons of corn per grain consuming animal unit vs. the average farm price expressed both in nominal terms or the actual figure the USDA posts and the r...
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USDA's Risk Management Agency (RMA) on Thursday announced it would expand Margin Protection plans for farmers in 1,255 counties for soybeans and 1,729 counties for corn production....
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The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's most recent survey of lenders shows that non-real estate farm loans increased by 20% on average as production costs climbed. Interest rate...
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Gasoline retailers and ethanol industry officials have been meeting with federal lawmakers and Biden administration officials this week in Washington, D.C., making a case for an em...
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The 2023 Commodity Classic drew a record crowd to a sold-out trade show. Here's a rundown on three more items from the event that caught the attention of one DTN crops editor.
Three farmers emailed detailed thoughts on whether economics or cultural issues better explain why the countryside votes increasingly Republican even as Democrats make electoral ga...
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Here's a two-minute look at Great Plains Ag's new vertical tillage VT1100 Turbo Max with its larger frame for new finishing attachments, new finishing baskets and adjust-on-the-go...
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May corn up 3 cents, May soybeans are up a penny, and May KC wheat is up 4 cents.
Cattle futures continued to regain ground Wednesday as cash trade has not yet taken place and it appears higher cash might be in the cards. Hogs were under pressure right from the start as funds seem to be comfortable moving into the Hogs & Pigs report remaining short.
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