Month: November 2017
DTN Grain Midday: Corn, Wheat Gaining on Soybeans
Corn and winter wheat are gaining on beans at midday; beans are down 6 cents. CORN Corn trade is seeing follow-through buying on short profit taking and cash demand. Trade […]
China’s E10 Mandate Could be Good News for U.S. Corn & Ethanol Producers – DTN
China’s newly instituted E10 mandate has the potential to create more demand for both corn and ethanol produced in the United States, according to a new analysis from the Center […]
DTN Cotton Open: Ticks Lower Amid End-of-Month Adjustments
U.S. weekly upland export sales slowed but came in around the upper end of the range of expectations. Upland shipments increased. Cash online sales increased to 25,344 bales on The […]
DTN Livestock Open: Hog Futures Set for Moderately Higher Recovery
Lean hog contracts should open moderately higher, supported by short-covering and positive fundamentals. The cattle complex is likely to open on a mixed basis as traders position ahead of cash […]
DTN Grain Open: Markets Quietly Lower Overnight
6:00 a.m. CME Globex: March corn was 1 cent lower, January soybeans were 1 cent lower, and March Chicago (SRW) was 3 cents lower. CME Globex Recap: According to the […]
USDA’s Nov. Farm Income Forecast is a Good Predictor for 2017
On November 29, 2017, the USDA’s Economic Research Service released an updated projection of 2017 net farm income. The forecast of $63.2 billion is $200 million (0.3%) lower than the […]
North Carolina Cotton: Farm Variety Evaluation Program Results Are In
Although 2017 brought its share of challenges, this has been a year that our growers have badly needed for a while. We are thankful to harvest high yields in most […]
Georgia Corn: Yields Lower Than Last Year’s Crop
Georgia’s corn yields were lower than expected this season due to prolonged cloudy conditions this summer, according to University of Georgia Cooperative Extension corn, soybean and small grains agronomist Reagan […]
Soybeans: Using Dicamba Herbicides to Manage Resistant Weeds
Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois are heavily infested with weeds resistant to glyphosate (group 9), PPO inhibitors (group 14), and ALS inhibitors (group 2). This has greatly reduced the number of effective […]
Gasoline Prices Fall, Diesel Rises
The U.S. average diesel fuel price increased over 1 cent to $2.93 per gallon on November 27, 51 cents higher than a year ago. The Rocky Mountain and Gulf Coast […]
