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DTN Livestock Midday: Cattle Higher, Hogs Tip Lower Apr 8, 2020
Cattle contracts are jumping into the noon hour higher while the lean hog market subsides to lower prices. General Comments The cattle market is still taking the midweek point with […]
DTN Grain Midday: Markets Trending Flat Apr 8, 2020
Corn is 2 to 3 cents lower, soybeans are flat to 1 cent lower, and wheat is flat to 6 cents higher. CORN Corn trade is 2 to 3 cents […]
DTN Cotton Open: Firms Ahead of Reports Apr 8, 2020
The cotton market is slightly higher overnight, as it attempts to build upon its technical gains since Friday. Thursday it will face two key fundamental reports which could give additional […]
Cotton: Fungi Can Decrease Root Knot Nematode Galling Apr 8, 2020
Texas A&M University scientists found that a surprising number of fungi naturally associated with cultivated cotton were capable of curtailing the negative effects of a plant parasite known as the […]
Coronavirus: Global Food Markets “Well Balanced,” Trucking Issues a Concern Apr 8, 2020
The April edition of the Market Monitor, a publication from the Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS), stated that, “Despite much uncertainty caused by the rapid spread of COVID-19, global food markets remain well balanced: […]
DTN Livestock Open: More Volatile Price Swings Likely Apr 8, 2020
Limit gains in all livestock markets Tuesday will allow for expanded trading limits to develop midweek. Although firming support is building through the complex, demand uncertainty may create mixed early […]
DTN Grain Open: Wheat Leads Higher Apr 8, 2020
6:00 a.m. CME Globex: May corn is up 1 3/4 cents per bushel, May soybeans are up 4 3/4 cents, and May KC wheat is up 6 1/2 cents. CME […]
DTN Livestock Close: Markets Hold onto Gains Apr 7, 2020
Livestock contracts did it again — closing the second day of the week higher in all three contracts. GENERAL COMMENTS: Livestock contracts blew the whistle and closed Tuesday fully higher […]
Farmer Sentiment Plummets as Coronavirus Concerns Rise – Ag Barometer Apr 7, 2020
The Ag Economy Barometer plummeted in March, dipping 47 points (28%) from a month earlier to a reading of 121. The point drop was the largest one-month fall in the life of […]
Coronavirus: Food Prices Rise; Labor Remains a Concern Apr 7, 2020
Bloomberg writers Agnieszka de Sousa, Ruth Olurounbi, and Jen Skerritt reported on Monday that, “As the coronavirus pandemic penetrates more deeply into global supply chains, prices for key staples are starting to […]
