Entries for October 2015
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30 Oct 2015
DTN Early Word Grains 10/30 05:56 Dawn of the Dead, Mostly, in Grains December corn was fractionally lower, January soybeans were 4 cents higher, and December Chicago wheat was 4 cents higher. By Darin Newsom DTN Senior Analyst 6:00 a.m. CME Globex: December corn was fractionally lower, January soybeans were 4 cents higher, and December Chicago whe...
29 Oct 2015
October 29, 2015 Portland Price Trends 10-01-14 01-01-15 09-01-15 10-22-15 10-29-15 #1 SWW (bu) 6.60 6.97 5.70 5.60 5.72 White Club 9.50 9.47 6.45 7.46 7.52 DNS 14% 8.81 8.27 6.36 6.58 6.70 HRW 11.5% 7.18 7.31 5.88 5.90 6.03 #2 Corn (ton) 174.00 195.00 161.00 160.00 163.00 #2 Barley 150.00 170.00 160.00 150.00 150.00 Wheat...West coast wheat market...
29 Oct 2015
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack declined Thursday to say that the Obama administration will totally back efforts in Congress to avoid any cuts to crop insurance. On a call to reporters on another issue, Vilsack told DTN, "As far as the budget is concerned, we will obviously continue...
29 Oct 2015
By Elizabeth WilliamsDTN Special Correspondent KANSAS CITY (DTN) -- High yields across the upper Midwest in 2015 may have saved many producers from falling below breakeven -- especially if they sold on price rallies. However, the doom and gloom predicted for high-cost corn and soybean farmers is likely just postponed one year, speakers at the Ameri...
29 Oct 2015
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 10/29 16:08 Meat Futures Settle Mostly Lower, Pressured by Long Liquidation, Poor Buying Interest With the exception of spot October live, cattle futures settled lower, pressured by long liquidation, profit taking, and cash uncertainty. Lean hog contracts finished sharply lower, checked by technical selling and fears o...