Entries for February 2018
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28 Feb 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Bill Northey was confirmed by voice vote in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday to be the next USDA undersecretary of agriculture for farm and foreign agricultural services, according to the Senate Press Gallery's Twitter account. The action came just ahead of a scheduled meeting with President Donald Trump an...
28 Feb 2018
By Todd HultmanDTN Analyst A bit like the swallows of Capistrano, USDA's Ag Forum in Arlington, Virginia, signals the coming of spring and warmer weather ahead. As Senior Analyst Darin Newsom likes to point out, USDA released its third first estimate of the upcoming 2018-19 season on Friday. Ready or not, a new season of guessing has begun. The fir...
28 Feb 2018
By Todd Neeley DTN Staff Reporter and Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- No deal was struck between senators and the Trump administration Tuesday at a White House meeting centered on proposed changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard, but two Iowa Republican senators in attendance said the fight will go on. In what was a whirlwind day f...
28 Feb 2018
USDA Daily Market Rates 02/28 06:48 HDR1010500000080228180700DAILY MARKET RATES(GRAIN/MISC COMMODITIES) Form Approved OMB No. 0560-XXXX Effective: February 28, 2018 ***NOTE CHANGES TO DIFFERENTIAL INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02/28/18**** The following Market Rates are established to aid in the development of the Posted County Prices (PCPs) which are used...
28 Feb 2018
DTN Early Word Grains 02/28 05:56 Soybean Meal, HRW Wheat Press Higher May corn was 3/4 cent higher, May soybeans were 9 cents higher, and July Kansas City (HRW) wheat was 7 1/2 cents higher. By Todd Hultman DTN Analyst 6:00 a.m. CME Globex: May corn was 3/4 cent higher, May soybeans were 9 cents higher, and July Kansas City (HRW) wheat was 7 1/2 c...