Entries for February 2018
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27 Feb 2018
FARM MARKET NEWS - SOYBEAN AND WHEAT REPORT FOR Tue, February 27 Exchange rate was 1.274 up 0.0063 Chicago soybeans closed narrowly mixed. MAY18 HI 10.56 NOV18 HI 10.34 LOW 10.43 3/4 LOW 10.27 1/4 CLOSE10.49 1/2 Up 3 1/2 CLOSE 10.32 Up 1 1/2 OLD CROP NEW CROP Location Basis 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt BasisU.S. $/bu $/mt ELEVATORS +MAY1+MAY1+MAY18 C...
27 Feb 2018
FARM MARKET NEWS - SOYBEAN AND WHEAT REPORT FOR Tue, February 27 Exchange rate was 1.274 up 0.0063 Chicago soybeans closed narrowly mixed. MAY18 HI 10.56 NOV18 HI 10.34 LOW 10.43 3/4 LOW 10.27 1/4 CLOSE10.49 1/2 Up 3 1/2 CLOSE 10.32 Up 1 1/2 OLD CROP NEW CROP Location Basis 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt BasisU.S. $/bu $/mt ELEVATORS +MAY1+MAY1+MAY18 C...
27 Feb 2018
DTN Closing Grain Comments 02/27 13:46 Soybean Meal, HRW Wheat Push Higher Except for soybean oil and Minneapolis wheat, May grain-related contracts closed higher Tuesday, spurred mainly by a continuation of dry weather in Argentina and the western U.S. Plains. May soybean meal edged out July K.C. wheat for Tuesday's largest percentage gain, puttin...
27 Feb 2018
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 02/27 12:03 Cattle Futures Hold Firm Gains Buyer support is moving into the cattle complex through the session Tuesday, although prices have slowly backed away from early session highs. This has added uncertainty to the entire complex. By Rick Kment DTN Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: Firm buyer support is moving into the ca...
27 Feb 2018
(Washington, D.C., February 27, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today applauded the Senate’s long-awaited confirmation of Bill Northey to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Northey will serve as Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Service (FFAS)*.
Perdue issued the following statement: