Entries for March 2018
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26 Mar 2018
FARM MARKET NEWS - CORN REPORT FOR Mon, March 26 Exchange rate was 1.2853 up 0.0018 Chicago corn closed slightly lower. MAY18 HI 3.80 3/4 DEC18 HI 4.02 1/4 LOW 3.73 1/2 LOW 3.96 1/4 CLOSE3.74 Down 3 1/4 CLOSE 3.96 3/4 Down 2 1/2 OLD CROP BASIS NEW CROP BASIS Location Spot 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt Cntrct U.S. $/bu $/mt ELEVATORS +MAY18+JUL18+JUL18...
26 Mar 2018
FARM MARKET NEWS - SOYBEAN AND WHEAT REPORT FOR Mon, March 26 Exchange rate was 1.2853 up 0.0018 Chicago soybeans closed slightly lower. MAY18 HI 10.40 1/4 NOV18 HI 10.36 1/4 LOW 10.25 LOW 10.25 CLOSE10.25 1/2 Down 2 3/4 CLOSE 10.25 1/2 Down 1 OLD CROP NEW CROP Location Basis 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt BasisU.S. $/bu $/mt ELEVATORS +MAY1+MAY1+JUL18...
26 Mar 2018
DTN Closing Grain Comments 03/26 13:49 Rain Sinks HRW Wheat Prices May K.C. wheat fell 11 cents Monday with scattered showers bringing aid to some of the driest areas of the southwestern U.S. Plains with more chances for light rain the next couple days. May corn fell 3 1/4 cents to its lowest close in a month, pressured in part by a bearish report ...
26 Mar 2018
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Southern Plains farmers don't need a crystal ball to tell them what their biggest challenge will be during the upcoming forage-growing season. Every year, it boils down to the same thing: moisture. "Moisture, or lack thereof, is always our biggest struggle it seems like," Jay Leeper, who farms near Alv...
26 Mar 2018
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (DTN) -- President Donald Trump late Thursday imposed tariffs on $60 billion in Chinese goods on the grounds that China had treated U.S. companies unfairly by coercing them into surrendering trade secrets for market access. China immediately threatened retaliation, and U.S. farm leaders expres...