Entries for March 2018
RECENT NEWS
23 Mar 2018
FARM MARKET NEWS - SOYBEAN AND WHEAT REPORT FOR Fri, March 23 Exchange rate was 1.2835 down 0.0052 Chicago soybeans closed slightly lower. MAY18 HI 10.34 1/4 NOV18 HI 10.31 LOW 10.09 1/4 LOW 10.12 1/2 CLOSE10.28 1/4 Down 1 1/2 CLOSE 10.26 1/2 Down 1/4 OLD CROP NEW CROP Location Basis 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt BasisU.S. $/bu $/mt ELEVATORS +MAY1+MA...
23 Mar 2018
DTN Closing Grain Comments 03/23 13:59 Soybean Meal Survives Tariff News, Climbs Higher While May soybeans scratched its way back to a 1 1/2 cent loss Friday after China proposed their own list of U.S. goods that would be charged tariffs, May soybean meal overcame early selling and finished up $9.90 on the day, boosted by Argentina's declining crop...
23 Mar 2018
(Washington, D.C., March 23, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today applauded the robust investment of $600 million in rural broadband for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which was included in the FY 2018 Omnibus Spending Package. The funding comes at a time when President Donald J. Trump is pursuing an ambitious agenda...
23 Mar 2018
(Washington, D.C., March 23, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement today regarding the fix of Section 199A of the federal tax code found in the omnibus spending bill passed by Congress and signed into law by President Donald J. Trump:
23 Mar 2018
(Washington, D.C., March 23, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today expressed his appreciation for the work of Congress to find a bipartisan fix for the way the U.S. Forest Service is funded for fighting wildfires. Secretary Perdue had advocated for the change since taking office in April 2017. Congress included the solution in th...