Entries for February 2019
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11 Feb 2019
FARM MARKET NEWS - CORN REPORT FOR Mon, February 11 Exchange rate was 1.3292 up 0.0033 Chicago corn closed slightly lower. MAR19 HI 3.75 DEC19 HI 3.99 1/2 LOW 3.71 3/4 LOW 3.96 1/2 CLOSE3.72 3/4 Down 1 1/2 CLOSE 3.97 3/4 Down 1 1/2 OLD CROP BASIS NEW CROP BASIS Location Spot 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt Cntrct U.S. $/bu $/mt ELEVATORS +MAY19+MAY19+JU...
11 Feb 2019
FARM MARKET NEWS - SOYBEAN AND WHEAT REPORT FOR Mon, February 11 Exchange rate was 1.3292 up 0.0033 Chicago soybeans closed slightly lower. MAR19 HI 9.18 3/4 NOV19 HI 9.60 LOW 9.03 1/2 LOW 9.47 1/4 CLOSE9.05 Down 9 1/2 CLOSE 9.49 Down 8 OLD CROP NEW CROP Location Basis 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt BasisU.S. $/bu $/mt ELEVATORS +MAR1+MAY1+MAY19 CK Low...
11 Feb 2019
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Keith Peters' spring planting prep list is longer than usual this year. His central Ohio farm absorbed a record annual rainfall of 55 inches in 2018, with much of it coming throughout the fall. As a result, Peters missed the window for his fall herbicide applications, strip tillage and P...
11 Feb 2019
By Pamela SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Waterhemp has just thumbed its nose at another group of herbicides. Waterhemp resistant to Group 15 herbicides (very long chain fatty acid inhibitors) has officially been found in Illinois research plots. It is the first dicot (broadleaf) weed in the world to outma...
11 Feb 2019
Cotton AWP/LDP 02/11 13:04 Next week's LDP (POP) rate will be based on this week's five day average AWP, plus or minus any change in the adjustment factor or any use of the Secretary's discretionary authority. The following table shows how this week's "A" index prices may affect next week's Marketing Loan Gain. Crnt Forwrd Trans Count Count 5 Low 5...