Entries for February 2019
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1 Feb 2019
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2019 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that the agriculture leaders of Canada and Mexico will speak at USDA’s 95th Agricultural Outlook Forum (PDF, 113 KB), held Feb.
1 Feb 2019
By Todd HultmanDTN Lead Analyst While trade talks with China remain the most important topic for U.S. soybean demand in early 2019, a Dow Jones report late Thursday provided some of the most optimistic comments to date. "We made substantial progress," U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said, after "two very intense and very long days of ...
1 Feb 2019
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Todd Hanten had his bean seed orders locked and loaded by the end of December -- a mix of dicamba-tolerant RR2 Xtend, conventional and high oleic soybeans. Then the South Dakota farmer heard the news: The Enlist E3 soybean trait had gained long-awaited import approval from China, potenti...
1 Feb 2019
DTN Midday Grain Comments 02/01 11:04 All Grains Higher at Midday Soybeans lead broadly firmer trade. By David Fiala DTN Contributing Analyst General Comments The U.S. stock market indices are firmer with the Dow 130 points higher. The interest rate products are firmer. The dollar index is 13 points lower. Energies are firmer with crude up $0.80. L...
1 Feb 2019
By DTN Staff OMAHA (DTN) -- After shaking off the shutdown hangover, agencies from the U.S. Department of Agriculture have started to detail how they are going to handle reports missed, delayed and canceled. Starting with export data, the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has not published a weekly Export Sales report since Dec. 20, 2018. FAS has ...