Entries for May 2019
RECENT NEWS
24 May 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- A cattle interest group has asked a federal court to declare unconstitutional 15 state beef checkoff programs, in a motion filed this week. Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, United Stockgrowers of America, or R-CALF USA, filed a motion this week in the U.S. District Court for the District of Monta...
24 May 2019
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Kimberly Meier has sold about twice as much alfalfa seed this spring as she normally does. Her region of northern Illinois saw high rates of alfalfa winterkill this spring after a winter of colder-than-normal temperatures. The Ridott, Illinois, farmer and seed dealer said, because of that, she sold ab...
24 May 2019
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 05/22/19 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 339 WEEK TO DATE: 16,537 STEERS 339 114.00-114.00 114.00-114.00 114.00 HEIFERS No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 448 WEEK TO DATE: 41,467 STEERS No reportable dressed trade HEIFERS No re...
24 May 2019
DTN Early Word Opening Livestock 05/24 06:33 Limited Livestock Trade Expected Friday Market interest is expected to remain extremely sluggish Friday ahead of the three-day holiday weekend. Mixed trade is expected early in the session with cattle traders attempting to adjust to the upcoming cattle on feed report. By Rick Kment DTN Analyst Cattle: St...
24 May 2019
USDA Daily Market Rates 05/24 06:48 HDR1010500000080524190700DAILY MARKET RATES(GRAIN/MISC COMMODITIES) Form Approved OMB No. 0560-XXXX Effective: May 24, 2019 ***NOTE CHANGES TO DIFFERENTIAL INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05/24/19**** The following Market Rates are established to aid in the development of the Posted County Prices (PCPs) which are used by c...