Entries for May 2019
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15 May 2019
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 05/15 15:56 Hog Futures Continue Higher on Demand Expectations Lean hog futures saw triple-digit gains in nearby summer contracts Wednesday on expectations for strong global demand. By Rick Kment DTN Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: Support continued to build in the lean hog market midweek on expectations of stable hog suppli...
15 May 2019
FARM MARKET NEWS - CORN REPORT FOR Wed, May 15 Exchange rate was 1.3425 down 0.0024 Chicago corn closed slightly higher. JUL19 HI 3.80 DEC19 HI 3.97 3/4 LOW 3.68 LOW 3.87 1/4 CLOSE3.69 1/2 Up 3/4 CLOSE 3.88 3/4 Up 1 OLD CROP BASIS NEW CROP BASIS Location Spot 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt Cntrct U.S. $/bu $/mt ELEVATORS +JUL19+SEP19+SEP19 CK Low 1.00 ...
15 May 2019
FARM MARKET NEWS - SOYBEAN AND WHEAT REPORT FOR Wed, May 15 Exchange rate was 1.3425 down 0.0024 Chicago soybeans closed slightly higher. JUL19 HI 8.48 1/4 NOV19 HI 8.71 1/2 LOW 8.27 LOW 8.52 CLOSE8.35 1/2 Up 4 CLOSE 8.59 3/4 Up 3 1/4 OLD CROP NEW CROP Location Basis 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt BasisU.S. $/bu $/mt ELEVATORS +JUL1+JUL1+AUG19 CK Low 1...
15 May 2019
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Leave that 4-inch soda can in the truck -- some of the weeds and cover crop cover in the Midwest right now will require a yardstick to measure. The persistent cold, wet weather dogging much of the corn and soybean belt this spring has kept many farmers from applying their usual early s...
15 May 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The hits keep coming for Bayer's Roundup glyphosate herbicide, as a California jury on Monday awarded $2.055 billion in damages to a couple that has battled cancer after decades of using the product. It's the largest of three awards juries have handed out since the company acquired Monsanto last year....