Entries for June 2019
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27 Jun 2019
By Pamela SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- When the going gets tough in the farming world, the answer to the problem is often to work harder. "Somehow we always feel if we just do more, everything will work out," said Ashley Andersen, who farms with her family near Blair, Nebraska. That hasn't necessarily b...
27 Jun 2019
DTN Closing Grain Comments 06/27 13:52 Row Crops Finish Lower Ahead of Friday's Reports December corn closed down 3 1/2 cents and November soybeans were down 6 cents, both trading lower volume Thursday ahead of Friday morning's Acreage and June 1 Grain Stocks reports from USDA. European wheat ended slightly lower and U.S. wheat prices were mixed.
27 Jun 2019
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 06/27 12:10 Limited Activity Puts Pressure on Cattle Futures Light to moderate trade is seen in cattle futures as traders show little enthusiasm following sharp midweek gains. Narrow losses are holding through live and feeder cattle trade with little incentive to move prices significantly in either direction. By Rick K...
27 Jun 2019
DTN Midday Grain Comments 06/27 11:51 Grains Trending Lower at Midday Trade is broadly weaker at midday. By David Fiala DTN Contributing Analyst General Comments The U.S. stock market indices are mixed with the Dow 50 lower. The dollar index is 5 higher. Interest rate products are weaker. Energies are softer with crude 0.20 lower. Livestock trade i...
27 Jun 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 27, 2019 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today released the following statement on President Donald Trump’s appointment of Chad Rupe as Administrator of the Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Utilities Service.