Entries for August 2019
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27 Aug 2019
DTN Early Word Opening Livestock 08/27 06:22 Market Volatility Remains Elevated Livestock market volatility remains heightened following the wide-ranging back-and-forth market shifts the last couple of weeks. Monday's trade optimism is fading quickly as traders look for additional support. By Rick Kment DTN Analyst Cattle: Steady Futures: Lower Liv...
27 Aug 2019
USDA Daily Market Rates 08/27 06:48 DAILY MARKET RATES(GRAIN/MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES) Effective: August 27, 2019 The following Market Rates are established to aid in the development of the Posted County Prices (PCPs) which are used by county Farm Services Agency (FSA) Offices for loan redemption purposes. Uses of these rates for other purposes ma...
27 Aug 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The White House Office of Management and Budget showed EPA how to account for biofuel gallons lost to small-refinery waivers, but the EPA ignored the OMB's suggestions, interagency review documents show. Documents posted to regulations.gov on the 2020 Renewable Fuel Standard volumes show reviewers of ...
27 Aug 2019
By Matt WildeProgressive Farmer Editor DES MOINES (DTN) -- More than 100 people from across the nation recently got an up-close look at the latest in conservation practices aimed at improving water quality from Iowa to the Gulf of Mexico. Participants on the day-long Conservation in Action tour, hosted by the Conservation Technology Information Cen...
27 Aug 2019
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON, D.C. (DTN) -- President Donald Trump and Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Sunday that the two countries have reached a trade deal that will involve large Japanese purchases of U.S. corn and wheat. In a report Saturday, Nikkei, a Japanese news organization, reported that Japan had agr...