Entries for August 2019
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29 Aug 2019
FARM MARKET NEWS - CORN REPORT FOR Thu, August 29 Bank of Canada Noon exchange rate was 1.3293 down 0.0004 Chicago corn closed slightly higher. DEC19 HI 3.77 DEC19 HI 3.77 LOW 3.70 LOW 3.70 CLOSE3.71 1/4 Up 1/4 CLOSE 3.71 1/4 Up 1/4 OLD CROP BASIS NEW CROP BASIS Location Spot 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt Cntrct U.S. $/bu $/mt ELEVATORS +DEC19+DEC19+D...
29 Aug 2019
FARM MARKET NEWS - SOYBEAN AND WHEAT REPORT FOR Thu, August 29 Exchange rate was 1.3293 down 0.0004 Chicago soybeans closed slightly higher. NOV19 HI 8.73 NOV19 HI 8.73 LOW 8.65 1/4 LOW 8.65 1/4 CLOSE8.68 1/2 Up 2 3/4 CLOSE 8.68 1/2 Up 2 3/4 OLD CROP NEW CROP Location Basis 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt BasisU.S. $/bu $/mt ELEVATORS +NOV1+NOV1+NOV19 C...
29 Aug 2019
DTN Closing Grain Comments 08/29 13:51 Soybeans Build on Previous Gains; Spot Corn Pressured by Liquidation Following Wednesday's late-day reversal from major support areas, both corn and beans continued that upward correction early Thursday. However, a late break in September corn on first-notice-day liquidation sent December to near unchanged. Wh...
29 Aug 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- USDA will investigate reports of possible market manipulation following a fire that badly damaged a Tyson beef plant in Holcomb, Kansas, on Aug. 9. In the days following the plant fire, live cattle futures moved limit lower, adding strong pressure to cash cattle trade. In a press statement on Wednesda...
29 Aug 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- President Donald Trump will soon announce a plan to mitigate the effects of EPA's small-refinery exemptions, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue told farmers Wednesday at the Farm Progress Show. Perdue said Trump is expected to plan a Midwest trip soon -- though no date is set -- and will ...