Entries for August 2019
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1 Aug 2019
DTN Closing Grain Comments 08/01 13:54 Grains Tumble Lower, New Tariffs Tweeted Corn and soybeans finished lower for a third day after President Donald Trump tweeted new 10% tariffs on $300 billion of Chinese goods will be enacted Sept. 1. Dow Jones Industrials were trading up 260 points before the tweets and are now 230 points lower in the afterno...
1 Aug 2019
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 08/01 12:20 Losses Continue Midday Thursday Lean hog and feeder cattle futures are down triple digits at midday as liquidation continues at the start of August. Despite hog futures pulling back from early session lows, the market continues to be bearish. By Rick Kment DTN Analyst General Comments Pressure quickly devel...
1 Aug 2019
DTN Midday Grain Comments 08/01 11:02 Broadly Weaker Trade at Midday Corn futures are 4 to 5 cents lower; soybeans futures are 5 to 6 cents lower and wheat futures are 2 cents to 10 cents lower. Outside markets are mixed. By David Fiala DTN Contributing Analyst General Comments U.S. stock market indices are firmer with the Dow 260 higher. The U.S. ...
1 Aug 2019
August 1, 2019 Portland Price Trends 08-01-18 01-01-19 07-01-19 07-25-19 08-01-19 #1 SWW (bu) 6.05 6.15 6.00 6.15 5.90 White Club 6.05 6.15 6.00 6.15 5.90 DNS 14% 7.08 6.59 6.24 6.03 5.97 HRW 11.5% 6.89 6.39 5.59 5.57 5.36 #2 Corn (ton) 160.00 168.00 182.00 184.00 173.00 #2 Barley 140.00 140.00 140.00 140.00 140.00 Wheat...A continued retreat acros...
1 Aug 2019
(Washington, D.C., August 1, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today applauded the Department of Labor and Guatemala on the signing of an agreement to improve H-2A visa program operations. Secretary Perdue issued the following statement: