Entries for August 2019
RECENT NEWS
1 Aug 2019
By Pamela SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Scott Wallis will tell you downtime on a farm is a rare commodity. And the 2019 growing season has made planning anything more difficult this year. "Scouting has been something else with all the staggered maturities," said Wallis, who farms near Princeton, Indiana....
1 Aug 2019
USDA Daily Market Rates 08/01 06:48 DAILY MARKET RATES(GRAIN/MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES) Effective: August 01, 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...
1 Aug 2019
DTN Early Word Opening Livestock 08/01 06:01 Market Weakness Likely Entering August Aggressive losses midweek has allowed for increased concern of follow-through liquidation as traders enter the month of August. Lean hog futures closed limit lower Wednesday, allowing for expanded trade limits. This may add even more uncertainty at opening bell Thur...
1 Aug 2019
DTN Early Word Grains 08/01 05:58 Grains Mixed to Higher After Wednesday Rout December corn is up 1 cents per bushel, November soybeans are down 1 cents, and September KC wheat is up 2 cents. By Tregg Cronin DTN Contributing Analyst 6:00 a.m. CME Globex: December corn is up 1 cents per bushel, November soybeans are down 1 cents, and September KC wh...