Entries for February 2020
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24 Feb 2020
FARM MARKET NEWS - CORN REPORT FOR Mon, February 24 Exchange rate was 1.3284 up 0.0073 Chicago corn closed slightly to moderately lower. MAR20 HI 3.76 1/4 DEC20 HI 3.85 1/4 LOW 3.70 LOW 3.80 1/2 CLOSE3.72 1/4 Down 4 3/4 CLOSE 3.82 1/4 Down 3 3/4 OLD CROP BASIS NEW CROP BASIS Location Spot 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt Cntrct U.S. $/bu $/mt ELEVATORS +...
24 Feb 2020
FARM MARKET NEWS - SOYBEAN AND WHEAT REPORT FOR Mon, February 24 Exchange rate was 1.3284 up 0.0073 Chicago soybeans closed slightly to moderately lower. MAR20 HI 8.88 1/2 NOV20 HI 9.16 LOW 8.70 3/4 LOW 9.01 3/4 CLOSE8.74 1/4 Down 16 1/4 CLOSE 9.05 Down 12 1/2 OLD CROP NEW CROP Location Basis 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt BasisU.S. $/bu $/mt ELEVATORS...
24 Feb 2020
DTN Closing Grain Comments 02/24 14:04 Investors Flee Monday Markets Nearly every commodity on the board bled red Monday and U.S. stocks were sharply lower as investors responded to fresh concerns that coronavirus may not be containable. Among grain-related contracts, which all ended lower, May soybean oil showed the largest percentage loss, finish...
24 Feb 2020
WISDOM, Mont., Feb. 24, 2020 – Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director Charles Robison joined Rep. Greg Gianforte to announce USDA has invested $3.3 million in a high-speed broadband infrastructure project that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for 142 homes, businesses, farms and ranches in Beaverhea...
24 Feb 2020
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ARLINGTON, Va. (DTN) -- Attendees at USDA's annual Agricultural Outlook Forum in Virginia this week are getting an earful about the challenges posed by increasingly volatile weather extremes. Speakers in at least three separate sessions on Thursday wrestled with how major ag players -- regulators, insurers, sci...