Entries for February 2020
RECENT NEWS
14 Feb 2020
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Grain-quality issues that plagued the 2019 growing season continue to haunt farmers in 2020. The evidence can been seen in recent social media posts by farmers who are finding out-of-condition corn in their bins as they begin to move the grain. In many locations across the Corn Belt, the 2019 crop is p...
14 Feb 2020
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Imagine a soybean trait that could save many Midwest soybean growers up to $200 per acre -- in the very first year it was planted. Greg Tylka has a surprise for you. It already exists. The Iowa State nematologist has spent decades tracking soybean cyst nematode's (SCN) growing resistanc...
14 Feb 2020
FARM MARKET NEWS - CORN REPORT FOR Fri, February 14 Exchange rate was 1.3247 down 0.0014 Chicago corn closed slightly lower. MAR20 HI 3.81 1/2 DEC20 HI 3.92 1/4 LOW 3.76 1/4 LOW 3.88 1/2 CLOSE3.77 3/4 Down 1 3/4 CLOSE 3.88 3/4 Down 3 1/4 OLD CROP BASIS NEW CROP BASIS Location Spot 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt Cntrct U.S. $/bu $/mt ELEVATORS +MAY20+MA...
14 Feb 2020
FARM MARKET NEWS - SOYBEAN AND WHEAT REPORT FOR Fri, February 14 Exchange rate was 1.3247 down 0.0014 Chicago soybeans closed narrowly mixed. MAR20 HI 8.99 1/4 NOV20 HI 9.25 1/2 LOW 8.90 LOW 9.19 1/2 CLOSE8.93 3/4 Down 2 1/2 CLOSE 9.22 1/2 Down 1 1/4 OLD CROP NEW CROP Location Basis 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt BasisU.S. $/bu $/mt ELEVATORS +MAR2+MAY...
14 Feb 2020
DTN Closing Grain Comments 02/14 13:57 Early Morning Strength Rebuffed, Corn and Soy Fall to End Week The corn and soybean markets finished slightly lower in dull, uneventful trade before the long weekend. Wheat finished slightly lower. As coronavirus expanded to 64,000 infected, with upwards of 1,400 deaths, and forecasts for South America showing...