Entries for March 2020
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31 Mar 2020
DTN Closing Grain Comments 03/31 14:08 Corn Ignores Planting Intentions, Holds Steady May corn ended down a half-cent as traders chose to ignore USDA's 97.0 million acre estimate of corn planting intentions, a number that exceeded analysts' pre-report range of estimates. May soybeans and all three U.S. wheats were higher, possibly related to a grad...
31 Mar 2020
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- A federal judge in Montana on Friday threw out a court case against 15 state beef councils filed by R-CALF USA after the beef councils signed agreements with USDA declaring that the Department of Agriculture has authority over their activities. Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, United Stockgrowe...
31 Mar 2020
By Matthew WildeDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor AUSTIN, Texas (DTN) -- The worldwide COVID-19 health and economic crisis will make it difficult, but not impossible, for cotton farmers to make a profit this year. John R.C. Robinson, a Texas A&M professor and Extension economist, was optimistic that cotton prices could hit 75 cents pe...
31 Mar 2020
By DTN/Progressive Farmer Staff OMAHA (DTN) -- Farmers are showing general concern about how the coronavirus pandemic will influence the coming crop year, their businesses in general and even their family's health, according to a current online poll conducted by DTN and data analytics company Farm Market iD. More than 69% of farmers polled don't ha...
31 Mar 2020
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 03/31 12:06 Lean Hogs Picking Up Interest As Tuesday progresses, lean hog contracts are starting to rally support. By ShayLe Stewart DTN Livestock Analyst General Comments As Tuesday nears the noon hour, cattle contracts hang back as interest and support seem farfetched, but the lean hog complex is starting to rally so...