Entries for March 2020
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30 Mar 2020
DTN Closing Grain Comments 03/30 14:14 Corn, Crude Oil Both Trade Lower May corn closed down 4 3/4 cents, getting no encouragement from Monday's lower crude oil prices or from Saudi Arabia about possibly reversing its new policy to increase oil production. Other grain contracts were mixed with a $2.40 gain in May meal helping soybean prices end on ...
30 Mar 2020
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 03/30 12:01 Unenthusiastic Monday Livestock contracts head lower as Monday seems to be unable to muster up support. By ShayLe Stewart DTN Livestock Analyst General Comments As contracts near the noon hour the entire livestock complex trades lower without a whole lot energy circulating throughout the market. Traders see...
30 Mar 2020
DTN Midday Grain Comments 03/30 10:58 Grains Mixed at Midday Corn is 4 to 5 cents lower, soybeans are 1 to 2 cents higher, and wheat is 3 to 6 cents lower. By David Fiala DTN Contributing Analyst General Comments The U.S. stock market is firmer with the Dow up 490 points as active trade continues. The dollar index is 70 points higher. Interest rate...
30 Mar 2020
WASHINGTON, March 30, 2020 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Bette Brand today announced that USDA has extended the deadline for ReConnect Pilot Program applications to April 15.
30 Mar 2020
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Farmers who rely on H-2A workers received a little more relief from the State Department late Thursday with an announcement that U.S. consulates will expand the group of H-2 applicants who can get visas without an in-person interview. Agricultural groups and farmers who employ guest workers have b...