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20 Jul 2017
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- For the second straight week, retail fertilizer prices are showing significant movement after five months of holding mostly steady, according to fertilizer retailers surveyed by DTN. Prices for all eight of the major fertilizers were lower the second week of July 2017 compared to a month earlier. As th...
19 Jul 2017
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (DTN) -- In his remarks Monday at his "Made in America Product Showcase," President Donald Trump mentioned farmers several times and pointed out Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. After being introduced by Vice President Mike Pence, Trump opened his remarks by saying, "And you know, Mike, it ...
19 Jul 2017
By Todd HultmanDTN Analyst Noncommercial traders are broadly defined by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as any futures account that does not engage in "business activities hedged by the use of the futures or options markets." It does not matter if the account is an individual or an investment fund or some other form as long as they...
19 Jul 2017
By Jerry Hagstrom DTN Political Correspondent and Zachary Silver Political Correspondent Intern WASHINGTON (DTN) -- House Budget Committee Chairwoman Diane Black, R-Tenn., on Tuesday released a fiscal year 2018 budget proposal that calls for a $10 billion cut in programs under the control of the House Agriculture Committee over 10 years. But congre...
18 Jul 2017
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst In my first drought story earlier in June, much of the focus was on the poor condition of the wheat and durum crops. While that is still the case, with both of those crops in worse shape since then, the drought is now affecting oats, barley, soybeans, corn and pastureland. Virtually anything that grows and ne...