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4 May 2017
By Karl Stenerson DTN Fertilizer Columnist The following is a breakdown of international and domestic wholesale prices and trends for various fertilizers. AMMONIA International: The international ammonia price climb ceased at the end of April, with ammonia markets showing clear signs that bearish sentiment now prevails across the board. Improved a...
4 May 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- If the tone of Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad's confirmation hearing to be the next ambassador to China is any indication, the nation's longest-serving governor is likely to cruise to approval in the U.S. Senate. Members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations committee held a two-hour hearing Tuesday to gauge...
4 May 2017
By Pam SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor GARDEN CITY, Kan. (DTN) -- The second morning of the hard red winter wheat tour led scouts farther into areas struggling with weather woes. Rick Horton, a wheat farmer from Leoti, dug into snow banks on his farm to uncover wheat that a week ago would have had the potential to make 100 bush...
3 May 2017
By Todd HultmanDTN Analyst We already knew that noncommercial traders were heavily bearish in Chicago wheat in April, but after the spot price fell to a new contract low near $4.00, traders pushed even more chips on the table. Friday's Commitments of Traders Report from the CFTC showed noncommercials net short 130,036 contracts of Chicago wheat as ...
2 May 2017
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (DTN) -- The chairman of the House Agriculture Committee and the National Cotton Council lashed out Monday at a pair of senior Democratic senators after learning the deal to fund the federal government does not include program changes that would help cotton farmers. Congressional appropriato...