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14 Sep 2016
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Bayer and Monsanto announced early Wednesday they had come to terms on a merger with Bayer acquiring Monsanto for $128 a share in an all-cash transaction. The boards for both companies unanimously approved the agreement. With Monsanto's 442 million outstanding shares, the $128-a-share deal equat...
14 Sep 2016
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Retail fertilizer prices continue to decline for the fifth consecutive week, according to national average prices tracked by DTN for the first week of September. Once again, all eight major fertilizers were lower compared a month earlier with all but one marking considerable prices drops. One thing tha...
13 Sep 2016
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- An official with the American Petroleum Institute on Tuesday said the group is against changing the point of obligation for the Renewable Fuel Standard from blenders to the fuel rack. Supporters of the change say it could save costs on implementing the program and to consumers at the pump. In August,...
13 Sep 2016
It's a simple question really and one that is on everyone's minds. Even though I know I will be asked it numerous times by interviewers and others, it's never easy to answer in a quick sound bite. Part of the problem is that the question asked is not what I hear in my head. The interviewer innocently says, "So what should producers be doing to prot...
12 Sep 2016
By Darin NewsomDTN Senior Analyst The key number in USDA's round of September Crop Production and Supply and Demand estimates had to be the national average soybean yield coming in at 50.6 bushels per acre. This pushed expected production to 4.201 billion bushels, with both numbers well above the high end of pre-report estimates (50.1 bpa and 4.16...