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24 Jun 2019
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Only about half of the country's soybeans have emerged, but some insect pests are already out and about, waiting for them. Entomologists and agronomists have reported sightings of soybean aphids, bean leaf beetles and even the soybean gall midge -- a new pest of soybeans that emerged las...
24 Jun 2019
By Bryce AndersonDTN Senior Ag Meteorologist OMAHA (DTN) -- Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the USDA Midwest Climate Hub are worried about how summer 2019 conditions will treat crops that are already behind the development time curve because of wet and cool weather. In the NOAA North Central climate r...
24 Jun 2019
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst OMAHA (DTN) -- The domestic distillers dried grains (DDG) average spot price from the 40 locations DTN contacted was $4 higher this week versus the prior week, at $141 per ton for the week ended June 20. Prices overall were steady to higher, as the cash price of corn continues higher. The DTN National Corn Ind...
21 Jun 2019
By Todd HultmanDTN Lead Analyst OMAHA (DTN) -- For the week ended June 13, 2019, USDA reported an increase of 1.5 million bushels (38,400 mt) of corn export sales for 2018-19 and an increase of 14.2 mb (360,800 mt) for 2019-20. Last week's export shipments of 25.2 mb were below the 38.4 mb needed each week to achieve USDA's export estimate of 2.200...
21 Jun 2019
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- As bad weather continues to delay soybean planting in some parts of the country, some growers could be left with unused bags or bins of treated soybean seed -- and few good options for dealing with them. "Growers need to know that if they order treated soybean seeds, those seeds are thei...