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3 Jun 2019
By Todd HultmanDTN Lead Analyst On May 10, USDA estimated a 15.03-billion-bushel (bb) corn crop planted on 92.8 million acres, resulting in a higher ending corn stocks estimate of 2.485 bb for 2019-20, the most since the 1980s. The announcement sent December corn prices lower, but the market didn't put much faith in USDA's numbers, as report day fi...
3 Jun 2019
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Many soybeans will be planted in June this year, after persistent rainfall has delayed planting across the Soybean Belt. The good news is June-planted soybeans can thrive, given the right production practices. Here we've pulled together the latest research and recommendations from Extens...
31 May 2019
By Lance WoodburyDTN Farm Business Adviser Farmers and ranchers are risk-takers. Their livelihood depends on acts of faith and uncertainty. The economic results of planting a crop or raising an animal are heavily contingent on factors outside of their control: commodity prices, weather and government policies. Las Vegas pales in comparison to the g...
31 May 2019
By Lin TanDTN China Correspondent BEIJING, China (DTN) -- The impact of China's African swine fever outbreak has grown, as the disease arrived in one of the country's largest production areas while pork stockpiles are rapidly falling as well. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MOA) announced on Tuesday that an African swine fever (ASF)...
31 May 2019
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Retail urea prices increased 5% compared to last month while the rest of the retail fertilizer prices tracked by DTN were mixed. According to retail fertilizer prices tracked by DTN for the third week of May 2019, urea had an average price of $428/ton, up $20 from the same time last month. Five other...