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7 Feb 2019
OMAHA (DTN) -- The U.S. Census Bureau said Wednesday that U.S. exports of goods and services totaled $209.9 billion in November, down $1.3 billion from October. Imports totaled $259.2 billion, down $7.7 billion on the month. The resulting trade deficit of $49.4 billion for November was down from $55.7 billion in October. USDA later provided more de...
7 Feb 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- President Donald Trump called for the continued rebuilding of American trade policy in his State of the Union address Tuesday evening, pointing to the ongoing trade negotiations with China as something that's overdue. Trump touted the elimination of the "death tax" but made no mention of biofuels at a...
6 Feb 2019
OMAHA (DTN) -- The month of February is important for growers in the key Corn Belt states who purchase revenue-based crop insurance policies. It's when the projected prices for those policies are set. During February, DTN will post a running tally of the December corn, November soybean and September Minneapolis wheat futures averages in Ag News. T...
6 Feb 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- USDA is moving forward with implementing the 2018 farm bill even as another government shutdown remains a possibility come Feb. 15, the No. 2 official at USDA said during a Farm Foundation farm bill event in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. Coming off a 35-day partial government shutdown in recent weeks,...
6 Feb 2019
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Retail fertilizer prices are once again higher, according to prices tracked by DTN for the last week of January, 2019. This marks the third-consecutive week all eight of the major fertilizers have been higher. While prices are higher compared to last month, none were up a significant amount, which DTN ...