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4 Dec 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor This article was originally posted at 10:31 a.m. CST on Monday, Dec. 3. It was updated at 3:25 p.m. CST on Monday, Dec. 3. ** CHICAGO (DTN) -- The positive impact of a possible trade truce between the U.S. and China -- albeit a temporary one -- that commodity groups and traders were looking for was seen Monday ...
3 Dec 2018
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (DTN) -- President Donald Trump won't stop the farm bill over forestry issues and will instead direct Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to use all his powers to suppress forest fires, a knowledgeable source told DTN Thursday evening. The American Farm Bureau Federation, the National Farmers U...
3 Dec 2018
By Lin TanDTN China Correspondent SAO PAULO, Brazil (DTN) -- After March 2019, Brazilian truck drivers will start to fill their tanks with 11% diesel blends (B11) at fuel stations throughout the country thanks to a new mandatory policy to increase domestic biodiesel blending in Brazil. "Brazil will start a new mandatory biodiesel blending policy f...
3 Dec 2018
By Todd Hultman DTN Lead Analyst For most of 2018, soybean oil has not exactly been a hot topic. Caught on the wrong end of this year's increased soybean crush, spot soybean oil prices are down 16% since the end of 2017, pressured by lower world vegetable prices in general, and the greater popularity of soybean meal after Argentina's soybean harves...
30 Nov 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- As world leaders head to the Group of 20 talks in Argentina on Wednesday, soybean farmers are among those hoping to see some sort of trade truce struck between the U.S. and China. While trade with China had been a top issue for President Donald Trump in the last several months leading up to the G...