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9 Oct 2018
By Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor And Todd Neeley DTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Leading into President Donald Trump's trip to Council Bluffs, Iowa, on Tuesday, a senior White House official said Tuesday that the president has directed the Environmental Protection Agency to create a new rule allowing year-round sales of 15% ethanol blends....
8 Oct 2018
By Todd HultmanDTN Analyst One month ago in this column, I explained how one of the surprises of China's tariff on U.S. soybeans was that U.S. soybean exports actually increased in the month of July, from 85.2 million bushels (mb) in 2017 to 125.9 mb this year. China's imports dropped, as we all expected, but several other countries stepped in and ...
8 Oct 2018
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst OMAHA (DTN) -- Distillers dried grains spot prices from the 40 locations DTN contacted were mixed, but on average $1 per ton lower at $133 per ton versus one week ago for the week ended Oct. 4. Based on the average of prices collected by DTN, the value of DDG relative to corn for the week ended Oct. 4 was at ...
8 Oct 2018
By Tregg Cronin DTN Contributing Analyst Editor's Note: In our "Tariff Realities" series, DTN is looking at challenges facing U.S. farmers and grain elevators this fall as they market, store and transport soybeans under conditions related to China's 25% retaliatory tariffs. Even as the trade dispute continues, the market has to absorb a projected r...
5 Oct 2018
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Tar spot on corn may have arrived in the U.S. in 2015, but 2018 will definitely go down as the disease's first year in the major leagues -- and it definitely earned Rookie Pathogen of the Year. The disease started catching eyes in August and September, when its telltale black spots beg...