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1 Oct 2018
By Rod Mauszycki DTN Tax Columnist With every harvest comes the age old question: Do I farm another year, or is it time to get out? It's a question many of my clients wrestle with, especially in poor economic times. The topic tends to come up in the late fall and winter, so now is a good time to review the new federal estate tax laws and share a ...
1 Oct 2018
By Lin TanDTN China Correspondent SAO PAULO, Brazil (DTN) -- Though Chinese buyers are turning to buy more Brazilian beans as the Chinese government is retaliating with a 25% tariff on U.S. soybeans, Brazilian farmers are not optimistic about the new crop as planting season begins. Still, parts of Mato Grosso and Parana have gotten enough rain and...
1 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, were $1 per ton higher versus one week ago at $134 per ton for the week ended Sept. 27. Based on the average of prices collected by DTN, the value of DDG relative to corn for the week ended Sept....
28 Sep 2018
By Todd HultmanDTN Analyst OMAHA (DTN) -- Seventeen months of estimating U.S. ending corn and soybean stocks for 2017-18 comes to an end with USDA's September 1 Grain Stocks report on Friday. At 11 a.m. CDT on Sept. 28, USDA will issue both the Grain Stocks report and a Small Grains Summary. CORN Back on May 10, 2017, USDA's World Agricultural Supp...
28 Sep 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- Former South Carolina congressman Bob Inglis is trying to recruit conservatives to help Congress reconsider how lawmakers view climate change and solutions such as carbon taxes. "Conservatives are the most important people on the planet when it comes to climate change," Inglis said, "beca...