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1 Mar 2018
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Average retail fertilizer prices were slightly higher again the third week of February 2018, according to retailers surveyed by DTN. All eight of the major fertilizer prices were up slightly compared to last month. DAP had an average price of $460 per ton, MAP $496/ton, potash $345/ton, urea $357/ton, ...
1 Mar 2018
By Elaine KubDTN Contributing Analyst As February draws to a close, farmers and market analysts are quickly calculating the average closing prices from this month for December 2018 corn futures and November 2018 soybean futures. So far, it looks like the spring reference price, which will be used in upcoming crop insurance contracts, will be $3.95 ...
1 Mar 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor ANAHEIM, Calif. (DTN) -- Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue defended his support for the Renewable Fuel Standard on Wednesday as he spoke to farmers at Commodity Classic, making it clear that President Donald Trump "unequivocally" supports ethanol, corn farmers and the RFS. Biofuel industry leaders and corn far...
28 Feb 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Bill Northey was confirmed by voice vote in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday to be the next USDA undersecretary of agriculture for farm and foreign agricultural services, according to the Senate Press Gallery's Twitter account. The action came just ahead of a scheduled meeting with President Donald Trump an...
28 Feb 2018
By Todd HultmanDTN Analyst A bit like the swallows of Capistrano, USDA's Ag Forum in Arlington, Virginia, signals the coming of spring and warmer weather ahead. As Senior Analyst Darin Newsom likes to point out, USDA released its third first estimate of the upcoming 2018-19 season on Friday. Ready or not, a new season of guessing has begun. The fir...