4 Oct 2024
DTN Closing Grain Comments 10/04 13:53 Wheat Markets Crater as Dollar Surges; Corn, Soy Markets Head Lower Wheat and corn continued to correct lower Friday, with wheat selling more intense following a better-than-expected jobs number leading to the fifth consecutive rise in the U.S. Dollar Index. Soybeans and soy products faltered after a firmer op...
4 Oct 2024
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today a $19.2 million investment in 1890 Land-grant Universities to provide undergraduate scholarships for students to stimulate interest in food and agricultural careers.
4 Oct 2024
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 10/04 11:33 Southern Live Cattle Trade at $186 -- $1.00 Higher Traders are thankful to see higher prices being noted in this week's cash cattle trade even if the market has only traded a thin volume thus far. ShayLe Stewart DTN Livestock Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: A few cattle have sold at $186 in the South which is $1....
4 Oct 2024
The Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) has issued a G3, or "strong," geomagnetic storm watch Friday through Sunday. SWPC rates these storms arriving from the sun on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being a minor storm and 5 an extreme storm. The G3 geomagnetic storm watches are due to a pair of coronal mass ejections (CME) that are anticipated to arri...
4 Oct 2024
DTN Midday Grain Comments 10/04 10:46 Corn, Soybean , Wheat Futures Lower at Midday Corn futures are 4 to 5 cents lower; soybean futures are 7 to 8 cents lower and wheat futures are 10 to 14 cents lower. David M. Fiala DTN Contributing Analyst MARKET SUMMARY: Corn futures are 4 to 5 cents lower; soybean futures are 7 to 8 cents lower and wheat futu...