19 Sep 2024
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 09/19 11:52 Stronger Equity Markets Help Bolster Livestock Markets Bids are currently being offered in the North, but still no cattle have traded. ShayLe Stewart DTN Livestock Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: It's a prosperous day for the livestock markets as all three markets are trading higher. Some bids are currently being...
19 Sep 2024
OMAHA (DTN) -- As always, this time of year, both the on-feed and placement data will be big-ticket items on Friday when USDA releases its monthly Cattle on Feed Report. Once again, there is a large variance between what analysts believe placements could be, as projections are anywhere from down 3.2% to potentially up 2.3%. Given that last month's ...
19 Sep 2024
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19, 2024 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA is awarding more than $35 million in grants to 15 independent meat processors in 12 states to increase processing capacity, spur competition to expand market opportunities for U.S. farmers and create jobs in rural areas.
19 Sep 2024
DTN Midday Grain Comments 09/19 10:59 Corn, Soybeans, Wheat Lower at Midday Corn futures are 5 to 6 cents lower; soybean futures are 1 to 2 cents lower and wheat futures are 9 to 11 cents lower. David M. Fiala DTN Contributing Analyst MARKET SUMMARY: Corn futures are 5 to 6 cents lower; soybean futures are 1 to 2 cents lower and wheat futures are 9...
19 Sep 2024
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- A federal court dismissed an antitrust lawsuit that accused large agriculture companies, including Bayer, Corteva Agriscience and Syngenta, of conspiring to fix the prices of crop inputs, including herbicides, fungicides and insecticides. Farmer plaintiffs in Illinois and Minnesota filed a petition in 2021 with the U.S. Distr...