19 Dec 2024
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 12/19 11:33 Bids Have Surfaced for the Fed Cash Cattle Market Bids of $191 live and $305 dressed are currently being offered, but feedlot managers have their hopes sight on more money. ShayLe Stewart DTN Livestock Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: The livestock complex is again trading mixed as traders continue to push the cat...
19 Dec 2024
OMAHA (DTN) -- Friday's Dec. 1 USDA Cattle on Feed report will likely showcase supportive data for the cattle complex, as all three divisions -- on-feed, placed and marketed -- are expected to be lighter than a year ago. It will be especially interesting to see how much the placement data is affected. We know that not only are seasonal dynamics com...
19 Dec 2024
DTN Midday Grain Comments 12/19 10:43 Corn Futures Mixed at Midday; Soybeans Higher, Wheat Lower Corn futures are narrowly mixed at midday; soybean futures are 4 to 5 cents higher; wheat futures are 6 to 9 cents lower. David M. Fiala DTN Contributing Analyst MARKET SUMMARY: The U.S. stock market is firmer at midday with the S & P 41 points higher. ...
19 Dec 2024
OMAHA (DTN) -- Average retail prices for four of the eight major fertilizers tracked by DTN were lower and prices for the other four were slightly higher during the second week of December 2024, according to sellers surveyed by DTN. As has been the case in recent weeks, no fertilizer price saw a significant move, which DTN designates as anything 5...
19 Dec 2024
RAMSEY, Minn., Dec. 19, 2024 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced awards for more than $4.37 billion in clean energy investments through the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program. Rural electric cooperatives will use the funding to support thousands of jobs, lower electricity cost...