2 Oct 2024
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 10/02 11:46 Traders Push the Livestock Contracts Higher As the market charges into the day's afternoon, even though traders are eager and motivated currently to support the livestock contracts, they'll still closely look to see how both pork cutout values and boxed beef prices end the day. ShayLe Stewart DTN Livestock ...
2 Oct 2024
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced up to $7.7 billion in assistance for fiscal year 2025 to help agricultural and forestry producers adopt conservation practices on working lands. This includes up to $5.7 billion for climate-smart practices, made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act, which is par...
2 Oct 2024
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- With the 2024 presidential election around the corner, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump recently gave a snapshot of where they stand on the issues that affect agriculture and rural Americans. In particular, the American Farm Bureau Federation posted to its website a list of questions posed to and...
2 Oct 2024
DTN Midday Grain Comments 10/02 10:50 Corn, Wheat Futures Higher at Midday; Soybeans Lower Corn futures are 4 to 5 cents higher at midday Wednesday; soybean futures are 5 to 6 cents lower; wheat futures are 16 to 23 cents higher. David M. Fiala DTN Contributing Analyst MARKET SUMMARY: Corn futures are 4 to 5 cents higher at midday Wednesday; soybea...
2 Oct 2024
OMAHA (DTN) -- With a port strike affecting roughly $1.4 billion in agricultural exports weekly, some groups and farm leaders are calling on President Joe Biden and his administration to step in more aggressively to end the strike that has halted supply chains along the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico ports. The International Longshoremen's Associati...