31 Oct 2024
Editor's Note: This story was updated at 06:45 a.m. 10/31/24. LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- The U.S. has its first confirmed case of bird flu in swine. USDA said Wednesday it was investigating positive cases of H5N1 in a backyard farming operation in Oregon that has a mix of poultry and livestock, including swine. The USDA National Veterinary Services Lab...
31 Oct 2024
DTN Early Word Grains 10/31 05:48 Grain Markets Mixed With Soybeans Higher While Wheat, Corn are Lagging December corn is steady, January soybeans are up 5 3/4 cents, December KC wheat is down 2 cents, December Chicago wheat is down 1 cent and December Minneapolis wheat is down 1 1/4 cents. Kent Beadle, DTN Contributing Analyst EARLY MORNING GLOBEX...
30 Oct 2024
To view the announcement on USDA's plan to conduct milk testing to better assess where H5N1 is present, visit:
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/news/agency-announcements/usda-builds-actions-protect-livestock-public-health-h5n1-avian-influenza
30 Oct 2024
DTN Chart Technical Points 10/30 16:30 DTN FUTURES 10 10/30/24 SLOW STOCHASTIC PRICES ARE DECIMAL MOVING AVERAGES RSI'S 5 Day 20 Day CONTRACT CLOSE 4-Day 9-Day 18-Day 45-Day 9Day 14Day 30Day %K %D %K %D CBTWT DEC 573.25 567.88 572.50 582.26 579.48 45.98 46.86 48.30 35 27 17 17 CBTWT MAR 593.50 588.19 592.53 603.38 599.87 45.58 46.58 48.21 35 27 15 ...
30 Oct 2024
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 10/30 15:51 The Board's Weakness Affected this Week's Cash Cattle Trade Heading into Thursday's market be on the lookout for any more developments in the cash cattle market and for the morning's export sales report. ShayLe Stewart DTN Livestock Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: The livestock complex again rounded out the day i...
30 Oct 2024
FARM MARKET NEWS - CORN REPORT FOR Wed, October 30 Exchange rate was 1.388 down 0.0017 Chicago corn closed narrowly mixed. DEC24 HI 4.14 1/4 DEC25 HI 4.41 LOW 4.11 LOW 4.38 1/2 CLOSE4.11 1/2 Down 2 1/4 CLOSE 4.40 1/2 Up 3/4 OLD CROP BASIS NEW CROP BASIS Location Spot 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt Cntrct U.S. $/bu $/mt ELEVATORS +DEC24+MAR25+MAR25 CK L...
30 Oct 2024
FARM MARKET NEWS - SOYBEAN AND WHEAT REPORT FOR Wed, October 30 Exchange rate was 1.388 down 0.0017 Chicago soybeans closed slightly higher. JAN25 HI 9.92 3/4 NOV25 HI 10.29 1/2 LOW 9.77 1/4 LOW 10.15 3/4 CLOSE9.91 1/4 Up 12 1/4 CLOSE 10.27 1/4 Up 10 OLD CROP NEW CROP Location Basis 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt Basis U.S. $/bu $/mt ELEVATORS +JAN25+J...
30 Oct 2024
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- The U.S. has its first confirmed case of bird flu in swine. USDA said Wednesday it was investigating positive cases of H5N1 in a backyard farming operation in Oregon that has a mix of poultry and livestock, including swine. The USDA National Veterinary Services Laboratories reportedly confirmed one case on Oct. 29, 2024, in o...
30 Oct 2024
OMAHA (DTN) -- USDA on Wednesday announced it is awarding $120 million to six fertilizer production projects through the Fertilizer Production Expansion Program (FPEP), according to a USDA news release. FPEP is funded by the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) and provides funding to independent business owners to help them modernize equipment, adop...
30 Oct 2024
DTN Closing Grain Comments 10/30 13:35 Wheat, Soybeans Show Midweek Strength; Corn Slips Slightly Grain markets were mixed Wednesday as month-end position-squaring and technical recovery had soybeans posting double-digit gains after setting new lows for the move Tuesday. Wheat is the only grain with meaningful current fundamental news, as poor wint...