30 Oct 2024
DTN Early Word Grains 10/30 05:45 Grain Markets Mixed With Soybeans Bouncing, Wheat and Corn Lower December corn is down 1 3/4 cents per bushel, January soybeans are up 2 cents, December KC wheat is down 7 cents, December Chicago wheat is down 4 3/4 cents and December Minneapolis wheat is down 5 1/2 cents. Kent Beadle, DTN Contributing Analyst EARL...
30 Oct 2024
By DTN Staff OMAHA (DTN) -- Widespread drought conditions continue across the country and are more severe than last year, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service report for the week ending Oct. 28. Even with very few major shifts in pasture and range conditions across the country, moisture is lacking across much of the U.S. N...
30 Oct 2024
OMAHA (DTN) -- Average retail prices for the major fertilizers were mixed again during the third week of October 2024, according to sellers surveyed by DTN. A week after prices were evenly split with four higher and four lower, prices for five of the eight major fertilizers were higher compared to last month. No fertilizer had a noticeable price i...
29 Oct 2024
DTN Chart Technical Points 10/29 16:30 DTN FUTURES 10 10/29/24 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 570.50 569.94 574.31 583.18 578.64 43.54 45.35 47.70 22 29 16 17 CBTWT MAR 590.50 590.00 594.31 604.44 599.03 42.79 44.86 47.53 22 28 14 ...
29 Oct 2024
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 10/29 16:02 Cattle Dive Lower as Traders Worry About the Market Being Overbought Tuesday was tough on the cattle complex, and Wednesday's market could likely see continued pressure as traders will need something to develop fundamentally before they'll likely be confident in the market again. ShayLe Stewart DTN Livestoc...
29 Oct 2024
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- A grain facility in Hamilton, Missouri, owned by the cooperative MFA Inc. could have prevented an employee's fatal engulfment in a storage bin in May 2024 had it followed federal workplace safety requirements, the U.S. Department of Labor said on Tuesday after completing its investigation into the death of 25-year-old Austin ...
29 Oct 2024
FARM MARKET NEWS - SOYBEAN AND WHEAT REPORT FOR Tue, October 29 Exchange rate was 1.3897 up 0.0024 Chicago soybeans closed slightly lower. JAN25 HI 9.91 1/2 NOV25 HI 10.25 1/2 LOW 9.78 1/2 LOW 10.16 3/4 CLOSE9.79 Down 7 CLOSE 10.17 1/4 Down 4 1/2 OLD CROP NEW CROP Location Basis 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt Basis U.S. $/bu $/mt ELEVATORS +JAN25+JAN25...
29 Oct 2024
FARM MARKET NEWS - CORN REPORT FOR Tue, October 29 Exchange rate was 1.3897 up 0.0024 Chicago corn closed slightly higher. DEC24 HI 4.14 3/4 DEC25 HI 4.41 LOW 4.10 LOW 4.38 1/4 CLOSE4.13 3/4 Up 3 CLOSE 4.39 3/4 Up 1/4 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 Low 1.0...
29 Oct 2024
DTN Closing Grain Comments 10/29 14:38 Wheat Futures Higher Tuesday on Poor Crop Conditions It was an overall quiet and mixed session for grains Tuesday. Wheat futures led the way higher and provided support for corn. Unfortunately, soybeans were unable to sustain early support and closed lower. Crude oil slipped slightly again but seems to have st...
29 Oct 2024
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2024 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced that USDA is awarding $39 million in grants to U.S. business owners to increase the availability of domestic biofuels in 18 states and give Americans cleaner, more affordable fuel options.