12 Mar 2024
PERRY, Iowa, (DTN) -- Tyson Foods has announced they will close its pork plant in Perry, Iowa, at the end of June, putting 1,276 employees out of work and leaving as many as 6,000 pork producers finding another source to harvest their animals. "After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to permanently close our Perry, Iowa por...
12 Mar 2024
DTN Midday Grain Comments 03/12 10:49 Corn, Soybean Higher, Wheat Mixed at Midday Monday Corn trade is 1-2 cents higher. Beans are 13-14 cents higher and wheat trade is narrowly mixed. David M. Fiala DTN Contributing Analyst MARKET SUMMARY: The U.S. stock market is firmer at midday with the S&P 50 points higher. The dollar index is 20 points higher...
12 Mar 2024
GRAIN BELT WX ROUNDUP Ohio Morning Temperature And Precipitation Summary National Weather Service Cleveland Ohio 839 AM EDT Tue Mar 12 2024 Values represent highs yesterday...lows over the last 12 hours and precipitation over the last 24 hours ending at 7 AM EST/8 AM EDT. M=Missing Data T=Trace NA=Not Available : .BR CLE 0312 ES DH00/TAIRZX/DH07/TA...
12 Mar 2024
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 03/12/24 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 0 STEERS LIVE FOB No reportable trade STEERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE FOB No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TOD...
12 Mar 2024
"We don't have any hobbies; all we've ever done is work!" Many readers have heard that phrase -- and might have even said it -- on more than one occasion. Those with farms and ranches work a great deal, and they have a hard time separating their work from their identity. When you consider the seasonality, intensity, financial risk and physical labo...
12 Mar 2024
USDA Daily Market Rates 03/12 DAILY MARKET RATES(GRAIN/MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES) Effective: March 12, 2024 The following Market Rates are established to aid in the development of the Posted County Prices (PCPs) which are used by county Farm Services Agency (FSA) Offices for loan redemption purposes. Uses of these rates for other purposes may not b...
12 Mar 2024
OMAHA (DTN) -- The mild winter and perhaps an early arrival of spring has Midwestern farmers mulling over their fertilizer decisions in March when soils are usually still frozen. Experts urge farmers to take this extra time to test their soils to make sure fertilizer is really needed. With a warmer and dry winter, fertilizer losses could be somewha...
12 Mar 2024
DTN Early Word Livestock Comments 03/12 06:18 Live Cattle Futures to Trade Sideways Tuesday Live cattle traded on both sides of unchanged Monday, while feeder cattle remained weak throughout the day. There is concern packers will not need to be aggressive this week as they continue to cut back slaughter pace to improve margins. Hog futures were aga...
12 Mar 2024
DTN Early Word Grains 03/12 05:46 Grain Markets Mostly Lower After Monday's Rally May corn is down 2 1/2 cents per bushel, May soybeans are up 1/4 cent, May KC wheat is down 7 1/4 cents, May Chicago wheat is down 4 cents and May Minneapolis wheat is down 5 1/4 cents. Kent Beadle, DTN Contributing Analyst EARLY MORNING GLOBEX NET CHANGES: May corn i...
11 Mar 2024
DTN Chart Technical Points 03/11 16:30 DTN FUTURES 10 3/11/24 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 MAR 537.50 526.56 547.11 562.39 583.96 37.46 37.83 41.27 18 8 6 9 CBTWT MAY 547.25 536.13 552.03 563.44 590.00 40.59 39.58 41.43 27 13 10 11 K...