Entries for October 2018
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30 Oct 2018
FARM MARKET NEWS - CORN REPORT FOR Tue, October 30 Exchange rate was 1.3129 up 0.0016 Chicago corn closed slightly lower. DEC18 HI 3.68 DEC19 HI 4.02 LOW 3.64 1/4 LOW 3.98 3/4 CLOSE3.64 3/4 Down 2 CLOSE 3.99 1/4 Down 2 OLD CROP BASIS NEW CROP BASIS Location Spot 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt Cntrct U.S. $/bu $/mt ELEVATORS +DEC18+MAR19+MAR19 CK Low 0....
30 Oct 2018
FARM MARKET NEWS - SOYBEAN AND WHEAT REPORT FOR Tue, October 30 Exchange rate was 1.3129 up 0.0016 Chicago soybeans closed slightly lower. JAN19 HI 8.55 NOV19 HI 9.08 LOW 8.45 3/4 LOW 8.99 3/4 CLOSE8.47 Down 5 1/4 CLOSE 9.00 1/2 Down 5 OLD CROP NEW CROP Location Basis 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt BasisU.S. $/bu $/mt ELEVATORS +JAN1+JAN1+JAN19 CK Low ...
30 Oct 2018
By Mary Kennedy DTN Cash Grains Analyst The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) asked for public comment on their Aug. 23, 2018, Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM), to determine if Hours of Service (HOS) revisions may alleviate unnecessary burdens placed on drivers while maintain...
30 Oct 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Methane digesters are the new growth wave in renewable energy for agriculture. The stick and the carrot are both at work here. As livestock operations work on ways to manage manure, the changing landscape of environmental regulations and legal challenges -- along with state and federal grants and ...
30 Oct 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Environmental groups want the EPA to change the method used to account for land-use changes associated with the Renewable Fuel Standard, alleging in a petition filed on Tuesday that the agency hasn't followed the law. Under the Energy Independence and Security Act that includes the RFS, crops produced...