Entries for October 2018
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30 Oct 2018
DTN Closing Grain Comments 10/30 13:51 U.S. Dollar Reaches New High, Grains Slide Lower With the U.S. economy doing well, the U.S. dollar index is trading at its highest price in over a year and most commodities are lower, including grain prices. Corn, soybeans and all three wheats fell to lower closes Monday, struggling to find interested buyers w...
30 Oct 2018
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 10/30 12:21 Cattle Futures Showing Losses Live cattle have been on a seesaw with futures trying to hold losses to a minimum. By Robin Schmahl DTN Analyst General Comments Live cattle have been on a seesaw with futures trying to hold losses to a minimum. Front-month October is converging to cash, showing limited movemen...
30 Oct 2018
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 2018 – White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Deputy Director Jim Carroll and U.S. Department of Agriculture Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today unveiled a listing of Federal programs that can be used to build resilient communities and address opioid misuse in rural communitie...
30 Oct 2018
DTN Midday Grain Comments 10/30 11:25 All Grains Lower at Midday Lower trade across the board at midday; trade is slow. By David Fiala DTN Contributing Analyst General Comments The U.S. stock market indices are firmer with the Dow futures up 230. The interest rate products are firmer. The dollar index is 25 higher. Energies are weaker with crude do...
30 Oct 2018
October 30, 2018 Portland Price Trends 10-01-17 01-01-18 09-01-18 10-23-18 10-30-18 #1 SWW (bu) 5.35 5.32 6.05 6.25 6.15 White Club 5.40 5.32 6.05 6.25 6.15 DNS 14% 7.41 7.52 6.84 6.99 6.83 HRW 11.5% 5.79 5.60 6.53 6.51 6.38 #2 Corn (ton) 141.00 157.00 156.00 163.00 159.00 #2 Barley 125.00 128.00 140.00 140.00 140.00 Wheat..West coast wheat prices ...