Entries for March 2018
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29 Mar 2018
DTN Closing Grain Comments 03/29 13:52 Row Crops Rally on Smaller Plantings May contracts of corn and soybeans posted double-digit gains Thursday after USDA helped with smaller-than-expected planting estimates for 2018. Winter wheat prices showed a modest gain after USDA said winter wheat acres would stay near their lowest level in a century, while...
29 Mar 2018
WASHINGTON, March 29, 2018 – As part of Agriculture Secretary Perdue’s strategic goal of ensuring that our programs are delivered efficiently, effectively and with integrity, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) announced an enhanced focus on program integrity today, that will include renewed attention on tra...
29 Mar 2018
WASHINGTON, March 29, 2018 – As part of Agriculture Secretary Perdue’s strategic goal of ensuring that our programs are delivered efficiently, effectively and with integrity, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) announced an enhanced focus on program integrity today, that will include renewed attention on tra...
29 Mar 2018
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 03/29 12:17 Cattle Futures Tumble Lower Thursday Aggressive pressure through the entire cattle complex brought triple-digit losses, evaporating most of the recent gains. Hog futures have eroded due to weakness in cattle trade. By Rick Kment DTN Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: Sharp, triple-digit losses have swiftly moved thr...
29 Mar 2018
DTN Midday Grain Comments 03/29 11:29 Beans, Wheat Lower at Midday Grain trade is mixed in slow pre-report action. By David Fiala DTN Contributing Analyst General Comments The U.S. stock market indices are firmer at midday with the Dow futures up 240 points. The interest rate products are lower. The dollar index is 3 points higher. Energies are fir...