Entries for March 2018
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14 Mar 2018
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Justin Knopf's farm in central Kansas went 120 days without a drop of moisture this winter. Now his winter wheat crop is waking up, looking for water, and finding little to none. "The Southern Plains drought is intense," said DTN Senior Ag Meteorologist Bryce Anderson. "Many stations in...
14 Mar 2018
GRAIN BELT WX ROUNDUP Ohio Morning Temperature And Precipitation Summary National Weather Service Cleveland Ohio 816 AM EDT Wed Mar 14 2018 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 0314 ES DH00/TAIRZX/DH07/TA...
14 Mar 2018
By Todd HultmanDTN Analyst For U.S. grain producers, the presence of noncommercial traders in grain futures has always been both a blessing and a curse, and we are already seeing evidence of that again in 2018. Friday's CFTC data showed noncommercial speculators increased net-long holdings in corn a sixth consecutive week to 320,384 contracts, the ...
14 Mar 2018
DTN Midday Grain Comments 03/14 11:43 Corn, Soybeans Lower Midday Trade was firmer across the board early, but corn and beans are lower at midday. By David Fiala DTN Contributing Analyst General Comments The U.S. stock market indices are lower at midday with DOW futures down 120 points. Interest rate products are weaker. The dollar index is 23 poin...
14 Mar 2018
DTN Closing Grain Comments 03/14 13:59 Soybeans Drop Lower, Tariff Talk Weighing on Prices? May soybeans fell 16 1/2 cents to its lowest close in nearly a month and it is fair to wonder if widely reported talk of more tariffs against China was partly to blame. May corn was down 3 cents and winter wheat was modestly higher with drought still in the ...