Entries for March 2018
RECENT NEWS
6 Mar 2018
By Lin TanDTN China Correspondent BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (DTN) -- Drought conditions in Argentina are putting severe stress on corn and soybean crops, which are in the critical development stages. "We saw a high variability on the aspects of the crops associated with rain distribution, plots management, soil quality and previous crops," said Ignac...
6 Mar 2018
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst Heavy rainfall, from the middle to lower Mississippi River Valley eastward across much of the Ohio River Basin, resulted in widespread river flooding along Cincinnati, Cairo, Memphis and other locations, according to the USDA weekly Grain Transportation report. High water has caused navigation disruptions on s...
6 Mar 2018
DTN Early Word Opening Livestock 03/06 09:18 Livestock Futures Set to Open Moderately Higher Lean hog futures should open Tuesday morning moderately higher, supported by follow-through buying and stronger carcass value. The cattle complex should also resume trading on a firm basis thanks to residual buying interest and the premium status of recent ...
6 Mar 2018
USDA Daily Market Rates 03/06 06:48 HDR1010500000080306180700DAILY MARKET RATES(GRAIN/MISC COMMODITIES) Form Approved OMB No. 0560-XXXX Effective: March 06, 2018 ***NOTE CHANGES TO DIFFERENTIAL INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03/06/18**** The following Market Rates are established to aid in the development of the Posted County Prices (PCPs) which are used by...
6 Mar 2018
DTN Early Word Grains 03/06 05:56 A Pinkish Hue May corn was fractionally lower, May soybeans were 1 cent lower, and July Kansas City (HRW) wheat was 5 cents lower. By Darin Newsom DTN Senior Analyst 6:00 a.m. CME Globex: May corn was fractionally lower, May soybeans were 1 cent lower, and July Kansas City (HRW) wheat was 5 cents lower. CME Globex ...