Entries for April 2018
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12 Apr 2018
(Washington, D.C., April 12, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today issued the following statement on the release of the 2018 Farm Bill:
12 Apr 2018
DTN Midday Grain Comments 04/12 11:36 Grains Mixed at Midday Soybeans trade is the midday leader, with corn steady and wheat lower. By David Fiala DTN Contributing Analyst General Comments The U.S. stock market indices are firmer with the Dow futures up 300 points. The interest rate products are higher. The dollar index is 30 points higher. Energie...
12 Apr 2018
By Elaine KubDTN Contributing Analyst Tuesday morning's monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates from USDA -- and their reception by the market -- were an altogether quieter matter than the Prospective Plantings report issued at the end of last month. The April report is always somewhat of a "lame duck," making proclamations about old...
12 Apr 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Increased concentration in the cattle industry had little overall effect on prices from 2013 to 2016, a new Government Accountability Office report found, instead pointing to drought and the price of feed as reasons for price fluctuations. In particular, cattle prices dropped by about 40% from late 20...
12 Apr 2018
By Pam SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- The makeover at Bayer continues as the company attempts to purchase Monsanto. This time the German-based firm was granted concessions on proposed spinoffs. Bayer announced Wednesday that the European Commission has approved two modifications to its original approval o...