Entries for September 2018
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24 Sep 2018
(Washington, D.C., September 24, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today issued the following statement regarding the signing of the new United States-Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS):
24 Sep 2018
FARM MARKET NEWS - CORN REPORT FOR Mon, September 24 Exchange rate was 1.2922 up 0.0021 Chicago corn closed slightly higher. DEC18 HI 3.62 DEC18 HI 3.62 LOW 3.55 3/4 LOW 3.55 3/4 CLOSE3.60 1/2 Up 3 1/4 CLOSE 3.60 1/2 Up 3 1/4 OLD CROP BASIS NEW CROP BASIS Location Spot 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt Cntrct U.S. $/bu $/mt ELEVATORS +DEC18+DEC18+MAR19 CK...
24 Sep 2018
FARM MARKET NEWS - SOYBEAN AND WHEAT REPORT FOR Mon, September 24 Exchange rate was 1.2922 up 0.0021 Chicago soybeans closed slightly lower. NOV18 HI 8.45 1/4 NOV19 HI 9.13 1/4 LOW 8.38 1/4 LOW 9.04 1/2 CLOSE8.41 Down 6 1/4 CLOSE 9.10 1/2 Down 2 OLD CROP NEW CROP Location Basis 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt BasisU.S. $/bu $/mt ELEVATORS +NOV1+NOV1+JAN...
24 Sep 2018
DTN Closing Grain Comments 09/24 13:40 Corn, Wheat End Quiet Day Higher Monday's trade logged light volume, yet saw corn and all three wheats finish modestly higher while November soybeans posted a 6 1/4 cent loss. This week's forecast for the central U.S. looks more favorable for row-crop harvest and winter wheat planting.
24 Sep 2018
By Joel Reichenberger Progressive Farmer Senior Editor Marsha Daughenbaugh doesn't ride bicycles -- she rides horses. The third-generation rancher in rural Routt County, Colorado, works the meadows just outside the county seat of Steamboat Springs. Decades ago, her grandfather started, and she still runs, the Rocking C Bar cattle ranch here. So, ev...