Entries for September 2018
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10 Sep 2018
FARM MARKET NEWS - SOYBEAN AND WHEAT REPORT FOR Mon, September 10 Exchange rate was 1.3137 down 0.0014 Chicago soybeans closed narrowly mixed. NOV18 HI 8.51 1/4 NOV18 HI 8.51 1/4 LOW 8.40 1/2 LOW 8.40 1/2 CLOSE8.45 1/4 Up 1 1/4 CLOSE 8.45 1/4 Up 1 1/4 OLD CROP NEW CROP Location Basis 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt BasisU.S. $/bu $/mt ELEVATORS +NOV1+NO...
10 Sep 2018
DTN Closing Grain Comments 09/10 14:07 Wheat Prices Rebound, WASDE Ahead Trading volume was relatively light Monday, but all three wheat contracts posted double-digit gains, bouncing back from last week's four-day losing streak. Corn and soybeans were slightly higher with traders behaving cautiously ahead of Wednesday's WASDE report from USDA.
10 Sep 2018
By Rod Mauszycki DTN Tax Columnist Land is arguably a farmer's most important asset. Land provides the farmer with the canvas on which he uses his skills to grow crops or raise livestock. It is also the primary tool for transition and retirement planning. Often, the next generation comes into the farm operation by renting or purchasing their parent...
10 Sep 2018
By Bryce AndersonDTN Senior Ag Meteorologist OMAHA (DTN) -- So much for early harvest. Corn and soybean progress shows maturity and ripening phases running at least a week ahead of average. However, heavy rain and flooding hit the western Midwest during the late August-early September period. In the western Midwest, rainfall of two to ten inches f...
10 Sep 2018
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- As combines slowly start rolling in parts of the Corn Belt, many farmers are expecting a big crop -- and some are worried about where it might go. "All my worries revolve around trade right now," said northwest Iowa farmer Jay Magnussen, who -- with harvest looming and cattle to tend -- ...