Entries for January 2019
RECENT NEWS
28 Jan 2019
(Washington, D.C., January 28, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today selected three highly-qualified individuals for senior leadership positions at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Perdue named Dr. Mindy Brashears as Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, Naomi Earp as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, and D...
28 Jan 2019
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 2019 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has extended early bird registration rates for the 2019 Agricultural Outlook Forum (AOF) until Feb. 6. The forum, the largest annual meeting of USDA, will take place on Feb.
28 Jan 2019
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 01/28 12:01 Feeder Cattle Gains Leading Cattle Futures Higher Firm initial buying in feeder cattle trade has sparked additional underlying support through the entire cattle market. This is regaining commercial support during late January. Hog futures are mixed in limited trade volume. By Rick Kment DTN Analyst General ...
28 Jan 2019
Cotton AWP/LDP 01/28 12:12 Next week's LDP (POP) rate will be based on this week's five day average AWP, plus or minus any change in the adjustment factor or any use of the Secretary's discretionary authority. The following table shows how this week's "A" index prices may affect next week's Marketing Loan Gain. Crnt Forwrd Trans Count Count 5 Low 5...
28 Jan 2019
By Todd HultmanDTN Lead Analyst At the end of November 2018, I laid out what I thought looked like bullish arguments for soybean oil prices. Read "Soybean Oil, Ripe for Bullish Change" here: https://www.dtnpf.com/…. Fundamentally speaking, the article cited recent changes for soybean oil, such as a new mandate in Brazil, which starts in March 2018...