Entries for January 2019
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10 Jan 2019
By Greg D. HorstmeierDTN Editor-in-Chief OMAHA (DTN) -- Anyone wondering how long, wet and miserable the 2018 fall harvest was only has to peer at the results of the latest DTN/The Progressive Farmer Agriculture Confidence Index. Results from farmers surveyed in early December saw the index drop more than 50 points, from the record-setting 164.8 ...
10 Jan 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- A federal judge in Iowa has thrown out a state law Iowa lawmakers created to try to block undercover activist investigations into the state's livestock operations. The 2012 law, coming after at least a couple of widely publicized investigations into hog operations, made it illegal to come on a li...
10 Jan 2019
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 01/10 12:10 Cattle Futures Firm Midday Light buyer support is returning to the livestock complex despite strong losses seen in other ag commodities. Live cattle futures are leading the livestock complex higher Thursday morning. By Rick Kment DTN Analyst General Comments Firm gains are seen through the live cattle and f...
10 Jan 2019
DTN Midday Grain Comments 01/10 11:25 All Grains Lower at Midday Soybeans lead midday trade lower. By David Fiala DTN Contributing Analyst General Comments The U.S. stock market indices are narrowly mixed today with the Dow flat. The interest rate products are mixed. The dollar index is 20 points higher. Energies are firmer with crude up $0.20. Liv...
10 Jan 2019
January 10, 2019 Portland Price Trends 01-01-18 08-01-18 12-01-18 01-03-19 01-10-19 #1 SWW (bu) 5.32 6.05 6.25 6.25 6.25 White Club 5.32 6.05 6.25 6.25 6.25 DNS 14% 7.52 7.08 6.91 6.53 6.49 HRW 11.5% 5.60 6.89 6.50 6.75 6.77 #2 Corn (ton) 157.00 160.00 166.00 168.00 166.00 #2 Barley 128.00 140.00 140.00 140.00 140.00 Wheat...West coast white wheat ...