Entries for January 2019
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8 Jan 2019
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 01/08 15:36 Cattle Futures Set Contract Highs Triple-digit gains in nearby live cattle futures sparked active buying activity through the complex. February live cattle contracts broke through resistance levels, setting contract highs Tuesday. By Rick Kment DTN Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: Triple-digit gains flooded back i...
8 Jan 2019
FARM MARKET NEWS - SOYBEAN AND WHEAT REPORT FOR Tue, January 8 Exchange rate was 1.3257 down 0.0021 Chicago soybeans closed slightly lower. MAR19 HI 9.25 3/4 NOV19 HI 9.62 LOW 9.14 1/2 LOW 9.52 1/2 CLOSE9.18 1/2 Down 5 3/4 CLOSE 9.57 1/2 Down 3 1/4 OLD CROP NEW CROP Location Basis 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt BasisU.S. $/bu $/mt ELEVATORS +MAR1+MAR1+...
8 Jan 2019
FARM MARKET NEWS - CORN REPORT FOR Tue, January 8 Exchange rate was 1.3257 down 0.0021 Chicago corn closed slightly lower. MAR19 HI 3.84 1/2 DEC19 HI 4.04 3/4 LOW 3.79 LOW 4.01 1/2 CLOSE3.80 Down 2 1/4 CLOSE 4.02 3/4 Down 1 OLD CROP BASIS NEW CROP BASIS Location Spot 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt Cntrct U.S. $/bu $/mt ELEVATORS +MAR19+MAY19+MAY19 CK L...
8 Jan 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (DTN) -- Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren stormed through the reddest part of Iowa over the weekend but discovered standing-room-only crowds on her three days of campaigning -- helped by abnormally mild January weather -- as she made a splash in visiting the first state of the 2020 Democr...
8 Jan 2019
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst High water has been plaguing much of the U.S. river system since the end of December 2018. Many safety restrictions have been in place for weeks, but an accident on the Ohio River has created quite a mess. On Dec. 25, 2018, the towing vessel Debbie Graham, which was pushing 15 loaded coal barges carrying appro...