Entries for November 2019
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20 Nov 2019
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst The 2019 sugarbeet harvest in the Red River Valley ended on Nov. 9 when American Crystal Sugar Company (ACSC) was no longer able to continue taking frozen beets to process, leaving farmers with unharvested beets, some of which will stay in the field and rot over the winter. American Crystal Sugar Company is a...
20 Nov 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor WASHINGTON (DTN) -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is readying yet another attempt to set limits on speculative trading and swaps positions in a proposed rule expected to come out early in 2020. CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert told DTN in an interview last week that a draft for a proposed rule is on his d...
20 Nov 2019
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 11/20 12:13 Cattle Contracts Mixed, Lean Hogs Lower Midday comes with no surprises as cattle contracts trade sideways and lean hog contracts dip lower. By ShayLe Stewart DTN Livestock Analyst General Comments Another day comes and goes as cattle contracts are dappled with some contracts being slightly higher, and some ...
20 Nov 2019
DTN Midday Grain Comments 11/20 11:11 Grain Trade Mixed at Midday Mixed trade at midday, with corn at the lows of the day. By David Fiala DTN Contributing Analyst General Comments The U.S. stock market is softer with the Dow down 75. The dollar index is 9 higher. Interest rate products are weaker. Energies are firmer with crude $1.60 higher. Livest...
20 Nov 2019
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2019 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ” LaVoy today announced that USDA is investing $42.5 million in 133 distance learning and telemedicine projects (PDF, 238 KB) in 37 states and two U.S. territories. USDA is providing the funding through the Distance Learning and ...