Entries for March 2019
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11 Mar 2019
FARM MARKET NEWS - SOYBEAN AND WHEAT REPORT FOR Mon, March 11 Exchange rate was 1.3408 up 0.0002 Chicago soybeans closed slightly lower. MAY19 HI 8.99 NOV19 HI 9.33 LOW 8.89 1/2 LOW 9.24 1/2 CLOSE8.90 Down 5 3/4 CLOSE 9.25 1/2 Down 5 OLD CROP NEW CROP Location Basis 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt BasisU.S. $/bu $/mt ELEVATORS +MAY1+MAY1+JUL19 CK Low 2....
11 Mar 2019
DTN Closing Grain Comments 03/11 13:52 Winter Wheat Leads Grains Lower So far, the bearish pressure affecting grain prices in February is not letting up yet in early March as May contracts of corn, soybeans and all three wheats finished lower Monday. Other commodities outside of ag fared a little better, ending mixed on the day with April crude oil...
11 Mar 2019
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 03/11 12:06 Cattle React Negatively to Report Cattle futures have whipsawed over the past few days. New contract highs in live cattle were short-lived with feeders falling back mostly eliminating the gains of Friday. The anticipating for high cash and the disappointment of a neutral to slightly negative Cattle on Feed ...
11 Mar 2019
By Dana MantiniDTN Senior Analyst The March USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report was not expected to be a market-mover, as it is typically less volatile than the January report, which was released in combination with the February report due to the government shutdown. Although there were some surprises, the futures pri...
11 Mar 2019
By Lynn Betts Progressive Farmer Contributing Editor Cover croppers face a chicken-egg conundrum of decisions. What seed to plant in the fall often means selecting it in the spring, long before destroying the previous year's planting, for example. To figure out what comes first and avoid missing steps, Steve Berger, Wellman, Iowa, suggests a calend...