Entries for April 2019
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30 Apr 2019
Cotton AWP/LDP 04/30 14:55 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...
30 Apr 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Comments submitted before the April 29 deadline have drawn a predictable line in the sand on allowing year-round E15 sales and reforming the biofuels credits market. The ethanol industry made a push for E15 and is unified against credits reform, while refining interests said little about E15 while cal...
30 Apr 2019
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- It's become one of the surest signs that spring is underway -- for three days, dozens of people crouch in Kansas wheat fields, in rain or shine, with a ruler and a pen, measuring wheat stands across the state. The Wheat Quality Council's annual Hard Red Winter Wheat tour will hit the roa...
30 Apr 2019
By Anthony GrederDTN Managing Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- U.S. corn planting equaled last year's pace as of Sunday, April 28, but fell further behind the five-year average, according to USDA NASS' weekly Crop Progress report on Monday. As of Sunday, 15% of the nation's corn was planted, equal to 15% at the same time last year but 12 percentage points beh...
30 Apr 2019
DTN Closing Grain Comments 04/30 13:53 Soybeans, Winter Wheat Prices Keep Sliding Lower July soybeans continued their downward spiral Tuesday, finishing 6 3/4 cents lower at a new contract low of $8.54. July Chicago wheat also found a new contract low, ending down 6 1/2 cents after USDA raised its good-to-excellent crop rating for winter wheat to 6...