Entries for June 2019
RECENT NEWS
28 Jun 2019
FARM MARKET NEWS - SOYBEAN AND WHEAT REPORT FOR Fri, June 28 Exchange rate was 1.3066 down 0.0013 Chicago soybeans closed slightly higher. AUG19 HI 9.12 NOV19 HI 9.30 LOW 8.93 LOW 9.11 1/4 CLOSE9.04 1/2 Up 10 3/4 CLOSE 9.23 Up 10 3/4 OLD CROP NEW CROP Location Basis 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt BasisU.S. $/bu $/mt ELEVATORS +AUG1+NOV1+NOV19 CK Low 2....
28 Jun 2019
DTN Closing Grain Comments 06/28 13:57 USDA Acreage Estimate Sends Corn Lower December corn fell 19 1/2 cents Friday after USDA estimated corn plantings at a much-larger-than-expected 91.7 million acres. November soybeans ended up over a dime after USDA handed soybeans their lowest planting estimate since 2013.
28 Jun 2019
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 06/28 12:17 Livestock Futures React to USDA Reports Today is the last trading day for June live cattle with futures making another sharp triple-digit gain resulting in more than a $5.00 increase over the past week as the market converges to cash. Other futures post minor gains while feeder cattle post sharp gains after...
28 Jun 2019
By DTN Staff OMAHA (DTN) -- United States inventory of all hogs and pigs on June 1, 2019 was 75.5 million head. This was up 4% from June 1, 2018, and up 1% from March 1, 2019. This is the highest June 1 inventory of all hogs and pigs since estimates began in 1964, USDA reported on Thursday. Breeding inventory, at 6.41 million head, was up 1% from l...
28 Jun 2019
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Exceptionally wet field conditions forced many Corn Belt corn producers to choose between applying nitrogen fertilizer and planting corn during the narrow windows available for fieldwork this spring. For some farmers, planting was a top priority and fertilizer application was secondary, thanks to the ...