Entries for October 2020
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2 Oct 2020
DTN Staff OMAHA (DTN) -- This week's export sales report should be viewed as bearish for corn and wheat, and neutral to bullish for soybeans and milo, according to DTN Lead Analyst Todd Hultman.For the week ended Sept. 24, 2020, USDA reported an increase of 79.8 million bushels (mb) (2,027,100 metric tons) of corn export sales. Last week's export s...
2 Oct 2020
WASHINGTON, (DTN) -- President Donald Trump signed the continuing resolution to fund the government through Dec. 11 early Thursday after the Senate passed the bill only hours before the end of the fiscal year.The Senate vote was 84 to 10. Trump was in Duluth, Minnesota, for a campaign rally Wednesday night, but the White House released a statement ...
2 Oct 2020
OMAHA (DTN) -- Edison, Ohio, farmer John Linder is stepping in as president of the National Corn Growers Association during a challenging time for agriculture.COVID-19 has hurt demand for ethanol, a trade war with China has stymied export markets for commodities, and ongoing battles with the EPA to maintain the Renewable Fuel Standard have hurt dem...
2 Oct 2020
DTN Closing Grain Comments 10/02 14:02 Grains Mixed as Soybean Meal Posts New 2-Year High On a Friday when grains were mixed and most commodities traded lower, spot soybean meal closed $4.40 higher and posted a new 2-year high, supported by active export sales and tightening supplies of soybeans.
2 Oct 2020
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 10/02 12:29 Livestock Contracts Unable to Muster Support Uncertainty and lack of follow through have taken Friday by storm and left the livestock contracts trading lower into the week's close. ShayLe Stewart DTN Livestock Analyst General Comments Support seems to be even harder to come by as the day progressed for all ...