Entries for May 2020
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21 May 2020
DTN Closing Grain Comments 05/21 13:51 Soybean Meal Falls to New Lows, Drags Soybeans Down July soybean meal fell $3.00 Thursday to a new 4-year low at $282.50, dragging July soybeans down 11 3/4 cents on the close. July corn ended 1 3/4 cents lower and wheats were mixed after posting double-digit gains Wednesday.
21 May 2020
Question: "What will this COVID-19 lockdown recession do to land prices?"Answer: Probably nothing. Even an 18-month or 24-month scenario is basically a blip in comparison to a 50-year or longer investment horizon.Q: "Should we be worried about inflation or deflation right now?"A: In theory -- long-term -- inflation. In reality -- right now -- consu...
21 May 2020
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains AnalystandPamela SmithDTN/Progressive Farmer Crops Technology EditorOMAHA (DTN) -- Romulo Lollato skeptically eyed a dark cloud floating overhead as he electronically delivered assessments from the second day of touring Kansas wheat fields. On Wednesday, crop scouts fanned out across the west-central and southwestern ...
21 May 2020
WASHINGTON, May 21, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) today announced additional progress in the implementation of the agriculture-related provisions of the U.S.-China Phase One Economic and Trade Agreement (The Agreement), which entered into force on February 14, 2020.
21 May 2020
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 05/21 12:24 Livestock Contracts Trade Lukewarm Through Thursday Being indecisive has held the livestock contracts back this week as the market can't seem to push or pull the market significantly one way or another without backpedaling. ShayLe Stewart DTN Livestock Analyst General Comments As the complex moves gingerly,...