Entries for May 2020
RECENT NEWS
4 May 2020
FARM MARKET NEWS - CORN REPORT FOR Mon, May 4 Exchange rate was 1.4082 up 0.0014 Chicago corn closed slightly lower. JUL20 HI 3.17 1/4 DEC20 HI 3.35 3/4 LOW 3.12 1/4 LOW 3.31 CLOSE3.15 1/2 Down 3 CLOSE 3.34 Down 2 3/4 OLD CROP BASIS NEW CROP BASIS Location Spot 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt Cntrct U.S. $/bu $/mt ELEVATORS +JUL20+SEP20+SEP20 CK Low 1.2...
4 May 2020
FARM MARKET NEWS - SOYBEAN AND WHEAT REPORT FOR Mon, May 4 Exchange rate was 1.4082 up 0.0014 Chicago soybeans closed slightly to moderately lower. JUL20 HI 8.48 1/4 NOV20 HI 8.53 1/2 LOW 8.32 1/4 LOW 8.40 1/4 CLOSE8.36 1/2 Down 13 CLOSE 8.45 3/4 Down 9 1/4 OLD CROP NEW CROP Location Basis 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt BasisU.S. $/bu $/mt ELEVATORS +J...
4 May 2020
DTN Closing Grain Comments 05/04 13:54 Row Crops Sink Lower, Tensions With China Resume July contracts of corn, soybeans and soy products closed lower Monday, pressured by more White House talk of getting tough with China on trade and for China's role in the spread of the coronavirus. Some meat processing plants are expected to reopen this week wit...
4 May 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 4, 2020 – U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today applauded the announcement that agricultural producers, for the first time, are now eligible for the Small Business Administration (SBA)’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and EIDL Advance programs.
4 May 2020
(Washington, D.C., May 4, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced approval of a request from Nevada to provide online purchasing of food to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households. This approval will allow Nevada to expedite the implementation of online purchasing with currently authorized SNAP online ...