Entries for May 2020
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28 May 2020
DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- The word "distancing" is fraught with meaning this spring, but space between fields offers a way to manage some weather risk for farmers such as Ryan Jenkins and Reid Thompson.There's about 20 miles as the crow flies between the Jenkins Farms base in Jay, Florida, and their farthest-most field location across the Alabama stat...
28 May 2020
The Cattle on Feed (COF) report is something that most cattlemen know about but only few study and thoroughly understand. Given that the report is a recap of the previous month's happenings, when the percentage only changes by a couple of points, most cattlemen can shrug off its relevance and continue with their day-to-day business. Seeing that the...
28 May 2020
USDA Daily Market Rates 05/28 06:48 DAILY MARKET RATES(GRAIN/MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES) Effective: May 28, 2020 The following Market Rates are established to aid in the development of the Posted County Prices (PCPs) which are used by county Farm Services Agency (FSA) Offices for loan redemption purposes. Uses of these rates for other purposes may n...
28 May 2020
DTN Early Word Grains 05/28 05:59 Grains Mixed on Weather, China July corn is up 1 cent per bushel, July soybeans are down 1 1/4 cents, and July KC wheat is up 2 1/2 cents. Tregg Cronin DTN Contributing Analyst Pre-6 a.m. Globex Prices: July corn is up 1 cent per bushel, July soybeans are down 1 1/4 cents, and July KC wheat is up 2 1/2 cents. CME G...
27 May 2020
OMAHA (DTN) -- China is increasing its purchases of key U.S. agricultural commodities even as political rhetoric between the two countries ramps up, but China isn't projected right now to come close to hitting its targets for ag buys under the phase-one trade deal. Blaming China for the coronavirus pandemic to criticizing China's new law cracking d...