Entries for August 2020
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26 Aug 2020
DTN Early Word Livestock Comments 08/26 06:30 Beef Demand Holding Well, So Far Following early week pressure in cattle trade, the focus on continued strength in boxed beef markets has sparked renewed buyer interest to develop in live cattle and feeder cattle trade. Although upward price support is expected to be limited, price recovery during the w...
26 Aug 2020
USDA Daily Market Rates 08/26 06:47 DAILY MARKET RATES(GRAIN/MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES) Effective: August 26, 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 ma...
26 Aug 2020
DTN Early Word Grains 08/26 05:57 Grains Mixed as Rally Consolidates December corn is down 1/2 cent per bushel, November soybeans are up 2 1/2 cents, and December KC wheat is down 2 1/2 cents. Tregg Cronin DTN Contributing Analyst Pre-6 a.m. Globex Prices: December corn is down 1/2 cent per bushel, November soybeans are up 2 1/2 cents, and December...
25 Aug 2020
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 08/25 16:17 Livestock Contracts Return to Higher Closes The lean hog complex continues to build and cattle contracts are slowly regaining. ShayLe Stewart DTN Livestock Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: Monday kicked the ground right out from under cattle futures, but as Tuesday progressed the market slowly rebuilt support and ...
25 Aug 2020
Cheyenne, Wyoming, August 25, 2020 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue joined Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon today in a virtual ceremony to sign a Shared Stewardship Agreement between USDA’s Forest Service and the State of Wyoming. The Shared Stewardship Agreement establishes a framework for federal and state agencies to pr...