Entries for April 2021
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30 Apr 2021
WASHINGTON (DTN) -- President Joe Biden's plans to raise capital gains and estate taxes would raise taxes on farmers and ranchers despite the Biden administration's statements that farms and family businesses would be exempt from some of the provisions, an American Farm Bureau Federation tax specialist said this week. Pat Wolff, Farm Bureau's senio...
30 Apr 2021
DTN Closing Grain Comments 04/30 14:00 Spot Corn Sets New High in Wildly Volatile Week In a wild trading week, which saw spot May corn move up and down the limit in one day and finish over 84 cents higher, corn closed out the month on a high note. Funds will typically try to dress up the close to suit their position at month end and they were undou...
30 Apr 2021
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 04/30 11:40 Lean Hogs Test Resistance Levels The livestock complex is split heading into Friday afternoon trade as the live cattle and lean hog futures are higher, but the feeder cattle contracts are falling victim to higher corn prices yet again. ShayLe Stewart DTN Livestock Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: Rallying corn pri...
30 Apr 2021
By Todd Neeley and Emily Unglesbee, DTN Staff Reporters This article was originally posted at 2:21 p.m. CDT on Thursday, April 29. It was updated with additional information at 11:58 a.m. CDT on Friday, April 30. ** LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- The EPA has 60 days to either write a new rule to allow for the safe use of chlorpyrifos or halt all food resid...
30 Apr 2021
DTN Midday Grain Comments 04/30 10:58 Corn, Soybeans Higher at Midday; Wheat Mixed Corn futures are 10 to 12 cents higher at midday with new crop 2 to 3 cents higher; soybean futures are 6 to 8 cents higher with new crop 1 to 2 cents higher; and wheat futures are 7 cents lower to 3 cents higher. David M. Fiala DTN Contributing Analyst MARKET SUMMAR...