Entries for May 2021
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20 May 2021
FARM MARKET NEWS - CORN REPORT FOR Thu, May 20 Exchange rate was 1.2066 down 0.0053 Chicago corn closed slightly to moderately higher. JUL21 HI 6.71 1/4 DEC21 HI 5.55 3/4 LOW 6.56 1/2 LOW 5.40 1/4 CLOSE6.64 1/2 Up 6 1/4 CLOSE 5.52 Up 13 OLD CROP BASIS NEW CROP BASIS Location Spot 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt Cntrct U.S. $/bu $/mt ELEVATORS +JUL21+SEP...
20 May 2021
FARM MARKET NEWS - SOYBEAN AND WHEAT REPORT FOR Thu, May 20 Exchange rate was 1.2066 down 0.0053 Chicago soybeans closed mixed. JUL21 HI 15.53 3/4 NOV21 HI 13.81 3/4 LOW 15.23 LOW 13.54 1/2 CLOSE15.33 1/4 Down 5 CLOSE 13.67 3/4 Down 1 1/2 OLD CROP NEW CROP Location Basis 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt Basis U.S. $/bu $/mt ELEVATORS +JUL21+JUL21+AUG21 C...
20 May 2021
MANHATTAN, Kan. (DTN) -- The Wheat Quality Council's 2021 Hard Winter Wheat Tour concluded Thursday, May 20, with a total weighted average yield estimate of 58.1 bushels per acre (bpa), a likely tour record that far exceeds USDA's national yield projection of 52.1 bpa. The tour yield estimate is the highest in 19 years and almost certainly the best...
20 May 2021
DTN Closing Grain Comments 05/20 13:51 Corn Firms, Other Crops Sag Lower on Mixed Forecasts Except for corn and oats, most grains traded lower Thursday with forecasts showing beneficial rains in the near term, but also an anticipation of lingering drought in the Northern Plains and northern Midwest this summer. December corn closed up 13 cents, hel...
20 May 2021
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 05/20 11:44 Choice, Select Cuts Over $3 at Midday Live cattle futures enjoyed seeing a strong export report and higher boxed beef prices, but the rally in corn sends feeder cattle lower into Thursday afternoon. ShayLe Stewart DTN Livestock Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: You would think with such excellent demand the live ca...