Entries for September 2021
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28 Sep 2021
September 28, 2021 Portland Price Trends 09-01-20 01-01-20 08-01-21 09-21-21 09-28-21 #1 SWW (bu) 5.35 6.65 9.25 10.85 9.75 White Club 5.70 6.65 10.75 12.85 11.75 DNS 14% 6.51 7.14 10.33 10.19 10.47 HRW 11.5% 6.20 7.38 8.33 8.47 8.71 #2 Corn (ton) 163.00 211.00 246.00 247.00 245.00 #2 Barley 130.00 145.00 200.00 240.00 240.00 Wheat...West coast whi...
28 Sep 2021
ANKENY, Iowa (DTN) -- Potential yield loss from volunteer corn this year isn't the only worry for farmers hit by the 2020 Midwest derecho. Heavier corn rootworm pressure in 2022 could also be a threat. Northern and western corn rootworm activity could increase next year in areas hit by the derecho, or anywhere corn lodging is an issue, according to...
28 Sep 2021
DTN Midday Grain Comments 09/28 10:47 Grain Futures Seeing Red Midday Tuesday Corn is 5 to 6 cents lower, soybeans are 9 to 10 cents lower and wheat is 7 to 9 cents lower. David M. Fiala DTN Contributing Analyst MARKET SUMMARY: The U.S. stock market is weaker with the Dow down 450 points. The U.S. Dollar Index is 0.35 higher. Interest rate products...
28 Sep 2021
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- The National Pork Producers Council and the American Farm Bureau Federation petitioned the Supreme Court on Monday to consider their challenge to California's Proposition 12, which would ban the sale of pork from hogs that don't meet the state's new production standards. The ag groups' petition comes on the heels of the U.S. ...
28 Sep 2021
ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- If you want to know what dominated Jim Donnelly's summer, just take a peek at his phone. "I've got more pictures of tar spot on my phone than I do my kids," the DeKalb agronomist lamented. "I don't love it more than my kids; that's just the kind of year we had!" Donnelly's territory stretches across northern Illinois, but hi...