Entries for October 2024
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31 Oct 2024
By DTN Staff OMAHA (DTN) -- The average daily close of the December corn futures contract was $4.16 during October, while the November soybean contract was $10 per bushel. The averages are an important piece of price discovery that underpins many crop insurance policies, which use the higher of either the harvest price or the spring projected price...
31 Oct 2024
DES MOINES, Iowa (DTN) -- USDA is planning to test raw bulk milk nationally for the H5N1 bird flu virus because of the growing number of cases during the past month in California dairy herds and the finding of a different strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza on a small Oregon farm that infected at least one pig. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vil...
31 Oct 2024
DTN Closing Grain Comments 10/31 13:43 Corn, Soybeans Close Mixed, Wheat Lower in Halloween Trade It was another mostly quiet day of position-squaring in the grain markets as soybeans closed up but slightly off their highs. Corn acted early like it wanted to follow soybeans lead but was dragged slightly lower by wheat. Wheat remains the most volati...
31 Oct 2024
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 2024 - The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that registration is now open for the 101st Agricultural Outlook Forum. The event, titled “Meeting Tomorrow’s Challenges, Today,” will be held at the Crystal City Gateway Marriott on February 27-28, 2025. Additionally, all Forum sessions will be livestrea...
31 Oct 2024
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 10/31 11:50 Lack of Support Pushes Livestock Complex Lower No new cash cattle sales have been reported Thursday and while a couple of clean-up deals could still be noted before the week's end, it's looking like the bulk of this week's business is done. ShayLe Stewart DTN Livestock Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: The livestoc...