Entries for October 2024
RECENT NEWS
31 Oct 2024
USDA Daily Market Rates 10/31 DAILY MARKET RATES(GRAIN/MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES) Effective: October 31, 2024 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 may not...
31 Oct 2024
DTN Early Word Livestock Comments 10/31 06:22 Cash Cattle Weakness May Add Further Pressure Thursday Cattle futures were under pressure for the second day Wednesday as further liquidation gripped the market. Some light cash cattle trade took place at steady to lower money. Hogs pushed to new contract highs again with December leading the way, suppo...
31 Oct 2024
DES MOINES, Iowa (DTN) -- As global hunger continues to escalate, 13 World Food Prize laureates are voicing frustration that this crisis has been overlooked in U.S. elections. The laureates issued a letter and held a press conference Wednesday at the World Food Prize's flagship event, the Borlaug Dialogue. The World Food Prize, established to honor...
31 Oct 2024
Editor's Note: This story was updated at 06:45 a.m. 10/31/24. LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- The U.S. has its first confirmed case of bird flu in swine. USDA said Wednesday it was investigating positive cases of H5N1 in a backyard farming operation in Oregon that has a mix of poultry and livestock, including swine. The USDA National Veterinary Services Lab...
31 Oct 2024
DTN Early Word Grains 10/31 05:48 Grain Markets Mixed With Soybeans Higher While Wheat, Corn are Lagging December corn is steady, January soybeans are up 5 3/4 cents, December KC wheat is down 2 cents, December Chicago wheat is down 1 cent and December Minneapolis wheat is down 1 1/4 cents. Kent Beadle, DTN Contributing Analyst EARLY MORNING GLOBEX...