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4 Oct 2024
FARM MARKET NEWS - CORN REPORT FOR Fri, October 4 Exchange rate was 1.3553 up 0.0031 Chicago corn closed slightly lower. DEC24 HI 4.27 1/2 DEC24 HI 4.27 1/2 LOW 4.23 LOW 4.23 CLOSE4.24 3/4 Down 3 1/2 CLOSE 4.24 3/4 Down 3 1/2 OLD CROP BASIS NEW CROP BASIS Location Spot 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt Cntrct U.S. $/bu $/mt ELEVATORS +DEC24+MAR25+MAR25 CK...
4 Oct 2024
DTN Closing Grain Comments 10/04 13:53 Wheat Markets Crater as Dollar Surges; Corn, Soy Markets Head Lower Wheat and corn continued to correct lower Friday, with wheat selling more intense following a better-than-expected jobs number leading to the fifth consecutive rise in the U.S. Dollar Index. Soybeans and soy products faltered after a firmer op...
4 Oct 2024
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today a $19.2 million investment in 1890 Land-grant Universities to provide undergraduate scholarships for students to stimulate interest in food and agricultural careers.
4 Oct 2024
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 10/04 11:33 Southern Live Cattle Trade at $186 -- $1.00 Higher Traders are thankful to see higher prices being noted in this week's cash cattle trade even if the market has only traded a thin volume thus far. ShayLe Stewart DTN Livestock Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: A few cattle have sold at $186 in the South which is $1....
4 Oct 2024
The Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) has issued a G3, or "strong," geomagnetic storm watch Friday through Sunday. SWPC rates these storms arriving from the sun on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being a minor storm and 5 an extreme storm. The G3 geomagnetic storm watches are due to a pair of coronal mass ejections (CME) that are anticipated to arri...