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15 Aug 2024
MT. JULIET, Tenn. (DTN) -- Crops planted in a window in late April appear to outshine others in Ohio, where drought lingers on the Corn Belt's eastern fringe. Patchy and highly variable, the corn crop will be unlikely to challenge records, but soybeans could make their case as sunny, warm, wet weather further helps pods fill -- in some cases to the...
15 Aug 2024
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 08/15/24 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 0 STEERS LIVE FOB No reportable trade STEERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE FOB No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TOD...
15 Aug 2024
MT. JULIET, Tenn. (DTN) -- Iowa pulled itself out of drought and into a record corn crop, if the DTN Digital Yield Tour estimates hold true. An active rainy pattern settled over the state this spring, and while it slowed planting season down, most areas benefitted from the replenishing rainfall. Parts of the state's northwest received too much rain...
15 Aug 2024
OMAHA (DTN) -- When Zippy Duvall took the stage at Minnesota FarmFest last week for a radio interview, his primary concern wasn't the farm bill. Instead, he highlighted the issue he hears about most from farmers as he travels across the country: Labor. "The biggest issue I hear about everywhere I go is farm labor," Duvall said. "That's the No. 1 th...
15 Aug 2024
USDA Daily Market Rates 08/15 DAILY MARKET RATES(GRAIN/MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES) Effective: August 15, 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 ...