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14 Aug 2024
DTN Early Word Grains 08/14 05:50 Grain Markets Mixed, Soybeans Trying to Rebound From New Contract Lows December corn is down 1/2 cent per bushel, November soybeans are up 4 1/2 cents, September KC wheat is down 2 1/2 cents, September Chicago wheat is down 2 3/4 cents and September Minneapolis wheat is down 1 1/2 cents. Kent Beadle, DTN Contributi...
13 Aug 2024
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (DTN) -- For the second consecutive year, Georgia farmer Alex Harrell has set a new world record for soybean production. Earlier on Tuesday, he harvested a 2.5757-acre plot of irrigated soybeans averaging 218.2856 bushels per acre (bpa), eclipsing the record he set last year in 2023 by more than 11 bpa. Wes Porter, an associate ...
13 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...
13 Aug 2024
MT. JULIET, Tenn. (DTN) -- Illinois' growing season got off to a wet start. Planting got done in windows here and there, sometimes late or in less-than-ideal conditions. June turned hot and dry, raising alarms of a 2023 repeat, only to be assuaged by generous rainfall from several strong weather events that came with a side of hail and a blast of w...
13 Aug 2024
August 13, 2024 Portland Price Trends 08-01-23 01-01-24 07-01-24 08-06-24 08-13-24 #1 SWW (bus) 7.05 6.65 6.10 5.75 5.65 White Club 7.30 7.15 6.10 5.75 5.65 DNS 14% 9.05 8.03 7.02 6.61 6.63 HRW 11.5% 8.24 6.97 6.39 6.11 6.08 #2 Corn (ton) 254.00 232.00 201.00 201.00 200.00 #2 Barley 210.00 180.00 160.00 150.00 150.00 Wheat...Nearly 20% of the Pacif...