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29 Aug 2017
By Todd HultmanDTN Analyst OMAHA (DTN) -- Corn, soybean and wheat inspections maintained a bullish pace again in this week's export inspections report, according to DTN Analyst Todd Hultman. Corn weekly export inspections were 31.7 mb (805,756 mt) for the week ending Thursday, Aug. 24. This is below 56.0 mb for the same week a year ago. Inspections...
29 Aug 2017
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Farmers and livestock producers in eastern Texas are still getting heavy rains Monday in areas flooded over the weekend when Hurricane Harvey made landfall. Producers and others on social media posted videos and photos throughout the weekend of cattle wading through the water, or the center of to...
28 Aug 2017
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- The U.S. and global economies are stronger, but the sluggish farm economy is starting to draw a little more attention from the Federal Reserve. Nathan Kauffman, an assistant vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's Omaha branch, spends most of his time watching the ag economy. ...
28 Aug 2017
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- With more U.S. propane supplies heading to export markets and lower domestic stocks compared to last year, a stronger-than-normal crop-drying season could put extreme pressure on the propane market, causing prices to rise in the coming months, experts say. There appears for now to be enough propane sup...
28 Aug 2017
By Bryce AndersonDTN Senior Ag Meteorologist OMAHA (DTN) -- Widespread, heavy, and possibly record rainfall from Tropical Storm Harvey inundated southeastern Texas during the weekend, with rain forecast to continue through almost the entire upcoming week. As of early afternoon of Aug. 27, more than 2 feet of rain had been recorded in southeast Hous...