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3 Oct 2016
By Karl StenersonDTN Fertilizer Columnist AMMONIA World ammonia prices fell in September. In Yuzhnyy, former Soviet Union (FSU), export tons were $20 lower than in August, crossing at $170 to $175 per metric ton (mt). (All prices in this column are wholesale.) Middle East prices fell from $200 to $255 mt early to $145 to $190 mt late. Yara and Mosa...
30 Sep 2016
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Minnesota's biodiesel mandate does not conflict with the federal Renewable Fuel Standard, a federal judge ruled Thursday in a lawsuit filed by petroleum interests and other groups. A judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota granted a plaintiff motion for summary judgement. The p...
30 Sep 2016
By Victoria G. MyersProgressive Farmer Senior Editor In an update to a story reported last month, Congress voted to modernize the nearly 100-year-old Packers and Stockyards Act (P&S) on Thursday. The vote in the Senate took place just before Congress left on recess, a break that will last until after the elections in November. Introduced by Livest...
30 Sep 2016
By Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor and Emily Unglesbee DTN Staff Reporter WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Old-crop stocks for corn and soybeans came in just below the pre-report averages in USDA's end-of-marketing year for both crops. Corn came in at 1.738 billion bushels while soybean stocks came in at 197 million bushels. Quarterly wheat stocks, however...
29 Sep 2016
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (DTN) -- The House passed the Water Resources Development Act late Wednesday by a vote of 399 to 25. In the short term, the bill will be known for a provision providing funding to address water problems in Flint, Michigan. The decision to add it was made by House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and...