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25 May 2017
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- A border adjustment tax would help make American farmers and exporters more competitive globally, the top executive for Archer Daniels Midland told lawmakers Tuesday. Juan Luciano, president and CEO for agribusiness giant ADM, told members of the House Ways and Means Committee that current tax po...
25 May 2017
By Elaine KubDTN Contributing Analyst Farmers, tell me if this scenario seems familiar: You're standing in one of your fields, noting how the plants have popped out of the ground in beautiful green rows, and it occurs to you that, yes, there actually will be a lot of grain to sell this year. More grain than you already have hedged on the books. De...
25 May 2017
By Anthony GrederDTN Managing Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Planting and emergence were running close to the average pace for both corn and soybeans last week, while winter wheat conditions saw a slight boost from the previous week, according to USDA's weekly Crop Progress report released Monday. USDA estimated 84% of U.S. corn was planted as of Sunday, Ma...
24 May 2017
By Todd HultmanDTN Analyst I realize much has already been written about last Thursday's unexpected 6.5% drop in the Brazilian real and the bearish effect it had on soybean prices. On Friday, DTN Senior Analyst Darin Newsom talked about some of the market clues and advised us to keep an eye on the July/August soybean spread moving forward. DTN Col...
24 May 2017
By Richard OswaldDTN Special Correspondent LANGDON, Mo. (DTN) -- DTN View From the Cab farmer Brent Judisch of Cedar Falls, Iowa, had a couple of pretty good days last week. "Monday was productive," Brent told DTN late Sunday evening. "We were able to run Tuesday. We finished our custom work." Brent and his wife, Lisa, do custom soybean drilling....