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2 Nov 2016
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Average retail prices for most fertilizers continued to fall in the final week of October, according to fertilizer retailers surveyed by DTN. Seven of the eight of the major fertilizers slipped 3% or less compared to a month earlier, but all remain significantly lower than a year ago. On a national av...
1 Nov 2016
By Karl StenersonDTN Fertilizer Columnist AMMONIA World ammonia prices moved lower early in October, but have stabilized over the past few weeks. Little spot business was concluded in Yuzhnyy, former Soviet Union (FSU), and export tons are still priced at the $170 to $175 per metric ton level we saw at the end of September. Following significant a...
1 Nov 2016
By Todd HultmanDTN Analyst I don't want to sound like the old guy yelling at kids to get off my lawn, but I have to admit I get grumpy when I hear people spit out market advice based on some thin bit of folklore. I'm not normally bothered by astrology columns, psychic hotlines, or the Farmer's Almanac, but when it comes to lazy market advice, I ha...
31 Oct 2016
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- University and EPA scientists who took part in an international review last year that declared glyphosate as "probably carcinogenic" are facing more backlash than they likely anticipated. Scientists involved in the International Agency for Research on Cancer's controversial conclusion on glyphosa...
31 Oct 2016
By Danny KlinefelterDTN Farm Business Adviser For nearly 40 years, I've pushed the need to use accrual adjusted income rather than cash basis income to evaluate a business's true profitability and cost of production. Accrual often leads cash in recognizing both downturns and upturns by two to three years. One thing I've learned from watching more ...