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28 Jun 2016
By Todd HultmanDTN Analyst As we close in on the half-way mark of 2016 and are just two days shy of USDA's Acreage and Grain Stocks reports, the year has already been full of surprises for corn and soybeans -- some bullish, but the latest ones bearish. Last week was especially bearish for row crops as unexpected rain across the Midwest and the U.K....
27 Jun 2016
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst There have been some new developments concerning Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) mandatory weight reporting since my blog titled "SOLAS Deadline Nears; Still No Clear Picture on Implementation" was posted on June 20. https://goo.gl/… On that day, the Agriculture Transportation Coalition (AgTC) put out a press r...
27 Jun 2016
By Cheryl AndersonDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The recent extreme heat spell is putting stress on alfalfa -- especially dryland stands -- growing in already-arid regions such as western South Dakota. However, irrigated alfalfa in other areas is holding up well in the heat, according to reports. Some alfalfa growers in the western part of the S...
27 Jun 2016
By Ken JohnsonDTN Fertilizer Columnist World ammonia prices softened slightly through June. Export ammonia prices from Yuzhnyy dropped from $270 to $290 metric ton fob early to $265 to $285 late. Landed prices into India were steady, trading in the $360 to $375 range through the month. Late in the month, the price for ammonia coming into Tampa dro...
24 Jun 2016
By DTN News Staff OMAHA (DTN) -- In a historic move that will have major long-term implications on trade and markets, voters in Great Britain surprised the world by voting Thursday to leave the European Union. David Cameron, Great Britain's prime minister, announced Friday morning he was resigning after the vote of 17.4 million (52%) to leave ve...