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29 Aug 2016
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst With near-record corn and soybean crops predicted in the U.S. and big crops also expected in Canada, railroad companies in both countries are gearing up for what looks to be another high-volume harvest this fall. The question on many farmers' and shippers' minds likely is: Can the railroads handle it? The majo...
29 Aug 2016
By Ken Johnson and Karl Stenerson DTN Fertilizer Columnists AMMONIA World ammonia prices moved lower through August. Export tons from Yuzhnyy, former Soviet Union (FSU), traded at $210-$220 per metric ton early and fell to $190-$200 late. (All prices in this column are wholesale.) Export ammonia prices from Middle East suppliers plunged from $295-...
26 Aug 2016
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Seed prices, and the companies that set them, have appeared stubbornly indifferent to the decline in commodity crop values over the past few growing seasons. This past indifference -- and farmers' growing frustration over it -- may have changed, with some seed companies now re-examining...
26 Aug 2016
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst The DTN average weekly DDG spot price was unchanged for the week ended August 25 at $122 per ton. Of the 37 locations DTN collects spot prices from, eight showed increases of $2 to $5 from last week, five locations reported decreases of $5 and the balance of the prices were unchanged. A trader told DTN that pr...
26 Aug 2016
By Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor and Pam Smith DTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor ROCHESTER, Minnesota (DTN) -- The overwhelming take-away from the 2016 Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour was it's a great corn crop, but probably not a record. Tour scouts expected to see a bumper corn crop based on USDA's August national average estimate...