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15 Aug 2016
By Marcia Zarley TaylorDTN Executive Editor HADDONFIELD, N.J. (DTN) -- A year ago, university economists warned that typical Illinois corn farmers would need to shave $100 an acre off average cash rent and production costs if they hoped to break even in 2016. Renters hesitated, landlords balked, most input suppliers held firm. Big savings didn't h...
15 Aug 2016
By Richard SmithDTN Japan Correspondent TOKYO (DTN) -- South Korea's imports of U.S. beef increased by 25.7% to 61,602 tons from January to May this year, compared to the same period last year, according to a report by the National Agriculture Cooperative Federation, better known as NongHyup. Average June prices for hanwoo beef stood at 19,142 won...
12 Aug 2016
By Dan Crummett Progressive Farmer Contributor Nowhere else on the farm is the old saying, "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," more true than in the harvest motor pool. From combines and trucks to tractors and grain carts, a successful and efficient harvest season is only as likely as the weakest link in the machinery shed. Although ...
12 Aug 2016
By Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor and Emily Unglesbee DTN Staff Reporter WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Good weather and larger planting acreage are turning into record-breaking production for corn and soybeans as USDA pegs the corn crop at 15.15 billion bushels and soybeans at just over 4 billion bushels. USDA's monthly World Agricultural Supply and De...
12 Aug 2016
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst The DTN average DDG weekly spot price was unchanged in the past week at $121 per ton. Of the 37 locations DTN collects spot prices from, three locations showed increases from last week's prices, 12 locations reported decreases between $5 and $7 per ton, and the balance of locations were unchanged. A few merch...