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24 Nov 2015
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- As has been the case in recent months, fertilizer prices continue to slide lower slowly, according to retailers tracked by DTN for the third week of November 2015. Meanwhile, farmers are becoming more efficient at squeezing more bushels out of the fertilizer they apply, experts say. All of eight major ...
24 Nov 2015
By Katie MicikDTN Markets Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is proposing a new rule to bring firms that specialize in algorithmic trading, which are responsible for an estimated 35% of futures trade, under its regulatory umbrella. The new rule would require about 100 firms at the most to meet a three-part test to regis...
24 Nov 2015
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- A series of court decisions and actions by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency threatens to remove a popular Dow AgroSciences insecticide. EPA recently proposed a ban of chlorpyrifos -- the active ingredient in Dow AgroScience's Lorsban, an organophosphate insecticide used for combating pests suc...
23 Nov 2015
By DTN Staff OMAHA (DTN) -- Corn harvest is complete for 2015 and winter wheat planting is nearly done, according to USDA's latest weekly Crop Progress report. Winter wheat planting is 96% complete, compared to 94% last week and a 100% five-year average. Ninety percent of the crop is emerged, compared to 87% last week and a 90% five-year average. "...
23 Nov 2015
By Alastair StewartDTN South America Correspondent SAO PAULO, Brazil (DTN) -- Argentina elected Mauricio Macri as its new president Sunday, a victory that will likely mark a major change in farm policy and the release of soybean stocks onto the market. On Sunday, the center-right mayor of Buenos Aires won 51.4% of the vote, beating Daniel Scioli, t...