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9 Feb 2016
By Katie MicikDTN Markets Editor WASHINGTON (DTN) -- USDA increased its forecast for Brazil and Argentina's corn production to 84 million metric tons and 27 mmt, respectively. Both numbers were above the range of pre-report expectations. Soybean production in Brazil was left unchanged at 100 mmt, while Argentina's production was increased 1.5 mmt ...
8 Feb 2016
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst Despite a three-year extension approved by Congress late last year, three of the nation's largest freight railroad companies informed the Federal Railroad Administration this month that they will not meet the 2018 deadline to install new required safety systems. The Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 original...
8 Feb 2016
By Darin NewsomDTN Senior Analyst You know the feeling of eating to the point your mind goes numb, so you eat a little bit more? Domestic and global stocks of grain are looking at the same situation. USDA will release its latest Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports at 11 a.m. CST Tuesday. U.S. ENDING...
8 Feb 2016
By Alastair StewartSouth America Correspondent URANGA, Argentina (DTN) -- The soybeans plants here have a nice deep-green hue, but the turned leaves betray a pressing need for rain. "We are getting to the stage where the early planted soybeans really need some rain," said Ignacio Uranga as he drives through his 7,500 acre farm at the center of Arg...
5 Feb 2016
By Marcia Zarley TaylorDTN Executive Editor HADDONFIELD, N.J. (DTN) -- Online real estate listings such as Zillow.com and Realtor.com revolutionized the housing market this century. Today pick any residential address in the U.S. with those free online services and you'll get rough estimates of the home's current value, its number of bedrooms, squa...