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24 Aug 2015
By Mark ParkerProgressive Farmer Contributor Beef producers across most of the nation should find ample hay and feedstuff supplies this winter, along with moderating prices. "In the national hay complex, during 2014 and into 2015, we are seeing a trend toward normal prices and normal stocks," said Jessica Sampson, an economist with the Livestock Ma...
21 Aug 2015
By Katie MicikDTN Markets Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- The 2015 Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour estimates a U.S. corn yield of 164.3 bushels per acre and a soybean yield of 46.5 bpa. Both of these are lower than the USDA's latest estimates, 168.8 bpa and 46.9 bpa, respectively. These yields equate to 2015 corn production of 13.323 billion bushels and soybea...
21 Aug 2015
By Marcia Zarley TaylorDTN Executive Editor HADDONFIELD, N.J. (DTN) -- Recently released opinion surveys of farm real estate trends show key Midwest land values stuck in neutral or sliding below 2014 levels. But bankers, farmers and real estate appraisers may be overreacting in areas where crops look great. Actual Iowa land sales in four dozen coun...
21 Aug 2015
By Cheryl AndersonDTN Staff Reporter Imports of certain U.S. grains and dried distillers grains with solubles to China will need to be registered beginning Sept. 1, according to a recent announcement by China's Ministry of Commerce. All Chinese importers of DDG, sorghum, barley and cassava will need to register details of their purchases under the...
20 Aug 2015
By Pamela SmithDTN Crops/Technology EditorAndKatie MicikDTN Markets Editor SPENCER, Iowa (DTN) -- Can Illinois and Iowa deliver the big yields needed to reach USDA's August production estimates? That continued to be the question of the day as crop scouts on the Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour pulled samples in the big corn and soy states Wednesday. Th...