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17 Nov 2022
WASHINGTON (DTN) -- With the election now in the rear window and the change of House control now official, farmers and agribusiness leaders along with members of the House on Wednesday called on the Senate to take up and pass a version of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, a bill to modernize immigration for farmworkers. Both farmers and farmwor...
16 Nov 2022
MT. JULIET, Tenn. (DTN) -- Raising a corn crop cost an average 19% more in 2022 than in 2021, with higher fertilizer, chemical and fuel costs largely to blame. USDA released updated estimates on Tuesday showing it cost an average of $882 per acre to raise corn and $598 per acre to raise soybeans. DTN Lead Analyst Todd Hultman said he was initially...
16 Nov 2022
OMAHA (DTN) -- Retail fertilizer prices were evenly mixed, according to locations tracked by DTN for the first full week of November 2022. Four fertilizers were slightly lower compared to last month while the remaining four were slightly higher. No fertilizer was significantly higher or lower; DTN designates a significant move as anything 5% or mor...
16 Nov 2022
OMAHA (DTN) -- Confirming that food inflation remains an issue for American families going into the holidays, Thanksgiving dinner will cost about 20% more than last year, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. A big chunk of that price inflation, however, depends heavily on when and where you buy your turkey. And inflation won't slow dow...
15 Nov 2022
OMAHA (DTN) -- Both nitrogen price and availability remain high on farmers' and fertilizer retailers' minds as they turn their attention toward the 2023 growing season. Global events, such as the war in Ukraine and low Mississippi River levels, could have a negative effect on both price and supply in early 2023. A recent University of Illinois Exte...