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12 May 2022
By DTN Analysts This article was originally posted at 11:01 a.m. CDT. It was updated at 12:25 p.m. ** OMAHA (DTN) -- In USDA's first detailed forecast of the 2022-23 corn and soybean crops, the May World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) pegged corn production at 14.46 billion bushels (bb) and the soybean crop at 4.64 bb with both pr...
11 May 2022
ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Once again, farmers are busy laying out a large dinner buffet of freshly planted corn and soybeans -- but they don't get much control over the guest list. The most likely party crashers of #plant22? Expect the usual lurking soil-borne insects, such as white grubs, seed corn maggots and wireworms, as well as other early seaso...
11 May 2022
USDA's May 12 WASDE report will be the first in 2022 to offer a mix of old- and new-crop estimates, taking into account drought in several regions, the war in Ukraine and a new season of planting getting underway in the U.S. CORN The Thursday, May 12, World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report finds traders concerned about drough...
11 May 2022
OMAHA (DTN) -- President Joe Biden will visit a family farm in northeast Illinois on Wednesday to highlight a new series of actions to increase U.S. crop production, including aid to boost domestic fertilizer production and expand "precision agriculture" on farms through a cost-share program for technology. Biden will visit a farm near Kankakee, Il...
11 May 2022
OMAHA (DTN) -- Retail fertilizer prices continue to be mostly higher compared to last month, according to prices tracked by DTN for the first week of May 2022. Seven fertilizers were more expensive, although none were up significantly, which DTN designates as a price move of 5% or more. DAP had an average price of $1,057/ton (all-time high), MAP $1...