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14 Oct 2024
By DTN Staff OMAHA (DTN) -- Here are the Top 5 things the DTN Newsroom is tracking for the week of Oct. 13. Note that Monday is a federal holiday in the U.S. and in Canada, which will alter some market report releases, but major futures markets remain open. Watch for coverage of these and other topics through the week on our subscription platforms ...
13 Oct 2024
DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Dan Lakey has just entered what he calls "post-harvest silly season." Every farmer has his own definition of what this entails, but for the southeastern Idaho farmer it means making sure he's done those chores that ensure the bills are paid on both sides of the ledger. FSA crop reporting. Touching base with landlords. Hauling...
11 Oct 2024
Let's take a look at some of the changes in both U.S. and world numbers on the USDA Crop Production and WASDE reports released Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. We'll start with corn. CORN: With traders looking for a slight decline in yield from the September report, the October WASDE instead reported a 0.2-bushel-per-acre (bpa) gain to a record 183.8 bpa. Th...
11 Oct 2024
OMAHA (DTN) -- Hurricane Milton hit Florida's Gulf Coast Wednesday evening as a Category 3 storm. Weather forecasts earlier in the week had the hurricane going right through the Tampa area, which is home to several phosphorus (P) production facilities. Milton came onto land further south and away from these plants, where much phosphorus is mined an...
11 Oct 2024
By DTN Staff This article was originally published at 11:02 a.m. CDT on Friday, Oct. 11. It was last updated with additional information at 11:44 a.m. CDT on Friday, Oct. 11. ** OMAHA (DTN) -- USDA raised corn production and yields on Friday, bumping corn to 15.2 billion bushels, while slightly lowering soybean production to 4.582 billion bushels. ...