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11 Nov 2020
OMAHA (DTN) -- Falling demand for gasoline earlier this year from the COVID-19 economic shutdown sent ethanol producers into a tailspin. Plants closed down and cut production, as margins dipped to their lowest levels ever. Now the craziness has subsided, and the industry continues to bounce back. Ethanol margins have improved since last month, when...
11 Nov 2020
OMAHA (DTN) -- The state of New Mexico last week ordered the 14-day closure of Stampede Meat's Sunland Park meatpacking plant in response to rising COVID-19 cases and now the company is suing. The Illinois-based company is one of the largest manufacturers of portion-controlled proteins including beef, chicken, turkey and pork, as well as meals, in ...
10 Nov 2020
Will Cox can testify to the benefits of on-farm soybean plots. The Ramseur, North Carolina, farmer uses them to identify good-yielding varieties and how varieties respond to inputs. The young farmer has already made a name for himself in soybean circles. In 2019, he was a regional winner of the North Carolina Northern Piedmont Region yield contest,...
10 Nov 2020
Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance (SSGA) noted on their website on Oct. 23 that shipments of agricultural products by containers are being discontinued by a major shipping line, effective immediately and for the foreseeable future. The German international shipping and transportation company Hapag-Lloyd dropped a "bombshell," said SSGA, informing ...
10 Nov 2020
Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance (SSGA) noted on their website on Oct. 23 that shipments of agricultural products by containers are being discontinued by a major shipping line, effective immediately and for the foreseeable future. The German international shipping and transportation company Hapag-Lloyd dropped a "bombshell," said SSGA, informing ...