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14 Jan 2020
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst Late on Dec. 20, 2019, President Donald Trump signed into law the 2020 spending bills. Contained in the spending package for fiscal 2020 was $7.65 billion for the civil works mission of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), which oversees the inland waterways system and port dredging. That amount is $652 m...
14 Jan 2020
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Groups that have campaigned for strong rules to protect farmers and ranchers from anticompetitive business practices in meatpacking and processing said Friday that the rule proposed by the Trump administration to make changes to the Packers and Stockyards Act scheduled to be published...
14 Jan 2020
By Dana MantiniDTN Senior Analyst Although USDA's Jan. 10 reports showed yield, production and ending stocks at higher levels than traders had estimated, the markets were able to shake off early weakness and finish higher, well above the lows, with wheat and corn leading the way. Wheat stocks fell modestly from expectations, and winter wheat seedin...
13 Jan 2020
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Forage producers have faced many weather challenges in recent years, from too much or too little rain, to extreme cold last winter that caused significant alfalfa winterkill. These problems have caused hay prices to climb fairly high. And, as 2020 begins, prices have continued to remain elevated, espec...
13 Jan 2020
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst OMAHA (DTN) -- The domestic distillers dried grains (DDG) weekly spot price from the 40 locations DTN contacted was $1 per ton lower on average at $149 per ton for the week ended Jan. 9. Prices were mixed this week as the cash corn market remains flat. The weekly Energy Information Administration report showed...