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7 Nov 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- As of Wednesday morning, Harmony, Minnesota, farmers Jeff and Roxi Thompson were having no problem finding enough propane to dry their corn crop. That all changed by Wednesday evening. "We are down to 800 gallons and our supplier called tonight and said he's out of gas and can't tell us when he'll hav...
7 Nov 2019
By Elaine KubDTN Contributing Analyst Any complex, multi-stage process will have some bottleneck. For row-crop harvest, sometimes the bottleneck is at the elevator where trucks get stuck in long lines waiting for the dump to clear. Sometimes the bottleneck is at the equipment in the field where the grain cart is too small or the combines are too sl...
6 Nov 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Prices dropped for seven of eight fertilizers tracked by DTN in the first week of November, as prices continued their downward trend of the past few months. DAP continued to lead the way in price declines since last month, this time dropping $12 per ton to $464. DAP is now 8% less expensive than one y...
6 Nov 2019
By Matthew Wilde Progressive Farmer Crops Editor Growing specialty soybeans can make a lot of dollars and sense. Ray Gaesser said it's almost a must in today's farm economy. The Corning, Iowa, farmer has grown seed soybeans for about 25 years. He contracted nearly 2,000 acres this year with Stine Seed. The seed soybeans will generate about $50 more...
6 Nov 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- The pork shortage in China caused by African swine fever continues to overcome high import tariffs for U.S. pork heading to the Chinese market. Dan Halstrom, president and CEO of the U.S Meat Export Federation, said on a call Tuesday he was "feeling pretty upbeat about our export markets right now...