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14 May 2020
Cattlemen and analysts are a lot alike -- we love it when the market is healthy, cringe when it's compromised, hate being caught blindsided by something we didn't foresee coming and often fall short as our human nature wishes for quick-fix solutions to our problems.As my time increases as both an analyst and cattleman, I realize there isn't much as...
13 May 2020
OMAHA (DTN) -- With the United States biofuels industry on the ropes, agriculture and ethanol industry groups are asking Congressional leaders to include biofuels in any future COVID-19 relief package.Since the economic shutdown, about 130 ethanol plants have either fully or partially idled operations in response to falling demand for gasoline.The ...
13 May 2020
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (DTN) -- As many land auctions have moved online over concerns of the spread of COVID-19, prices for quality farmland have appeared to remain strong.Last week, R.D. Schrader, president of Schrader Real Estate and Auction Company based in Indiana, shared real-time sales results, to help indicate how the pandemic is affecting farmlan...
12 May 2020
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy EditorandJerry HagstromDTN Political CorrespondentGLENWOOD, Iowa (DTN) -- Members of Congress are turning different directions to try to provide some indemnity for pork producers forced to depopulate their herds.A bipartisan group of 14 senators on Monday sent a letter to the top four congressional leaders, asking them...
12 May 2020
The federal Surface Transportation Board (STB) on April 30 announced a series of decisions on demurrage and accessorial rules and charges, "continuing its efforts to promote transparency, timeliness and mutual accountability by rail carriers, and the shippers and receivers they serve." The STB issued the three decisions concurrently to address matt...