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22 Apr 2020
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst Over 1,600 global customers attended the Global Digital Conference and Situation Report on April 14-15, hosted by U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC). The conference included topics related to global supply and demand in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the implications of the pandemic on the global soy marketp...
21 Apr 2020
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (DTN) -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has been quietly increasing its monitoring of the livestock markets, CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert stated. "Agriculture, like so many sectors of the U.S. economy, is facing an unprecedented challenge at the hand of the coronavirus," Tarbert said ...
21 Apr 2020
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst OMAHA (DTN) -- Many of the plants DTN contacted for DDG prices for the week ended April 16 showed no offers, but prices posted versus two weeks ago were steady to slightly weaker. Supplies remain limited, causing some feeders to turn to wheat midds, feed corn, soymeal, corn gluten feed or other substitutes. Ho...
21 Apr 2020
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (DTN) -- A range of farm and ranch groups over the weekend said the $19 billion Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) that Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced late Friday was an important first step, but not enough to stabilize their sectors. According to a detailed description o...
20 Apr 2020
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor GLENWOOD, Iowa (DTN) -- Julie Borlaug admits some apprehension about the documentary premiering next week on public television stations about her grandfather's place in history as the father of the "Green Revolution." "I understand it's pretty negative and a lot of people are pretty concerned about it," said Ju...