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18 Nov 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Five years after a toxic algae bloom in Lake Erie contaminated drinking water in Toledo, Ohio, the state's governor this week announced a plan to expand conservation efforts. In August 2014, Toledo residents were warned not to drink water during a three-day period due to the algae bloom. Questions wer...
18 Nov 2019
By Todd HultmanDTN Lead Analyst The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) describes noncommercials as large traders not engaged in business activities hedged by the use of the futures or option markets. More commonly known as speculators, noncommercials are often booed as the source of today's market troubles or cheered as an essential part o...
18 Nov 2019
By Katie DehlingerDTN Farm Business Editor DALLAS (DTN) -- A majority of farms remain profitable. However, their profit margins are smaller than in recent years, and bankers are growing more concerned about their customers' liquidity. According to a survey by the American Bankers Association and the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, more c...
15 Nov 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Brazil's political and agricultural leaders are incensed over global criticism of Amazon fires and deforestation and they are pushing back. At a conference Wednesday in downtown Washington, D.C., Brazilian agribusiness groups sought to shift the narrative by highlighting "sustainable food" a...
15 Nov 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Poultry exports from the United States to China will resume after the Chinese government lifted a four-year ban on Thursday, as the nation struggles to meet protein demands in light of the African swine fever outbreak. The lifting of the ban is effective immediately. China imposed the ban in 2015, r...