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18 Sep 2019
By Todd Neeley DTN Staff Reporter and By Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Recent media reports outlining a possible agreement on the Renewable Fuel Standard may sound promising for the biofuels industry and agriculture, but Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, told agriculture journalists on Tuesday that he'll hold off celebrating just y...
18 Sep 2019
By Alton WallaceDTN Progressive Farmer Energy Reporter CANYON LAKE, Texas (DTN) -- Diesel fuel prices surged Monday as oil markets reacted to weekend news of a drone attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities that took an estimated 50% of the country's production offline. "Before the Sept. 14 drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities, the outlook for diese...
17 Sep 2019
By Anthony GrederDTN Managing Editor This article was originally posted at 3:05 p.m. CDT on Monday, Sept. 16. It was last updated at 3:50 p.m. CDT on Monday, Sept. 16. ** OMAHA (DTN) -- U.S. corn and soybean conditions held mostly steady last week, but both crops are still significantly behind the average pace in reaching maturity, according to USD...
17 Sep 2019
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst The Columbia-Snake River System in the Pacific Northwest is the nation's single largest wheat export gateway, transporting over 50% of all U.S. wheat to markets overseas. That all came to a temporary, but very significant, stoppage at the Bonneville Lock and Dam, located about 40 miles northeast of Portland, O...
17 Sep 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Top Democrats on the House Agriculture Committee are pushing back on plans by other House Democrats to potentially block or delay more Market Facilitation Program payments to farmers. The Commodity Credit Corp., USDA's fund being used to pay the MFP payments, has a $30 billion cap that is cl...