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16 Sep 2019
Fine Tuning Corn Yields 09/16 15:10 Yield Numbers Are Still a Moving Target Before analyzing the Sept. 12 USDA reports, we must first remember the methodology they use, according to Alan Brugler, a DTN contributing analyst. USDA rolled out another crop production report Thursday, Sept. 12, with the companion World Agricultural Supply and Demand E...
16 Sep 2019
China, Tariffs and Pork Sales 09/16 15:04 NPPC: China Should Reduce Tariffs to Lower Food Inflation, Move Talks Early Friday, China announced it will suspend "additional tariffs" on pork, soybeans and other farm goods, Xinhua News Agency reported. Yet it is unclear exactly what level of tariffs Chinese officials committed to suspend. The National...
16 Sep 2019
Rains Force Corps Response 09/16 15:01 Corps of Engineers Will Lower, Then Raise, Water Releases From Gavins Point Dam Because of heavy rains stretching from Montana through the Dakotas the past two weeks, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will adjust the volume of water being released from Gavins Point Dam -- first lowering the releases to protec...
13 Sep 2019
By Dana Mantini DTN Senior Analyst The Sept. 12 USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report for September held little fanfare for traders who had already expected lower yield and production numbers. While corn and soybean numbers were slashed less than expected, the report was neutral to bearish. However, both markets finishe...
13 Sep 2019
By Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Farm groups declared victory Thursday after the Trump administration formally ended the 2015 waters of the U.S. rule. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler, along with the Army Corps of Engineers, announced Thursday the agencies would eliminate the controversial 2015 Clean Water Act rule drafted by ...