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21 Jun 2019
By Todd HultmanDTN Lead Analyst OMAHA (DTN) -- For the week ended June 13, 2019, USDA reported an increase of 1.5 million bushels (38,400 mt) of corn export sales for 2018-19 and an increase of 14.2 mb (360,800 mt) for 2019-20. Last week's export shipments of 25.2 mb were below the 38.4 mb needed each week to achieve USDA's export estimate of 2.200...
21 Jun 2019
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- As bad weather continues to delay soybean planting in some parts of the country, some growers could be left with unused bags or bins of treated soybean seed -- and few good options for dealing with them. "Growers need to know that if they order treated soybean seeds, those seeds are thei...
21 Jun 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Farmers who plant cover crops on prevented planting acres will be able to hay or graze that ground starting Sept. 1 without facing a penalty on their crop insurance indemnity. USDA's Risk Management Agency on Thursday announced it changed the haying and grazing restrictions on prevented planting ...
20 Jun 2019
HOUSTON (DTN) -- The Energy Information Administration today reported U.S. inventories of propane/propylene increased about 3.3 million barrels (bbl) in the week ended June 14 to 74.5 million bbl with stocks up in all major regions of the country except for the Rocky Mountain states. At 74.5 million bbl on June 14, domestic propane/propylene invent...
20 Jun 2019
By Pamela SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- One of the most valuable assets on Scott Wallis' farm this season has been having Dad close at hand. "It's comforting to have someone remind you that we've weathered tough times before," said Wallis, who farms near Princeton, Indiana, with his father, his son and s...