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5 Aug 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- President Donald Trump and European Union officials signed an agreement Friday at the White House that will nearly triple the volume of duty-free beef exports to Europe over time. Trump made the announcement surrounded by members of his administration and representatives from the National Cattlem...
2 Aug 2019
OMAHA (DTN) -- This week's export sales report should be viewed as bearish for corn and milo and neutral for milo and wheat, according to DTN Lead Analyst Todd Hultman. For the week ending July 25, 2019, USDA reported an increase of 5.6 million bushels (143,100 mt) of corn export sales for 2018-19 and an increase of 5.1 mb (129,600 mt) for 2019-20....
2 Aug 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Pacific Ethanol is looking to sell some of its ethanol plants as it continues to battle negative margins, company CEO Neil Koehler announced during an earnings call on Thursday. Koehler said the company is "actively engaged" in discussions to sell assets or form new business partnerships. Pacific Etha...
2 Aug 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- The U.S. will impose an additional 10% tariff on $300 billion in Chinese goods because China has not moved to buy large amounts of agricultural goods, President Donald Trump tweeted Thursday. The president increased the stakes of his trade war with China with a tweet at 11:26 a.m. CDT that his tr...
1 Aug 2019
By Pamela SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Bayer has announced it will not sell its seed treatment known as NemaStrike for the 2020 growing season, citing ongoing safety concerns with the nematicide. The company says the product, which is designed to protect crops against nematodes, has caused skin irritati...