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28 Aug 2018
By Anthony GrederDTN Managing Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- U.S. row crops continued to race toward maturity with the percentage of corn mature and soybeans dropping leaves ahead of the average pace, according to the USDA National Ag Statistics Service's weekly Crop Progress report released Monday. NASS estimated that 92% of corn was in the dough stage as ...
28 Aug 2018
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst The third major compliance date will soon arrive for the preventive-controls-for-animal-food rule under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. By Sept. 17, 2018, facilities that are small animal food businesses must comply with preventive controls (PC) requirements mandated by FSMA. Facilities that are large b...
27 Aug 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- EPA has made clear it is not considering public comments on small-refinery waivers and how they affect the Renewable Fuel Standard. But a USDA memorandum sent to EPA on Aug. 15 disputes the EPA's claim the waivers are beyond the scope of the latest RFS volumes proposal. What's more, USDA's Office of t...
27 Aug 2018
Editor's Note: This article was originally posted at 2:03 p.m. CDT. It was reposted with additional information at 2:41 p.m. CDT. ** OMAHA (DTN) -- Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.1 million head on Aug. 1, 2018, USDA reported Friday. The inventory wa...
27 Aug 2018
By Todd HultmanDTN Analyst To say this has been a bearish week for grain prices is a bit of an understatement, with December corn down 17 3/4 cents, November soybeans down 38 3/4 cents and December Chicago wheat down 38 cents -- all as of Thursday's closes. Some of those losses could be trimmed on Friday, but let's face it, the market environment f...