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24 Jun 2019
By Bryce AndersonDTN Senior Ag Meteorologist OMAHA (DTN) -- Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the USDA Midwest Climate Hub are worried about how summer 2019 conditions will treat crops that are already behind the development time curve because of wet and cool weather. In the NOAA North Central climate r...
24 Jun 2019
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst OMAHA (DTN) -- The domestic distillers dried grains (DDG) average spot price from the 40 locations DTN contacted was $4 higher this week versus the prior week, at $141 per ton for the week ended June 20. Prices overall were steady to higher, as the cash price of corn continues higher. The DTN National Corn Ind...
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 ...