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19 Jun 2019
By Anthony GrederDTN Managing Editor This article was originally posted at 3:06 p.m. CDT on Monday, June 17. It was last updated at 11:05 a.m. CDT on Tuesday, June 18. ** OMAHA (DTN) -- Eight percent of the U.S. corn crop still wasn't planted as of Sunday, June 16, according to the latest USDA NASS Crop Progress report released on Monday. That mean...
18 Jun 2019
OMAHA (DTN) -- Corn and soybean inspections were neutral to bearish while wheat inspections were neutral in the latest USDA export inspections report, according to DTN Lead Analyst Todd Hultman. Corn inspections totaled 25.7 million bushels for the week ended Thursday, June 13, below the 40.7 mb needed each week to reach USDA's export estimate of 2...
18 Jun 2019
By Jerry Hagstrom DTN Political Correspondent and Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor WASHINGTON, D.C. (DTN) -- The National Milk Producers Federation expects a high rate of participation in the new Dairy Margin Coverage program (DMC) as farmer signup begins Monday. National Milk President and CEO Jim Mulhern is urging the farmers to sign up amidst...
18 Jun 2019
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst The long, record-breaking flooding of 2019 on the Mississippi River system has taken a toll on farmland, personal property and the many cities and towns that line the rivers. It has also disrupted commerce on the rivers that depends on barges to move product, especially fertilizer, grain and oilseeds, to and f...
17 Jun 2019
OMAHA (DTN) -- Farmers who are not able to plant a crop this spring will not get a trade-aid payment and should not expect higher payment levels than normal under prevented-planting insurance, according to a USDA question-and-answer released late Monday on Market Facilitation Program payments and the new disaster aid. USDA issued a statement from A...