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28 Mar 2019
By Elaine KubDTN Contributing Analyst When we look at a chart of fertilizer prices plotted alongside a chart of corn prices, we immediately spot a pattern and assume there is a strong, predictable relationship. Prices were relatively high for all of the above when the U.S. planted upwards of 95 million acres (ma) of corn. From July 2012 to July 201...
27 Mar 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor SIDNEY, Iowa (DTN) -- A small group of farmers on Tuesday looked out at what is normally their farm ground and the now-destroyed bins that normally protect their income. What they see instead is a shallow lake formed by snowmelt and rain that has pushed the Missouri River far beyond its banks and temporarily rec...
27 Mar 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- While historic floodwaters that ravaged northeast and north-central Nebraska and parts of Iowa are receding, agricultural operations continue to struggle to return to normal. Ethanol plants and feedlots, in particular, continue to have trouble shipping ethanol and sourcing feedstocks, as many rail lin...
27 Mar 2019
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst It's a sure sign of spring when one hears the words "opening day." In most cases, those words are associated with the start of a new Major League Baseball season. For the Great Lakes, it means the start to a new shipping season. In order for the season to open, U.S. Coast Guard icebreakers (USCGC) and Canadian...
26 Mar 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor This article was originally posted at 12:57 p.m. CDT on Monday, March 25. It was updated with new information at 4:50 p.m. CDT on Monday, March 25. ** LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- Farmers who lost grain in their bins during historic floods won't see any kind of indemnity unless Congress includes it in a disaster pack...