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3 Jan 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- As USDA remains largely shut down waiting for a budget deal, the lack of number-crunching could start to impede the Jan. 11 slate of crop reports, including the quarterly Grain Stocks, and monthly Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates. President Donald Trump was set t...
2 Jan 2019
By Dana MantiniDTN Analyst OMAHA (DTN) -- Corn inspections remained bullish, while soybean and wheat inspections remained bearish in the latest USDA export inspections report, according to DTN Analyst Dana Mantini. Corn weekly export inspections totaled 35.9 million bushels (mb) for the week ended Thursday, Dec. 27, up from 28.6 mb for the same wee...
2 Jan 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Each year, DTN publishes our choices for the top 10 ag news stories of the year, as selected by DTN analysts, editors and reporters. We complete our countdown today with the No. 1 story of the year: international trade issues -- including tariffs, tough negotiations and trade aid. ** Agricultural ...
2 Jan 2019
By Elaine KubDTN Contributing Analyst How much should a commodity be worth, say, six months from now? Like most economic questions, this one has spawned an academic theory, and like a lot of theories, it can't really be proven, but it can provide an interesting way to think about our most pressing concerns for 2019 -- what will grain prices do? The...
31 Dec 2018
By DTN Staff OMAHA (DTN) -- Producers who have already certified their 2018 production with the Farm Service Agency should continue to receive their Market Facilitation Program payments, USDA said in a news release Friday. Those who haven't will have to wait until the government shutdown is resolved, as FSA offices are now closed as of the end of b...