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2 Oct 2018
By Katie DehlingerDTN Farm Business Editor MOUNT JULIET, Tenn. (DTN) -- Justin Topp usually puts a portion of his soybean crop in storage every year, but with cash prices below $7 per bushel, he thinks this year will be the most he's ever stored. "They'll be stored for a while I'm assuming," the Grace City, North Dakota, farmer told DTN from the c...
2 Oct 2018
By Alan BruglerDTN Contributing Analyst The quarterly USDA Grain Stocks reports have a reputation for surprising the markets, and the Sept. 28 report was no exception. Corn, soybean and wheat supplies on Sept. 1 were all larger than the average trade guesses going into the report and above the upper end in the case of soybeans. It could be termed ...
2 Oct 2018
By Dan Miller Progressive Farmer Senior Editor And Claire Vath Progressive Farmer Contributing Editor Rural America is widely credited with giving now-President Donald Trump his margin of victory over Hillary Clinton two years ago. By the results of our newest DTN/The Progressive Farmer Zogby Analytics poll, rural America does not regret the decisi...
1 Oct 2018
By Rod Mauszycki DTN Tax Columnist With every harvest comes the age old question: Do I farm another year, or is it time to get out? It's a question many of my clients wrestle with, especially in poor economic times. The topic tends to come up in the late fall and winter, so now is a good time to review the new federal estate tax laws and share a ...
1 Oct 2018
By Lin TanDTN China Correspondent SAO PAULO, Brazil (DTN) -- Though Chinese buyers are turning to buy more Brazilian beans as the Chinese government is retaliating with a 25% tariff on U.S. soybeans, Brazilian farmers are not optimistic about the new crop as planting season begins. Still, parts of Mato Grosso and Parana have gotten enough rain and...