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16 Aug 2017
By Mary KennedyDTN Basis Analyst The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) officially announced on Aug. 4 that members voted to ratify a three-year extension of its master labor contract. The contract extension between the ILWU and Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) representing port terminals and carrier employers is expected to provi...
16 Aug 2017
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Reflecting the division that will remain in the NAFTA talks over dairy, National Milk Producers Federation President Jim Mulhern on Monday criticized Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland's speech earlier in the day. Mulhern declared that Freeland wanted to have the tra...
16 Aug 2017
By Todd HultmanDTN Analyst After USDA's Prospective Plantings report at the end of March, it seemed clear that most of the reduced acres in corn and wheat were switching to soybeans in 2017. Even today, USDA stands by its estimate of 89.5 million planted soybean acres in 2017, a new record high for the world's favorite oilseed and possibly headed t...
15 Aug 2017
By Pam SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor Jill Lambert cradles the phone between shoulder and ear while a John Deere tech rep talks her through a repair that has stalled planter operations. Uncle Gary has already tried his hand at the fix, but she's determined. Daylight is burning, soil conditions are perfect, and the season for ge...
15 Aug 2017
By Jim PatricoProgressive Farmer Senior Editor MERIDA, Mexico (DTN) -- After last week's brush with Tropical Storm Franklin, talk of NAFTA renegotiations returned to the docks and trading offices in the state of Yucatan on Mexico's Gulf Coast. Shippers and receivers of U.S. grain there have long relied on tariff-free trade to build their businesses...