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31 Jul 2017
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Demonstrating increased communication with his Mexican counterpart, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has been in the Yucatan Peninsula over the last couple of days touring a pork processing facility and talking trade. Perdue spoke with reporters Friday about some aspects of his trip and a...
31 Jul 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- In what may be one of the first consequences to the U.S. for backing out of the Trans Pacific Partnership, Japan this week announced an automatic tariff rate increase on imports of frozen beef from the U.S. An increase from 38.5% to 50% will begin on Aug. 1 and last through March 31, 2018. According t...
28 Jul 2017
By John HarringtonDTN Livestock Analyst Given the recent scandal of Brazilian bribery, extreme cattle feeding profits, and undeniable fact that my basement is stacked high with Amazon cardboard, maybe it would be best to start out with a strictly worded disclaimer. I have a feeling we would both breathe easier: "Nothing suggested in the following ...
28 Jul 2017
By Jim PatricoProgressive Farmer Senior Editor PLATTSBURG, Mo. (DTN) -- The guessing game is over. After a couple of months of industry speculation about who would buy Precision Planting, AGCO answered the questions this week with the announcement that it would be the new owner of the multi-faceted planting technology company. Details of the propos...
28 Jul 2017
By Emily Unglesbee DTN Staff Reporter and Mary Kennedy DTN Cash Grains Analyst ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- The 2017 Hard Spring Wheat and Durum Tour ended with a total weighted average yield of 38.4 bushels per acre, down from 45.5 bpa last year. That marks the tour's lowest total wheat yield since 2008, a sign of the intense drought conditions plagui...