Headline News
RECENT NEWS
9 May 2018
By Elaine KubDTN Contributing Analyst Which country produces the second-largest corn crop in the world? No, it's not Brazil, although the recent corn futures rally has been a good reminder of Brazil's importance. Concern about dry weather for the pollinating and developing safrinha corn crop in Brazil justifiably influences the outlook for global c...
9 May 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The White House is ready to allow year-round E15 fuel sales and plans to reallocate ethanol gallons lost as a result of small refinery waivers granted by EPA in recent years, Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, announced following a closed-door White House meeting on Tuesday. E15 fuel is a blend of 15% e...
9 May 2018
By Todd HultmanDTN Analyst Just over four months into 2018 and we have already seen one bullish surprise for corn as drought hit Argentina and took USDA's estimate of Argentina's corn crop down, from 1.65 billion bushels (bb) in December to 1.30 bb by April, a 20% drop from a year ago. The drought gave U.S. producers a welcome lift in the price of...
8 May 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- A group of United States senators at the center of recent Renewable Fuel Standard White House discussions reportedly are scheduled to meet again with President Donald Trump sometime this week. Sens. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa; Joni Ernst, R-Iowa; Pat Toomey, R-Pa.; and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, received White...
8 May 2018
By DTN Staff OMAHA (DTN) -- Corn planting progress jumped a whopping 22 percentage points last week and narrowed the gap between this year's progress and the five-year average pace, according to the USDA National Ag Statistics Service weekly Crop Progress report released Monday. NASS estimated that 39% of corn was planted as of Sunday, May 6, up fr...