Wednesday, December 4, 2024 9:46AM CST
Retail fertilizer prices continue to be mostly higher compared to last month. Seven of the eight major fertilizers were higher than last month while the remaining one was slightly lower. None of these nutrients had a sizable price increase or decrease. DTN designates a significant move as anything 5% or more.
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 11:37AM CST
U.S. farmer optimism hit a two-year high in November, despite major layoffs and lower profits by companies such as Cargill, Tyson and ADM. While farmers foresee better finances and less regulation ahead, concerns about trade risks remain, fueled by potential tariffs from President-elect Trump.
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 8:59AM CST
Tyson Foods announced it was closing a meatpacking plant in Emporia, Kansas, as 809 employees were told their jobs would be terminated by February.
Just as renewed contract talks began between International Longshoremen's Association and United States Maritime Alliance, they quickly ended as automation once again became a stic...
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After having support since mid-August at the $10.12 to $10.15 area, new-crop November 2025 soybean futures last week broke down slightly below that support area and may just have b...
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Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., on Tuesday met with Brooke Rollins, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to head USDA. Boozman also is pressing fellow senators to provide farmers with...
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The Economic Research Service's third reading of net farm incomes is lower than 2023, but the decline is softer than initially forecast due to better-than-expected production expen...
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A taste of true winter temperatures has settled in during the last week. Arctic air has been forced into areas east of the Rockies and that continues all this week, too. However, w...
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Nebraska Ethanol Board Vice Chairman Scott McPheeters addressed a group of agriculture journalists last week during an Agricultural Communicators Network workshop in Omaha.
Matt Plitt, president and CEO of Valent U.S.A., gave DTN/Progressive Farmer an update on the latest happenings at the company headquartered in San Ramon, California.
The market resistance at $260 is substantial, but so is the cattle market's rally and power right now. If all the stars continue to align, the resistance at $260 isn't unbearable.
The dollar is strong and many investors and economists think it's likely to get stronger. That's a problem for foreigners, not to mention U.S. ag exporters.
The Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a minor-level geomagnetic storm watch for this weekend. A storm of this intensity will have little to no impact on farming guidance s...
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Soybean oil export commitments in the first eight weeks of the marketing year now total 146% of the annual projection. Something clearly needs to change.
A weekend at the All American Quarter Horse Congress filled with exciting classes, shopping, delicious food and a strong sense of community that makes the event truly special.
March corn is down 1 3/4 cents per bushel, January soybeans are down 9 cents, March KC wheat is down 5 1/4 cents, March Chicago wheat is down 5 1/4 cents and March Minneapolis wheat is down 1 3/4 cents.
Cattle futures reversed on Tuesday, taking back most -- if not all -- of the losses from Monday. Feedlots will be looking for higher cash prices this week with traders thinking cash will be steady at worst. Hog futures closed mixed Tuesday as traders were uncertain over the ability of futures to find continued underlying support.
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