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16 Nov 2022
OMAHA (DTN) -- Confirming that food inflation remains an issue for American families going into the holidays, Thanksgiving dinner will cost about 20% more than last year, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. A big chunk of that price inflation, however, depends heavily on when and where you buy your turkey. And inflation won't slow dow...
15 Nov 2022
OMAHA (DTN) -- Both nitrogen price and availability remain high on farmers' and fertilizer retailers' minds as they turn their attention toward the 2023 growing season. Global events, such as the war in Ukraine and low Mississippi River levels, could have a negative effect on both price and supply in early 2023. A recent University of Illinois Exte...
14 Nov 2022
By Logan Garcia, Market Reporter -- Fertecon, Agribusiness Intelligence, IHS Markit October saw the full impact of low water levels on the Mississippi River affecting fertilizer barging logistics. This had a few effects in the market, including added delays to barge deliveries from the U.S. Gulf and lesser spot barge availability, as grain movement...
11 Nov 2022
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- A packer sanitation company employed at least 31 minors in what the U.S. Department of Labor is calling "hazardous occupations" to do overnight cleaning at JBS USA packing plants in Nebraska and Minnesota, as well as at Turkey Valley Farms in Marshall, Minnesota. Prompted by an ongoing investigation, the DOL asked a federal c...
10 Nov 2022
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- Two farmers are seeking damages in separate class-action lawsuits filed against Syngenta Crop Protection and Corteva Inc., alleging the companies pay distributors to block competitors from selling less-expensive generic pesticides and other products to farmers. The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from 10 states...