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12 May 2020
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy EditorandJerry HagstromDTN Political CorrespondentGLENWOOD, Iowa (DTN) -- Members of Congress are turning different directions to try to provide some indemnity for pork producers forced to depopulate their herds.A bipartisan group of 14 senators on Monday sent a letter to the top four congressional leaders, asking them...
12 May 2020
The federal Surface Transportation Board (STB) on April 30 announced a series of decisions on demurrage and accessorial rules and charges, "continuing its efforts to promote transparency, timeliness and mutual accountability by rail carriers, and the shippers and receivers they serve." The STB issued the three decisions concurrently to address matt...
11 May 2020
By Logan GarciaMarket Reporter - FerteconAgribusiness Intelligence, IHS MarkitThe following is a breakdown of wholesale prices and trends of the various fertilizers in the month of March and into the first two weeks of April.AMMONIADomestic:Spring arrived in full force across the Corn Belt in April and extended periods of favorable ammonia applicat...
11 May 2020
GLENWOOD, Iowa (DTN) -- Minnesota hog farmer Chad Lubben, 27, is offering hogs for sale on Facebook and Craigslist, and he is getting takers from all over the country.Lubben told DTN he thinks he could sell 150 hogs by the end of the weekend at $80 a head. Farmers and small processors are bringing in trailers from Wisconsin, Washington state and Ne...
11 May 2020
In a year dominated by coronavirus concerns, it has been difficult to find a grain price with much bullish potential. One of the first things I look for when prices turn cheap is a bullish response from commercial traders.Unlike the typical speculator, commercials recognize value and have enough insight about demand to know a bargain when they see ...