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16 Mar 2020
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- The metaphoric "black swan" known as the coronavirus has swooped in and quickly put a hold on daily American life and routines and continued pummeling both commodity and stock markets on Thursday. Soybeans hit a new nine-month low in the May contract with a 13 1/4 cent drop to land at $8.59. Novem...
16 Mar 2020
By Emily Unglesbee DTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- After last year, it was hard to imagine anything but weather being top of mind for farmers this spring. Then along came 2020. With a fast-moving pandemic sending markets plunging and scrambling global supply chains, farmers -- like most Americans -- are facing one of their most uncerta...
16 Mar 2020
By Katie DehlingerDTN Farm Business Editor MOUNT JULIET, Tenn. (DTN) -- The rush to safer investments amid the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the 10-year Treasury rate down by about a percent over the past few months, providing farmers and ranchers with the opportunity to refinance at very low interest rates. The 10-year Treasury rate is what lender...
13 Mar 2020
By Todd HultmanDTN Lead Analyst Watching the week's news unfold, it was frustrating to helplessly stand by and see corn, soybean and wheat prices fall lower, along with cattle and hogs. Nearly all commodity prices and the U.S. stock market have fallen victim to coronavirus-related selling. It seemed that every public event of any importance was can...
13 Mar 2020
By DTN Staff CANYON LAKE, Texas (DTN) -- The Energy Information Administration Thursday reported natural gas held in U.S. storage decreased a less than expected 48 Bcf in the week ended March 6 to 2.043 Tcf, which is up 796 Bcf or 63.8% from the same time in 2019 and 227 Bcf or 12.5% above the five-year average of 1.816 Tcf. The 48 Bcf draw compare...