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11 Mar 2020
By Jerry Hagstrom DTN Political Correspondent and Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue told the congressional Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee on Tuesday that the Agriculture Department will do what it can to make sure people get food during the coronavirus crisis, but some changes would requir...
11 Mar 2020
Logan Garcia Market Reporter - Fertecon Agribusiness Intelligence, IHS Markit Agribusiness Intelligence, IHS Markit The following is a breakdown of wholesale prices and trends of the various fertilizers in the month of December into the first week of January. AMMONIA Domestic: February tends to be a slow month for ammonia, as much of the U.S. typi...
10 Mar 2020
By DTN Staff OMAHA (DTN) -- Corn inspections remained neutral to bearish, soybean inspections were neutral to bullish and wheat inspections were bearish in the latest USDA Export Inspections report, according to DTN Lead Analyst Todd Hultman. Corn inspections totaled 32.7 million bushels (mb) for the week ended Thursday, March 5, below the 43.9 mb ...
10 Mar 2020
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (DTN) -- The Agriculture Department would stop the movement of all swine for 72 hours if there is a detection of the African swine fever (ASF) in the United States, Agriculture Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Greg Ibach announced Friday. ASF is a highly contagious and dead...
10 Mar 2020
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor SIDNEY, Iowa (DTN) -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig met with USDA officials from different agencies and local farmers Friday at the Silver Spur Bar & Grill but took his burger to go as everybody piled into trucks to see what the levees look like. A year ago this week, a bomb cyclone hit as a surge of ...