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20 Dec 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor WASHINGTON (DTN) -- EPA officials on Thursday tried to pitch that they had met President Donald Trump's promise to increase biofuel volumes, but groups representing corn growers, biofuel producers and Midwest senators declared they are underwhelmed and EPA had failed them. EPA finalized a revised rule setting r...
19 Dec 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor WASHINGTON (DTN) -- While the country awaits the impeachment vote expected late Wednesday in the U.S. House of Representatives, the leaders of major farm organizations are waiting for the House to vote on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement in a vote expected on Thursday. Both the American Farm Bureau Federation a...
19 Dec 2019
By Elaine KubDTN Contributing Analyst Countryside corn basis is pretty strong everywhere this December -- as a U.S. nationwide average, corn basis bids are about 15 cents stronger than they were at this time last year. However, there are some hot spots and some cool spots, which suggest the physical grain may have to move in unusual traffic pattern...
18 Dec 2019
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Retail fertilizer prices continue to be lower, according to prices tracked by DTN for the second week of December 2019, continuing a trend that's been in place for several months. All eight of the major fertilizers were lower in price from the month earlier, but none were statistically notable. DTN de...
18 Dec 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor WASHINGTON (DTN) -- A multi-year extension of the Biodiesel Tax Credit was among the major provisions for agriculture in a massive federal spending bill that will fund the government through the end of September. The House voted 297-120 on Tuesday to clear the $1.4 trillion bill that funds most major federal ag...