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20 Nov 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor WASHINGTON (DTN) -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is readying yet another attempt to set limits on speculative trading and swaps positions in a proposed rule expected to come out early in 2020. CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert told DTN in an interview last week that a draft for a proposed rule is on his d...
19 Nov 2019
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst OMAHA (DTN) -- The domestic distillers dried grains (DDG) weekly average spot price from the 40 locations DTN contacted was $2 higher at $143 per ton for the week ended Nov. 14. Prices were mixed, but the weakness in the cash corn price has been balanced once again by stronger basis values in some areas where...
19 Nov 2019
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- As if the 2019 growing season didn't have enough weather challenges, corn harvest has come to a complete halt for some farmers as propane for crop drying has been hard to secure. Increased demand nationwide due to extremely cold weather is limiting supplies available for drying crops. While extremely f...
18 Nov 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Five years after a toxic algae bloom in Lake Erie contaminated drinking water in Toledo, Ohio, the state's governor this week announced a plan to expand conservation efforts. In August 2014, Toledo residents were warned not to drink water during a three-day period due to the algae bloom. Questions wer...
18 Nov 2019
By Todd HultmanDTN Lead Analyst The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) describes noncommercials as large traders not engaged in business activities hedged by the use of the futures or option markets. More commonly known as speculators, noncommercials are often booed as the source of today's market troubles or cheered as an essential part o...