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27 Aug 2018
By Todd HultmanDTN Analyst To say this has been a bearish week for grain prices is a bit of an understatement, with December corn down 17 3/4 cents, November soybeans down 38 3/4 cents and December Chicago wheat down 38 cents -- all as of Thursday's closes. Some of those losses could be trimmed on Friday, but let's face it, the market environment f...
24 Aug 2018
By Brian L. MilneDTN Refined Fuels Editor ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (DTN) -- The Energy Information Administration Thursday reported natural gas held in U.S. storage increased about 48 Bcf in the week-ended Aug. 17 to 2,435 Bcf. As of Aug. 17, domestic stocks of working gas were down 684 Bcf or 21.9% from the same time in 2017 and 599 Bcf or 19.7% below t...
24 Aug 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi have asked a federal court in Texas to expedite its consideration for a nationwide injunction of the 2015 waters of the United States, or WOTUS, rule after a court in South Carolina recently issued a ruling that allows the rule to take effect in 26 states. On Wednesday...
24 Aug 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- The fact that the suspect in the abduction and murder of an Iowa college student is an illegal immigrant accused of using falsified documents to work on a dairy farm puts an uncomfortable spotlight on farm labor and an agricultural guest-worker bill that congressmen have championed this summer. T...
23 Aug 2018
By John HarringtonDTN Livestock Analyst Whatever you think of Paul Manafort, Donald Trump's former campaign manager who was recently convicted on eight tax fraud and bank fraud charges, I think we can all agree that here is a man who does not start each morning with the old Shaker hymn "Tis A Gift To Be Simple" rising from his pampered lips. Indee...