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27 Feb 2018
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst Just over one week ago, water levels on the Illinois River and Upper Mississippi, between St Louis and Cairo, Illinois, remained low, but the forecast for rains at that time were expected to "improve" that situation. What followed was more than a month's worth of rain falling on some locations in the central U...
27 Feb 2018
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Add two new words to your agricultural lexicon -- Corteva Agriscience. The name will grace the new agriculture company spun off from the 2017 merger of Dow and DuPont. It will house the seed, pesticide and digital service holdings of DuPont Crop Protection, DuPont Pioneer and Dow AgroSci...
27 Feb 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- With the agriculture economy struggling and the future of the Renewable Fuel Standard at the center of discussions at the White House early this week, ag interest groups are pressing President Donald Trump to prevent changes to the policy. On Monday, the president and Vice President Mike Pence were sl...
26 Feb 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor ARLINGTON, Va. (DTN) -- Brazil's corn production could soon match the U.S. in much the same way its soybean and beef industries have. Brazil is likely to gain on the U.S. in corn exports. Brazil's corn exports now are roughly 1.5 billion bushels compared to 2 billion bushels projected for the U.S. on the 2017-18...
26 Feb 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor ARLINGTON, Va. (DTN) -- Brazil's corn production could soon match the U.S. in much the same way its soybean and beef industries have. Brazil is likely to gain on the U.S. in corn exports. Brazil's corn exports now are roughly 1.5 billion bushels compared to 2 billion bushels projected for the U.S. on the 2017-18...