Ag Weather Forum
John Baranick
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Friday, March 31, 2023 1:56 PM
Another strong risk of severe weather is associated with a large spring storm system for Friday.
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Thursday, March 30, 2023 8:56 PM
Heavy rain, snow and cold bring the prospect of delayed almond flowering and late planting of high-demand produce crops in "America's Salad Bowl."
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Tuesday, March 28, 2023 5:42 PM
A storm system will traverse the country this week with widespread impacts including strong winds, widespread rainfall, severe storms and heavy snow.
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Canada Markets
Cliff Jamieson
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Thursday, March 30, 2023 9:38 PM
Large green lentils and red lentils reached a crop year high over the week ending March 29.
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Wednesday, March 29, 2023 9:06 PM
This study looks at the daily move in the July and November canola contracts following the release of the USDA's March Quarterly Stocks report and Prospective Planting reports during the past 15 years.
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Wednesday, March 29, 2023 9:06 PM
This study looks at the daily move in the July and November canola contracts following the release of the USDA's March Quarterly Stocks report and Prospective Planting reports during the past 15 years.
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Fundamentally Speaking
Joel Karlin
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Friday, March 31, 2023 12:02 PM
Percent of U.S. corn planted by April 30 and May 25 vs. acreage change for corn and soybeans from the March intentions to the final figure
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Tuesday, March 28, 2023 3:10 PM
Scatterplot showing the metric tons of corn per grain consuming animal unit vs. the average farm price expressed both in nominal terms or the actual figure the USDA posts and the real average farm price which is the nominal price adjusted for inflation
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Thursday, March 23, 2023 4:18 PM
Percent change in U.S. soybean planted area from the March intentions to June acreage report, the June acreage to the final production figure and also the March intentions to the final number
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An Urban's Rural View
Urban Lehner
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Monday, March 27, 2023 2:40 PM
Three farmers emailed detailed thoughts on whether economics or cultural issues better explain why the countryside votes increasingly Republican even as Democrats make electoral gains in the suburbs.
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Wednesday, March 15, 2023 2:50 PM
Depositors in Silicon Valley Bank were protected, but what happens to the Federal Reserve's fight against inflation as a result?
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Friday, March 10, 2023 10:44 PM
Pundits struggle to explain why the Democrats now get more than half of their votes in the suburbs while the Republicans dominate in rural America far more than in the past.
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Ag Policy Blog
Chris Clayton
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Thursday, March 30, 2023 8:27 PM
USDA's Risk Management Agency (RMA) on Thursday announced it would expand Margin Protection plans for farmers in 1,255 counties for soybeans and 1,729 counties for corn production. The expansion will happen for the 2024 crops.
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Wednesday, March 29, 2023 10:14 PM
Senators voted Wednesday to overturn the waters of the U.S. rule in the EPA under the Congressional Review Act, following a House vote earlier this month. President Joe Biden is expected to veto the measure, but waters of the U.S. will continue to be a complicated political rule with a pending U.S. Supreme Court case.
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Wednesday, March 29, 2023 11:35 AM
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack testified Tuesday in a marathon session with nearly 50 members of the House either diving into their own monologues or asking the secretary repeatedly about food assistance, climate-smart programs, USDA assistance for meatpackers, Chinese ownership of U.S. farmland, food imports, BSE in Brazil, Mexico's biotech corn ban, tick infestations and buzzards that kill cattle. Conflicts between the two parties over the Supplemental Food Assistance Program (SNAP) was the major issue raised in the hearing.
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Harrington's Sort & Cull
DTN Staff
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Monday, March 27, 2023 5:40 PM
We often view the grain markets as highly reactive to any weather changes, but the cattle contracts can be affected by weather developments, too.
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Monday, March 20, 2023 7:21 PM
Regardless of what the futures complex decides to do with the recent COF report, we know where the market's fundamentals sit; when it comes to buying and selling cattle, these fundamentals remain relevant.
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Monday, March 20, 2023 7:21 PM
Regardless of what the futures complex decides to do with the recent COF report, we know where the market's fundamentals sit; when it comes to buying and selling cattle, these fundamentals remain relevant.
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Technically Speaking
DTN Staff
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Monday, March 27, 2023 3:31 PM
For 13 straight days, November soybeans closed lower -- before Friday that is. On Friday, the market overcame more early selling to close up sharply to finish last week.
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Monday, March 27, 2023 3:08 PM
For 13 straight days, November soybeans closed lower -- before Friday that is. On Friday, the market overcame more early selling to close up sharply to finish last week.
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Monday, March 20, 2023 4:27 PM
A technical look at weekly soybean, soybean meal and bean oil prices.
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Minding Ag's Business
Katie Dehlinger
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Friday, January 20, 2023 8:13 PM
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's most recent survey of lenders shows that non-real estate farm loans increased by 20% on average as production costs climbed. Interest rates also climbed to a 10-year high, putting additional pressure on financing costs.
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Friday, January 20, 2023 8:13 PM
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's most recent survey of lenders shows that non-real estate farm loans increased by 20% on average as production costs climbed. Interest rates also climbed to a 10-year high, putting additional pressure on financing costs.
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Tuesday, January 17, 2023 7:03 PM
Many economists anticipate that higher interest rates will flip the economy into a recession in 2023, but a Purdue University ag economics professor argues that consumer spending habits have changed, and that might just keep the economy out of a recession.
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Friday, March 31, 2023 2:35 PM
The Japanese government made a rule change this week that will allow ethanol produced in the U.S. to fully access the country's fuel market.
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Thursday, March 30, 2023 7:56 PM
Gasoline retailers and ethanol industry officials have been meeting with federal lawmakers and Biden administration officials this week in Washington, D.C., making a case for an emergency waiver to allow E15 sales to continue this summer.
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Tuesday, March 28, 2023 5:58 PM
A recent poll conducted on behalf of the Renewable Fuels Association found national support for allowing E15 sales year-round.
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Machinery Chatter
Dan Miller
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Friday, March 31, 2023 2:02 PM
Here's a two-minute look at New Holland Ag's T7 Long Wheelbase tractor with PLM Intelligence. The 6.7-liter engine delivers 280 horsepower max power for draft work and 300 horsepower at the PTO.
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Thursday, March 30, 2023 9:13 PM
Here's a two-minute look at Great Plains Ag's new vertical tillage VT1100 Turbo Max with its larger frame for new finishing attachments, new finishing baskets and adjust-on-the-go option for the cab.
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Friday, March 24, 2023 10:00 AM
Be sure you get a rust remover that dissolves the rust away rather than a rust converter, which just changes the rust to a more stable layer of iron oxide. These layers may inhibit further corrosion and may be suitable for some coatings and linings, but the buildup may interfere with moving mechanisms.
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South America Calling
DTN Staff
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Thursday, March 23, 2023 7:12 PM
After some delayed planting for safrinha corn, Mother Nature is not helping out by reducing rains across central Brazil going into and through April.
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Thursday, March 16, 2023 5:31 PM
With Argentina's crop production almost set, the focus in South America is for Brazil's safrinha corn crop, which may go through some significant challenges this season.
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Thursday, March 09, 2023 9:34 PM
Looking from above can give us an idea about how Brazil's agricultural progress is going at this time of year.
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Market Matters Blog
DTN Staff
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Friday, March 31, 2023 4:52 PM
DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains is $1 higher than one week ago.
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Wednesday, March 29, 2023 5:25 PM
The first oceangoing ship of the season arrived in the Twin Ports of Duluth-Superior, breaking a record for the earliest arrival.
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Monday, March 27, 2023 4:44 PM
The 2023 Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System navigation season began in full with the opening of the Soo Locks on March 25.
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Production Blog
Pam Smith
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Thursday, March 23, 2023 9:09 PM
The 2023 Commodity Classic drew a record crowd to a sold-out trade show. Here's a rundown on three more items from the event that caught the attention of one DTN crops editor.
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Friday, March 17, 2023 4:38 PM
DTN's View From the Cab editorial series has sown seeds of friendship.
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Tuesday, March 07, 2023 6:11 PM
Orlando may be best known for Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse, but this week, thousands of farmers will be in town for the 2023 Commodity Classic.
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Editors' Notebook
Greg D.Horstmeier
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Wednesday, March 15, 2023 10:12 PM
March 21 is National Ag Day. Hope you'll join us to salute all the important things agriculture brings to our nation and the world.
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Saturday, January 14, 2023 2:12 PM
DTN's new weekly feature is aimed at helping you be aware of the things that may affect your business and family in the coming week.
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Friday, January 06, 2023 9:27 PM
Farmers answering the DTN/The Progressive Farmer Agriculture Confidence Index show slightly more optimism than in spring. Agribusinesses, however, are more pessimistic, especially about the coming year.
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