Thursday, December 25, 2025 4:53AM CST
No. 5 on DTN's list of the Top 10 Ag Stories of the Year focuses on the historical low cattle inventory. The smaller supply has been met with high demand for beef which has seen historically high prices.
Wednesday, December 24, 2025 10:33AM CST
USDA granted S. Nicholas Claus a Christmas Eve permit for reindeer entry into the United States. The reindeer passed health inspections and will undergo biosecurity protocols.
Wednesday, December 24, 2025 10:07AM CST
North Dakota filed a motion to recover $778,000 from a surety bond and use a state indemnity fund to pay grain sellers unpaid by Hansen-Mueller Co.
March corn, having fallen 20 cents recently, is facing a crossroads of sorts, hovering just above the 100-day moving average and moving sideways in a consolidation phase. How will...
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2025 soybean yields for the top 18 producing states and the U.S. vs. the percent that this year's yield deviates from the 25-year trend and the percent change vs. the 2024 final yi...
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A new report from USDA's Office of Inspector General points out more than 20,000 employees across every agency left USDA in the first half of 2025. Most of the job losses were thro...
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DTN's Senior Farm Business Editor Katie Dehlinger enjoys preparing prime rib for Christmas and she makes arguments for the emotional attachment and practical benefits of doing so.
Many areas in the Intermountain West and Plains will hit records, while others may see too much cloud cover that will leave them behind. Northern areas will be warm, but not near r...
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More than anything, I believe traders' positive interaction throughout the marketplace on Monday again shows hard evidence their core desire is to push the contracts higher as they...
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The Panama Canal affords the world enormous economic benefits, yet most of us take it for granted. Understanding how it works and what it took to build it is a useful tonic.
May the holidays bring the focus back on what truly is important in life. With that perspective helping to offset the daily stresses one must navigate.
March corn is up 1 1/2 cents per bushel, January soybeans are up 4 1/4 cents, March KC wheat is up 4 3/4 cents, March Chicago wheat is up 4 1/4 cents, and MIAX March Minneapolis wheat is down 0.0025 cents.
Cattle futures continue to shy away from closing the chart gaps above the market. The less aggressive nature of packers keep traders wary of the upside potential of prices through the end of the year. Hogs found sufficient support ahead of the Quarterly Hogs & Pigs report to close steady to higher. Packers were more aggressive, paying higher prices.