Wednesday, March 11, 2026 12:57PM CDT
Farmers highlighted E15, local food purchasing and tax credits for cotton at a U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee hearing focusing on how to boost domestic markets. Senators said they recognize the financial straits facing farmers due to input prices that continue to rise because of the war in the Middle East.
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 8:36AM CDT
Despite the U.S. and Israel-Iran conflict, retail fertilizer prices are varied -- for now. Five of the eight major fertilizers were higher compared to last month while the remaining three were a bit less expensive. Only one nutrient, urea, was higher by a considerable amount, which DTN designates as anything 5% or more.
While the corn market has reacted in a positive manner from the renewed concern about dryness in the southern half of Argentina, the sharp fall in the U.S. dollar, rise in crude oi...
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U.S. wheat export sales and shipments as of the third week in February as a percentage of the February USDA export projection along with those sales as a percentage of the final ex...
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Farmers highlighted E15, local food purchasing and tax credits for cotton at a U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee hearing focusing on how to boost domestic markets. Senators said th...
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Commodities brokers advise farmers to develop disciplined grain marketing plans based on production costs, stick to price targets, seek professional guidance and utilize futures an...
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Two storm systems will move across the northern tier of the U.S. through the coming weekend, producing strong winds, heavy snow, and potential blizzard conditions.
Christopher Burdett pleaded guilty to generating $7 million in fraudulent renewable fuel credits by vastly overstating biodiesel production, as part of Renewable Fuel Standard sche...
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While new federal labels for over-the-top dicamba herbicides don't restrict use by a calendar date or crop growth stage, some states are implementing such cutoffs.
The notion of a looming strike does not bode well for the cattle complex as fear and uncertainty unravel both the market's fundamental and technical components.
In rejecting President Trump's tariffs, the Supreme Court reined in an abuse of presidential emergency powers. It didn't stop presidents from declaring dubious emergencies.
A G4 geomagnetic storm may degrade satellite navigation for some hours and disrupt low-frequency radio navigation. But given this is January and not the middle of spring planting,...
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A serious uptick expected in future CPI and PPI readings thanks to the Middle East conflict suggests the inflation relief seen over the last few years is over and a turn higher wil...
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May corn is up 4 1/2 cents per bushel, May soybeans are up 14 1/4 cents, May KC wheat is up 11 cents, May Chicago wheat is up 10 cents, and MIAX May Minneapolis wheat is up 0.0400 cents.
Cattle futures were higher on Tuesday as traders digested the bearishness of the lower cash trade last week and the potential for the JBS strike to take place next week. Hog futures rebounded and took back the losses of Monday after recovering from the spillover pressure.