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Friday, September 18, 2026 2:23PM CDT Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.2 million head on Sept. 1, 2026. The inventory was 1% above Sept. 1, 2025, USDA NASS reported on Friday.
Friday, September 18, 2026 1:18PM CDT Roots represent the last unexplored area of crop physiology, and improving below-ground characteristics may hold keys to unlocking increased yields.
Friday, September 18, 2026 6:39AM CDT Senate lawmakers advanced mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef in the Farm Bill, drawing support from cattle groups and opposition from industry organizations over costs.
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DTN Market Matters Blog
Editorial Staff
DTN Average Weekly DDG Price Higher
Friday, September 18, 2026 12:30PM CDT
DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains is higher versus one week ago.
DTN Weekly DDG Average Price Higher Again
Friday, September 11, 2026 12:01PM CDT
DTN Weekly DDG Average Price Higher Again
Friday, September 11, 2026 12:01PM CDT
Technically Speaking
Editorial Staff
December Corn Chart Provides a Wealth of Technical Information
Friday, July 17, 2026 9:55AM CDT
Technical analysis is an important part of the toolbox. The December corn chart provides numerous examples to demonstrate various formations.
December Corn Chart Provides a Wealth of Technical Information
Friday, July 17, 2026 9:55AM CDT
December Corn Chart Provides a Wealth of Technical Information
Friday, July 17, 2026 9:55AM CDT
Fundamentally Speaking
Joel Karlin
DTN Contributing Analyst
July, August Weather Stressful for Northern, Southern Key Row Crop States
Friday, September 18, 2026 7:59AM CDT
Combined July and August precipitation as a percent of the average 1895-2025 totals for the top corn and soybean growing states and the U.S. vs. the difference from the average Jul... [Read Full Blog]
Late August Soybean Ratings Better Than Corn
Thursday, August 27, 2026 12:54PM CDT
Corn Ratings Continue to Slip Despite Better August Weather
Thursday, August 20, 2026 10:03AM CDT
DTN Ag Policy Blog
Chris Clayton
DTN Ag Policy Editor
USDA Opens ARC/PLC Enrollment for 2026 Crops
Thursday, September 17, 2026 12:48PM CDT
USDA forecasts direct farm payments will rise to $47.4 billion in 2026 as net farm income declines, while Trump proposes a $5,000 dividend for adult Americans if Republicans retain... [Read Full Blog]
USDA Opens ARC/PLC Enrollment for 2026 Crops
Thursday, September 17, 2026 12:48PM CDT
From Farm Aid to Trump's Promised Dividend, Payments Grow
Thursday, September 10, 2026 12:22PM CDT
Minding Ag's Business
Katie Behlinger
Farm Business Editor
Trump Administration's H-2A Farmworker Wage Rule Struck Down by Federal Judge
Thursday, August 27, 2026 8:41AM CDT
The ruling in the U.S. District Court of Eastern California could force the Labor Department to recalibrate wages for farm workers. The department changed the Adverse Effect Wage R... [Read Full Blog]
Leaning More on FSA Data, NASS Again Boosts Acreage in August Reports
Wednesday, August 12, 2026 5:37PM CDT
New Treasury BOI Rule Exempts US Businesses, Farms From Reporting Ownership Details
Tuesday, August 11, 2026 4:43PM CDT
DTN Ag Weather Forum
Bryce Anderson
DTN Ag Meteorologist and DTN Analyst
An Early Look at 2027-2028 US Climate Predictions
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 1:53PM CDT
The phase of the El Nino Southern Oscillation may be fairly predictable after a strong El Nino phase.
Oklahoma Drought Slows Wheat Planting and Fall Pasture Activity
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 9:02AM CDT
Oklahoma Drought Slows Wheat Planting and Fall Pasture Activity
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 9:02AM CDT
DTN Ethanol Blog
Editorial Staff
Defunct Iowa Ethanol Plant Hits Auction Block After Foreclosure, EPA Fraud Settlement
Thursday, September 3, 2026 10:55AM CDT
The Quad County Corn Processors' 35-million-gallon corn ethanol plant in Galva, Iowa, is up for sale after the company defaulted on loans.
'History Is Unambiguous': Ag Groups Pressure Trump to Stand Strong Against Sweeping RFS Waivers
Thursday, August 27, 2026 1:05PM CDT
4 State AGs Warn EPA: Granting Biofuel Exemptions to Record-Profit Refiners Violates RFS Law
Wednesday, August 26, 2026 1:10PM CDT
DTN Production Blog
Pam Smith
Crops Technology Editor
Soybean Survey Seeks Samples for Quantifying Quality
Monday, September 14, 2026 4:30PM CDT
Soy checkoff invites farmers to prove the quality of their crop.
Cover Crop Cost-Share Dollars Available to Farmers in 6 States
Wednesday, August 26, 2026 11:02AM CDT
Check Ears and Pods for Prospects
Wednesday, August 12, 2026 7:34AM CDT
Harrington's Sort & Cull
John Harrington
DTN Livestock Analyst
Cattle Market Rallies: Cash, Futures and Feeders All Trade Higher
Monday, September 14, 2026 3:24PM CDT
Regardless of what segment of the market you looked at last week, the cattle complex rallied as futures market charged onward, fed cash cattle prices traded higher and feeder cattl... [Read Full Blog]
DTN Weekly Average DDG Price Higher
Monday, September 7, 2026 10:25AM CDT
Extra Trader Support Helps Cattle Contracts Start the Week Off Strong
Monday, August 31, 2026 2:19PM CDT
South America Calling
Editorial Staff
South America Preview: El Nino to Play Big Role During the 2026-2027 Season
Tuesday, September 1, 2026 10:38AM CDT
The effects of El Nino hang over South America as planting begins in September.
South America Preview: El Nino to Play Big Role During the 2026-2027 Season
Tuesday, September 1, 2026 10:38AM CDT
South America Preview: El Nino to Play Big Role During the 2026-2027 Season
Tuesday, September 1, 2026 10:38AM CDT
An Urban’s Rural View
Urban Lehner
Editor Emeritus
Is the Low-Interest-Rate Era Ending?
Thursday, September 17, 2026 6:37AM CDT
The Federal Reserve is now raising rates, not lowering them, and supply-and-demand fundamentals may keep rates higher.
Could the Pro-meat and Dairy Dietary Guidelines Be Overturned?
Wednesday, September 9, 2026 7:20AM CDT
Could the Pro-meat and Dairy Dietary Guidelines Be Overturned?
Wednesday, September 9, 2026 7:20AM CDT
Machinery Chatter
Dan Miller
Progressive Farmer Senior Editor
Diesel by the Numbers; Equipment Sales Down; Reports Say Cat Buys Monarch Tech
Monday, April 20, 2026 11:09AM CDT
In this equipment roundup, DTN/Progressive Farmer looks at high diesel costs hitting returns; March equipment sales down; reports that Cat buys Monarch technology; Fieldwork Roboti... [Read Full Blog]
Severe G4 Geomagnetic Storm Watch Issued, Auroras May be Seen as Far South as Alabama
Monday, January 19, 2026 1:10PM CDT
Tractor and Combine Sales Fall Sharply in October
Friday, November 14, 2025 8:44AM CDT
Canadian Markets
Cliff Jamieson
Canadian Grains Analyst
Statistics Canada's July 31 Stocks of Principal Field Crops Summary
Wednesday, September 9, 2026 10:24AM CDT
Statistics Canada's July 31 stocks estimates came in above AAFC's August update for all but oats, thanks again to larger-than-expected on-farm stocks.
Following Corn Breakout, What Comes Next?
Thursday, August 27, 2026 11:54AM CDT
Following Corn Breakout, What Comes Next?
Thursday, August 27, 2026 11:54AM CDT
Editor’s Notebook
Greg D. Horstmeier
DTN Editor-in-Chief
A Republic, If We Can Remember It
Friday, July 3, 2026 5:23AM CDT
The U.S. has accomplished a lot in 250 years. Perhaps the best way to appreciate those accomplishments is by learning more about what they really are and how they truly came to be.
Welcome New Expertise
Monday, June 29, 2026 8:06AM CDT
Cattle Webinar June 24
Thursday, June 18, 2026 8:59AM CDT
DTN Market Headlines
December corn is down 1/4 cent per bushel, November soybeans are down 12 3/4 cents, December KC wheat is down 2 3/4 cents, December Chicago wheat is down 3 1/2 cents, and MIAX December Minneapolis wheat is down 0.0175 cents.
Cattle futures were under substantial pressure on Thursday as traders would rather liquidate positions ahead of the Cattle on Feed report than take a chance on it. Frankly, hog futures held well despite cash and cutout weakness.
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