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Sunday, March 22, 2026 4:59AM CDT Parts of the country will see above-normal temperatures, while bombing continues to be active in the Middle East. Tuesday is National Ag Day celebrations.
Friday, March 20, 2026 3:47PM CDT Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.5 million head on March 1, 2026. The inventory was slightly below March 1, 2025, USDA NASS reported on Friday.
Friday, March 20, 2026 2:18PM CDT Wildfires burned more than 820,000 Nebraska Sandhills acres, destroying grazing land and fencing, leaving thousands of cattle displaced. Communities and volunteers rallied, donating hay, supplies and financial relief.
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DTN Market Matters Blog
Editorial Staff
DTN Weekly Average DDG Price Up $3 Per Ton
Friday, March 20, 2026 12:15PM CDT
DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains is higher versus one week ago.
Shippers and Railroads Comment on STB Reciprocal Switching Rule Proposal
Monday, March 16, 2026 9:42AM CDT
DTN Weekly Average DDG Price Jumps $5 Per Ton
Friday, March 13, 2026 11:39AM CDT
Technically Speaking
Editorial Staff
Is That a Bear Flag Pattern on May Soybeans?
Monday, March 23, 2026 12:53PM CDT
The May soybean futures chart appears to be forming a bear flag pattern that typically indicates a downward resolution. However, chart patterns are certainly not always highly reli... [Read Full Blog]
Is That a Bear Flag Pattern on May Soybeans?
Monday, March 23, 2026 12:53PM CDT
Spot Corn Futures and the Challenge That It Faces
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 12:33PM CDT
Fundamentally Speaking
Joel Karlin
DTN Contributing Analyst
Largest Fund Long in Corn in Over a Year
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 9:13AM CDT
Net fund position in corn with both futures and options vs. the price of spot corn in dollars per bushel.
Current Soybean Export Projections Still Look Too High
Thursday, March 12, 2026 11:28AM CDT
Current Soybean Export Projections Still Look Too High
Thursday, March 12, 2026 11:28AM CDT
DTN Ag Policy Blog
Chris Clayton
DTN Ag Policy Editor
Farm Groups Ask Trump to Include $15B in Ag Aid in Defense Supplemental Package
Friday, March 20, 2026 7:55AM CDT
A coalition of 54 farm groups has asked President Trump to include more market relief for farmers in a supplemental appropriations request.
USDA Delays Poultry Tournament System Rule to End of 2027
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 3:37PM CDT
Senate Ag Chair Boozman Sees Path for E15 but Farm Bill Compromises Likely Needed
Friday, March 13, 2026 3:44PM CDT
Minding Ag's Business
Katie Behlinger
Farm Business Editor
Grain Marketing Resolutions to Make It Through 'Weird' Years
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 7:05AM CDT
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... [Read Full Blog]
My Sentimental and Economic Case for Prime Rib
Tuesday, December 23, 2025 10:35AM CDT
Frustrating Markets Stress Importance of a Marketing Plan
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 12:48PM CDT
DTN Ag Weather Forum
Bryce Anderson
DTN Ag Meteorologist and DTN Analyst
How Is March 2026 Severe Weather Stacking Up to March 2025?
Thursday, March 19, 2026 11:51AM CDT
Similarities in the ENSO climate pattern led to active starts to the severe storm season in the United States for March 2025 and March 2026.
Early-Spring Precipitation Trends Bolster Drought Outlooks
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 6:13AM CDT
Extreme Heat Spreading Through Western and Central US This Week
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 9:20AM CDT
DTN Ethanol Blog
Editorial Staff
Biodiesel Groups Urge Trump to Finalize RFS Volumes Citing Iran Oil Disruption, Diesel Supply Threat
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 10:06AM CDT
Six biofuel associations urged President Donald Trump to finalize Renewable Fuel Standard volumes, arguing domestic biodiesel and renewable diesel can offset diesel supply disrupti... [Read Full Blog]
Florida Biodiesel Company Owner Pleads Guilty to $7 Million RINs Fraud Scheme
Thursday, February 5, 2026 1:47PM CDT
Ag, Biofuels Groups Push E15 Rural Council for Quick Legislative Solution Before Feb. 15 Deadline
Friday, January 30, 2026 2:51PM CDT
DTN Production Blog
Pam Smith
Crops Technology Editor
National Survey Seeks Farmer Thoughts on Cover Crops
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 2:21PM CDT
Farmers have varied opinions about cover crops. Those who organize the National Cover Crop Survey want to hear all of them before the end of March.
Entries Now Being Accepted for 2026 National Wheat Yield Contest
Thursday, March 12, 2026 2:09PM CDT
Some States Impose Tighter Restrictions on OTT Dicamba Herbicides
Thursday, March 5, 2026 12:21PM CDT
Harrington's Sort & Cull
John Harrington
DTN Livestock Analyst
Cattle Complex Hit the Ground Running on Monday
Monday, March 23, 2026 5:55PM CDT
Both the live cattle and feeder cattle contracts were able to close higher Monday afternoon, but with choppy boxed beef prices, historically slow throughput, and cash prices yet to... [Read Full Blog]
Cattle Complex Hit the Ground Running on Monday
Monday, March 23, 2026 5:55PM CDT
Cattle Complex Starts the Week Out Strong Despite Hurdles
Monday, March 16, 2026 4:07PM CDT
South America Calling
Editorial Staff
Safrinha Corn Slightly Behind Schedule in Brazil, Sparking Concerns for Rest of Wet Season
Friday, February 27, 2026 11:03AM CDT
Safrinha corn planting is slightly behind schedule, a large concern with limited soil moisture and only about two months of the wet season left.
Safrinha Corn Update Across Brazil
Friday, February 13, 2026 1:54PM CDT
Rainfall Starting to Increase in Argentina
Friday, February 6, 2026 11:01AM CDT
An Urban’s Rural View
Urban Lehner
Editor Emeritus
Why Sweeping Mines in the Strait of Hormuz Won't Be Easy
Monday, March 16, 2026 9:27AM CDT
The U.S. Navy's minesweeping technology is much more sophisticated today than it was during the Vietnam era when the author was a minesweeping officer; but the Navy has a lot less... [Read Full Blog]
Why Sweeping Mines in the Strait of Hormuz Won't Be Easy
Monday, March 16, 2026 9:27AM CDT
Glyphosate Is on Government's Radar, All Three Branches of It
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 2:46PM CDT
Machinery Chatter
Dan Miller
Progressive Farmer Senior Editor
Severe G4 Geomagnetic Storm Watch Issued, Auroras May be Seen as Far South as Alabama
Monday, January 19, 2026 1:10PM CDT
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,... [Read Full Blog]
Tractor and Combine Sales Fall Sharply in October
Friday, November 14, 2025 8:44AM CDT
Kubota Struggles With Tariffs While Adjusting Pricing, Financing
Thursday, October 9, 2025 6:32AM CDT
Canadian Markets
Cliff Jamieson
Canadian Grains Analyst
Soybean/Corn Price Ratio Supports Shift to Soybeans
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 11:12AM CDT
The soybean/corn price ratio certainly supports a shift in area from corn to soybean planting this spring, but it will need to be monitored for signs of that transition being too g... [Read Full Blog]
Canadian Grain and Oilseed Exports by Destination to Jan. 31
Thursday, March 19, 2026 1:23PM CDT
Energy Price Spike Stokes 1970s-Style Inflation Fears
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 12:27PM CDT
Editor’s Notebook
Greg D. Horstmeier
DTN Editor-in-Chief
Ag Day Celebrates Our Industry
Friday, March 20, 2026 6:04AM CDT
March 24 is National Ag Day. Join DTN and Progressive Farmer in celebrating what farm and ranch families bring to our nation and the world.
A Bright Spot for the Wheat Market
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 4:59AM CDT
FFA Probe Triggers a Popeye Moment
Monday, February 9, 2026 2:22PM CDT
DTN Market Headlines
May corn is up 1 3/4 cents per bushel, May soybeans are down 3 1/2 cents, May KC wheat is up 2 cents, May Chicago wheat is up 1 1/2 cents, and MIAX May Minneapolis wheat is up 0.0850 cents.
Traders digested the Cattle on Feed report and moved forward without fanfare. Cattle supplies remain tight, and the report does not change that. Hog futures tried to post gains, but aggressive buying was short-lived.
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