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Tuesday, March 31, 2026 3:54PM CDT The Small Business Administration (SBA) will open a new guaranteed loan for up to $5 million through SBA's International Trade Loan (ITL) program on May 1. The loans will cover a range of agricultural businesses, including nearly every form of crop and livestock production.
Tuesday, March 31, 2026 11:20AM CDT USDA released its Prospective Plantings and quarterly Grain Stocks reports on Tuesday.
Monday, March 30, 2026 4:11PM CDT Wildfires fueled by extreme drought have burned tens of thousands of acres across Nebraska. Three storm systems this week offer minimal relief for drought or fires.
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DTN Market Matters Blog
Editorial Staff
DTN Weekly Average DDG Price Up $2 Per Ton
Friday, March 27, 2026 11:59AM CDT
DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains is higher versus one week ago.
Upper Mississippi and Great Lakes Shipping Seasons Have Commenced
Thursday, March 26, 2026 9:57AM CDT
DTN Weekly Average DDG Price Up $3 Per Ton
Friday, March 20, 2026 12:15PM 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
MAHA Groups Push USDA to Overhaul School Lunches, But Costs Loom Large
Tuesday, March 31, 2026 6:17AM CDT
Groups aligned with the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) push are calling on USDA to improve the sourcing of meat at schools and implement the new dietary guidelines as well. Thes... [Read Full Blog]
Uncertainty in Congress Surrounding Farm Bill, Aid and E15
Friday, March 27, 2026 6:38AM CDT
World Food Prize Borlaug Dialogues to Focus on Food Security, Impacts of War
Thursday, March 26, 2026 7:08AM 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
Daily Active Weather Includes Severe Storms, Ice, Snow Rest of This Week
Tuesday, March 31, 2026 10:39AM CDT
Three separate storm systems are moving across the country this week. There is potential for all kinds of weather for large areas of the country.
Daily Active Weather Includes Severe Storms, Ice, Snow Rest of This Week
Tuesday, March 31, 2026 10:39AM CDT
Busy Weather Pattern Next Week
Thursday, March 26, 2026 10:03AM CDT
DTN Ethanol Blog
Editorial Staff
28 Farm Groups Urge Trump Officials to Act on 45Z Clean Fuels Tax Credit, Citing Distressed Ag Economy
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 11:29AM CDT
Twenty-eight agricultural groups urged Trump administration officials to clarify the 45Z Clean Fuels Production tax credit rules to support struggling farmers and biofuel markets.
Biodiesel Groups Urge Trump to Finalize RFS Volumes Citing Iran Oil Disruption, Diesel Supply Threat
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 10:06AM CDT
Florida Biodiesel Company Owner Pleads Guilty to $7 Million RINs Fraud Scheme
Thursday, February 5, 2026 1:47PM CDT
DTN Production Blog
Pam Smith
Crops Technology Editor
Consider Weed-Control Priorities Under New Dicamba Annual Limits
Thursday, March 26, 2026 4:04PM CDT
EPA cut the annual dicamba application maximum in half when it issued new registrations for three over-the-top dicamba herbicides. So, when's the best time to use the limited activ... [Read Full Blog]
National Survey Seeks Farmer Thoughts on Cover Crops
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 2:21PM CDT
Entries Now Being Accepted for 2026 National Wheat Yield Contest
Thursday, March 12, 2026 2:09PM CDT
Harrington's Sort & Cull
John Harrington
DTN Livestock Analyst
Cattle Complex Regains Its Bullish Sentiment
Monday, March 30, 2026 2:20PM CDT
After trading lower over the last month, the cattle complex seems to have regained its bullish attitude.
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
Last Month of Brazil's Wet Season Looking Drier
Friday, March 27, 2026 10:34AM CDT
Yet another month of below-normal precipitation puts into question how much corn Brazil can produce with its safrinha crop.
Safrinha Corn Slightly Behind Schedule in Brazil, Sparking Concerns for Rest of Wet Season
Friday, February 27, 2026 11:03AM CDT
Safrinha Corn Update Across Brazil
Friday, February 13, 2026 1:54PM 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 down 1/2 cent per bushel, May soybeans are up 3 1/4 cents, May KC wheat is up 3 1/4 cents, May Chicago wheat is up 4 1/2 cents, and MIAX May Minneapolis wheat is down 0.0175 cents.
Live cattle futures extended gains with the June and August contracts closing above technical resistance Monday. The next target will be closing the chart gaps and contract highs. Hog futures closed slightly higher, holding recent gains and finding support in the cash market.
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