Soybean, Corn Harvest Pace Ahead of Average
DTN Managing Editor Anthony Greder reported yesterday that, "The nation's soybean harvest jumped to a 10-point lead over the five-year average, and the corn harvest also remained slightly ahead of…
Fertilizer “Scarce and Expensive” in Some Lower-Income Countries, as “Politics of the Dinner Table” Emerge
Peter S. Goodman reported in Sunday's New York Times that, "Farmers are grappling with shocks that made fertilizer scarce and unaffordable, diminishing harvests, raising food prices and spreading hunger."
Low Mississippi Levels “Disrupt U.S. Corn Trade,” and “Could Add Pressure on Local Storage Systems”
In its monthly Grain: World Markets and Trade report on Thursday, the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service indicated that, "Since June 2023, hot and dry conditions along the Mississippi River valley…
Corn, Soybean Futures Climb on Production Cuts- Third Largest Corn Harvest Expected
Reuters writer Mark Weinraub reported yesterday that, "U.S. corn and soybean harvests will be smaller than previously forecast, with hot and dry weather during critical parts of the growing season…
Anhydrous Prices Climb; Mississippi Hits Record Low at Memphis, and China “Scoops Up Wheat”
DTN writer Russ Quinn reported yesterday that, "Retail fertilizer prices continued to be evenly split the first week of October 2023 with half lower and half higher compared to last…
Scientists Use CRISPR Gene Editing To Combat Bird Flu; as Corn, Soybean Harvest Ahead of Average
Emily Anthes reported on the front page of today's New York Times that, "Scientists have used the gene-editing technology known as CRISPR to create chickens that have some resistance to…
Bird Flu Detected on U.S. Commercial Poultry Farm
Late last week, Reuters writer Tom Polansek reported that, "The U.S. has detected its first case of avian flu on a commercial poultry farm since April, in a flock of…
AMIS Fertilizer Outlook- Prices “Mostly Up in September,” While Russia Lifts Ban on Diesel Exports
In its October Market Monitor report, the Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) indicated that, "Fertilizer prices were mostly up in September along with prices for main fertilizer inputs."
USDA Explores Third-Quarter Barged Grain Movements on the Mississippi River
In its weekly Grain Transportation report on Thursday, the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service indicated that, "The Mississippi River System (MRS) comprises the Nation’s primary waterways for moving grain from Midwest…
Fertilizer Costs: “Split as Some Prices Rise and Others Fall,” While Diesel Prices Climb
DTN writer Russ Quinn reported yesterday that, "Retail fertilizer prices tracked by DTN for the fourth week of September 2023 are showing a more pronounced split as some prices rise…
U.S. Corn, Soybean Harvest 23% Complete, While Black Sea Exports in Focus
Reuters writer Julie Ingwersen reported yesterday that, "The U.S. corn and soy harvests were 23% complete by Sunday, government data showed on Monday, slightly behind analysts' expectations that both crops…
United States Hog Inventory Up Slightly From Year Ago
Late last week, DTN reported that, "United States inventory of all hogs and pigs on Sept. 1, 2023, was 74.3 million head. This was up slightly from Sept. 1, 2022,…
Grain Prices “Steep Dive” Following Production, Stocks Reports
Dow Jones writer Kirk Maltais reported on Friday that, "Wheat for December delivery fell 6.6% to $5.40 3/4 a bushel, on the Chicago Board of Trade on Friday, with heavy…
Lower Water Levels on Mississippi Put “Crop Exports at Risk,” Impact New Orleans Drinking Water
Bloomberg writer Michael Hirtzer reported on Friday that, "America’s crop exports are once again at risk due to a diminished Mississippi River."
Wheat Prices Hit Two Year Low, While “Super” El Niño Event Possible
Reuters writer Pavel Polityuk reported today that, "Russia carried out a big wave of air strikes on three Ukrainian regions early on Thursday in which Ukrainian officials said some attack…
Bloomberg: As EVs Dent Gasoline and Ethanol Demand, Focus Turns to “Green Jet Fuel”
Bloomberg writers Kim Chipman and Tarso Veloso Ribeiro reported yesterday that, "For US corn farmers, the rise of green jet fuel is their best hope of staving off an existential…
Iowa Drought Concerns Farmers; While 15% of Corn, and 12% of Soybeans Harvested
Donnelle Eller reported on the front page of Sunday's Des Moines Register that, "Drought, now [Iowa's] longest in two decades, encompasses most of Iowa, a new U.S. Drought Monitor shows…
As Harvest Unfolds, Mississippi River Transportation Issues Persist
Associated Press writer Scott McFetridge reported on the front page of Saturday's Des Moines Register that, "A long stretch of hot, dry weather has left the Mississippi River so low…
USA Today: “Trouble on the River,” Mississippi Water Levels a Concern Again This Fall
Chris Kenning reported on the front page of today's USA Today that, "In the wheelhouse high atop the rumbling, 240-foot boat, James Garner perched in a chair surrounded by levers,…
Cut in U.S. Soybean Harvest, While Corn Production Increased- Expected to Be “the Second-Largest on Record”
Reuters writer Mark Weinraub reported yesterday that, "The U.S. government cut its forecast for the soybean crop on Tuesday after hot and dry conditions during key growth stages but raised…