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  • Market Matters Blog

    DTN's weekly spot price for domestic distillers dried grains for the week ended May 8 is down $1 on average versus one week ago. (DTN file photo)
    Posted by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst

    DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains is slightly lower versus one week ago.

  • Fundamentally Speaking

    (Chart by Joel Karlin)

    A look at the SX/CZ ratio -- in light of current events -- suggests corn acreage will increase quite a bit from the intentions report, at the expense of soybean acres.

  • Canada Markets

    According to Statistics Canada data, March 31 Canadian canola stocks in all positions came in at the second lowest since 2013. The lowest was found following the devastating drought of 2021. With on-farm stocks following a similar pattern, it's clear to see why the market is concerned about adequate supply to make it through to harvest, especially given the unsustainable pace of use. (DTN chart)
    Posted by Mitch Miller , DTN Contributing Canadian Grains Analyst

    With no revision higher to past production estimates, canola stocks remain uncomfortably tight.

  • An Urban's Rural View

    The Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark federal funds rate to 4.25%-4.5% late last year but has held the rate steady since, and there's no saying where it will go in the near future. (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis chart)
    Posted by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus

    While markets are expecting interest rate cuts later this year, the economic outlook is so uncertain that rates could go up, down or sidewise.

  • Ag Policy Blog

    The battle lines are being drawn in Congress over potentially $230 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) through the next ten years. The cuts to SNAP will help bolster efforts to extend and expand the 2017 tax cuts.  (DTN file photo by Chris Clayton)
    Posted by Jerry Hagstrom , DTN Political Correspondent

    The House Agriculture Committee plans to hold a markup next week to cut as much as $230 billion from the budget over the next decade. The cuts are expected to all come from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn...

  • Technically Speaking

    December corn futures are relatively low, but there's a long growing season still ahead. (DTN ProphetX chart)
    Posted by Rhett Montgomery , DTN Lead Analyst

    New-crop December corn futures are again trading amongst the lowest prices of the 2025 calendar year, but traders may be hesitant in placing too large of a bearish bet with the growing season still ahead.

  • Ag Weather Forum

    Very little precipitation is forecast for North-Central states through May 13, leading to good planting windows. The pattern will get more active afterward, but which areas may get missed? (DTN graphic)

    Planting windows are wide open across the North-Central U.S. with warm, summerlike temperatures and little rainfall. How long will that last? And will that be a concern going into summer?

  • Sort & Cull

    Packers have their hands full managing the current marketplace as fed cash cattle prices have pressured their margins and boxed beef prices aren't rallying as normal for this time of year. (DTN ProphetX chart)

    Packers were able to buy up some supply last week in the fed cash cattle market. But if they continue to run reduced kill schedules, how are boxed beef prices going to fare?

  • Ethanol Blog

    Does the Trump administration understand the economic potential of a sustainable aviation fuel industry? (DTN file photo)

    Although sustainable aviation fuel holds potential economic promise for rural America so far, the Trump administration has shown little interest.

  • Production Blog

    Last year, the top-yielding entry in the National Sorghum Yield Contest nearly quadrupled the national average. How high can yields go in 2025? (Photo courtesy of National Sorghum Producers)

    Entries are now being accepted for the 2025 National Sorghum Yield Contest, which features a new protocol for verifying yields.

  • MachineryLink

    CNH reports lower sales and moderate price increases as it releases first quarter 2025 financial results. (Image courtesy of Case-IH)

    CNH Industrial, parent company of Case IH and New Holland, forecasts lower ag sales and income for 2025, while also announcing a moderate price increase "in the low single digit(s)."

  • Minding Ag's Business

    King Corn exports more value-add products. (USDA, Terrain chart)
    Posted by Katie Micik Dehlinger , Farm Business Editor

    Global tensions and trade wars rise as geopolitics, markets, and environmental factors create uncertainty for farmers. Developing value-added products and new markets may offer solutions.

  • South America Calling

    The April forecast from DTN is calling for well-below-normal rainfall for the tail end of Brazil's wet season. (DTN graphic)
    Posted by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist

    Soil moisture is below normal in many of Brazil's safrinha corn growing areas. A drier outlook for April puts that corn crop at a higher risk of drought and damage.

  • Editors' Notebook

    Posted by Greg D Horstmeier , DTN Editor-in-Chief

    March 18 is National Ag Day in the United States. DTN hopes you'll join us in recognizing and celebrating the many benefits that agriculture brings to our nation, to our overall economy, and to the world.

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