Mary Kennedy

DTN Basis Analyst

Mary Kennedy has been in the grain business for more than 35 years. She previously worked in the Minneapolis, Duluth-Superior and PNW markets as a buyer/merchandiser of spring and winter wheat, durum, corn, barley, pulse crops and various other small grains. She is a native of St. Paul, Minnesota, and has lived in North Dakota where she worked as a commodity buyer in Falkirk, North Dakota, and Drake, North Dakota, grain elevators. She was also a corn buyer at an ethanol plant in Wisconsin.

Mary is a member of the North Dakota Grain Dealers Association. She was a member of the Minneapolis Grain Exchange and served on the MGEX arbitration committee. She served as the secretary of the Durum Industry Advisory Commission and served as a board member at the Portland Merchants Exchange.

She has two sons and one daughter: Kevin, who lives in Chicago with his wife and daughter and son; Daniel, who is a Major in the U.S. Army in Tennessee where he lives with his wife and two sons; and Kelly, who resides in Minnesota with her twin sons.

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  • DTN Daily Basis Comments

    Corn and soft red winter wheat basis was steady, while hard red winter wheat basis was weaker, and soybean basis was stronger Wednesday.

  • DTN Daily Basis Comments

    Corn basis was steady, while hard red winter wheat, soft red winter wheat and soybean basis was stronger Tuesday.

  • DTN Daily Basis Comments

    Corn, hard red winter wheat and soft red winter wheat basis was stronger Monday and soybean basis was weaker.

  • DTN Daily Basis Comments

    Corn, soybean, and hard red winter wheat basis was steady, while spring wheat basis was weaker Thursday and soft red winter wheat basis was stronger.

  • DTN Daily Basis Comments

    Soybean, corn and hard red winter wheat basis was steady Friday, while soft red winter wheat and spring wheat basis was weaker.

  • DTN Daily Basis Comments

    Soybean basis weakened again on Thursday, while corn, soft red winter wheat, hard red winter wheat and hard red spring wheat basis held steady.

  • DTN Daily Basis Comments

    Soft red winter wheat basis strengthened, while soybean basis weakened and corn, hard red winter wheat and hard red spring wheat basis held steady.

  • DTN's weekly spot price for domestic distillers dried grains for the week ended June 5 is down $2 on average versus one week ago. (DTN file photo)

    DDG Weekly Update

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

  • DTN Daily Basis Comments

    Soybean and corn basis was steady, while spring wheat basis was weaker Wednesday and soft red winter wheat and hard red winter wheat basis was stronger.

  • DTN Daily Basis Comments

    Corn, soybean, and soft red winter wheat basis was stronger, while spring wheat and hard red winter wheat basis was steady Wednesday.

  • DTN Daily Basis Comments

    Corn and soft red winter wheat basis was stronger, while spring wheat, soybean, and hard red winter basis was steady Tuesday.

  • DTN Daily Basis Comments

    Corn and soybean basis was stronger, while spring wheat, hard red winter wheat and soft red winter wheat basis was steady Monday.