An Urban's Rural View
The Federal Reserve is now raising rates, not lowering them, and supply-and-demand fundamentals may keep rates higher.
Business & Inputs
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Diesel Costs Cut into Corn, Soy Rallies
Nebraska farmers enter harvest facing record diesel prices and rising input costs that are eroding higher crop prices. Nebraska Farm Bureau warns of mounting losses, tax pressures and continued volatility heading into 2027.
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EIA Weekly Ethanol Report
U.S. ethanol output steady as inventories climb sharply.
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McBee Freed More Than 1 Year Early
Reality TV star and Missouri farmer Steven A. McBee Sr. was released early from federal prison after a crop insurance fraud conviction, as a related asset-transfer lawsuit continues.
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Who Gets Hansen-Mueller Grain Funds?
Surety companies that paid Hansen-Mueller Co. farmer bond claims seek priority over BMO Bank for disputed grain proceeds, arguing the funds belong to producers, not the bankruptcy estate.
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CHS to Build $700M Wis. Crush Plant
CHS Inc. plans to invest $700 million in an Evansville, Wisconsin, soybean crush plant, expanding its crush capacity by 60%. Construction is expected to be completed in 2028.
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Top 5 Things to Watch
We'll watch for Fed rate changes, a system of cooler temperatures, and the latest cattle on feed numbers during the week of Sept. 13.
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Ag Interest Rate
| DTN Ag Interest Rate Snapshot | ||
| TODAY | - LAST YEAR | |
| as of: | 9/17/26 | 9/17/25 |
| BENCHMARKS | ||
| Prime Rate | 6.75 | 8.25 |
| 30-Day Libor | 5.19 | |
| 1-Year Libor | 5.91 | |
| 10-Yr. Treasury | 4.95 | 3.73 |
| CCC Loan Rate | 5.000 | 5.750 |
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