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

Statistics Canada's production estimates came in a bit stronger than other estimates for all wheat and corn while being below others for barley. Canola, soybeans and oats fell within expected ranges.

Both spreads in dollars per bushel vs. the September corn/December corn and September soybean/November soybean price ratios.

This week's shot of cooler temperatures in the Corn Belt is a reminder that fall is just about here. Those cooler temperatures may be here to stay through at least mid-September.

Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Vaden spoke to farmers and visited companies on Tuesday at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois. He talked about the need to open markets and increase demand for farmers, but also suggested further aid may be necessary to...

Between seeing massive gains last week in the cattle complex, to hearing the unsettling news that a positive case of New World screwworm had been detected in a human here in the United States, it wouldn't be unusual to see traders more cautious and timid in their handling of...

Biofuels groups on Friday expressed cautious optimism after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced its plans on small-refinery exemptions.

Time to head to the field and get a read on the milk line. Farmers report it is moving quickly this year.

The Iowa State Fair has created lasting family memories over the past 171 years. The annual celebration proves people are what make the fairs special.

Most users of U.S. government statistics understand they're imperfect but believe the mistakes are honest. The recent firing of the nonpartisan professional head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the replacement of her with a strident partisan undermines that trust.

Despite near ideal growing season weather, a nonthreatening forecast into the middle of August and rising yield estimates, November beans have been able to bounce the past three days. However, based on rising supply, tepid demand and no China trade deal so far, I would not...

While more farmers are leaning on bank financing for 2025, others are finding it tough to stay in business. Farm banks are well-situated to support increased loan demand as capital levels and profitability grew in 2024.

DTN/Progressive Farmer recently talked with Trimble PTx Senior Product Manager Dinen Subramaniam about Trimble PTx's award-winning OutRun autonomous technology. Available now as an autonomous grain cart solution, Trimble PTx is adding tillage functions and AGCO-brand Fendt...

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.