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

  • DTN Daily Basis Comments

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

  • DTN Daily Basis Comments

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

  • DTN Daily Basis Comments

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

  • DTN Daily Basis Comments

    Corn and hard red spring wheat basis strengthened on Tuesday, while soybean, soft red winter wheat and hard red winter wheat basis held steady.

  • DTN Daily Basis Comments

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

  • DTN Daily Basis Comments

    Hard red winter wheat basis strengthened on Monday, while corn, soybean, soft red winter wheat and hard red spring wheat basis held steady.