Market Matters Blog

One of the STB's statutory duties is to adjudicate complaints brought by shippers seeking reductions in railroad transportation rates.

DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains was unchanged this week.

In a bipartisan vote in the House, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020 was passed on July 29 by a unanimous voice vote.

DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains was steady this week.

The North Dakota Wheat Commission and North Dakota Grain Growers hosted a virtual hard red spring wheat update July 28. The online event was held in lieu of the Wheat Quality Council's annual Hard Spring Wheat and Durum Tour, which was canceled this year due to the...

The annual Wheat Quality Council hard red spring wheat tour was canceled this year due to the ongoing pandemic and will be replaced by a virtual crop update encompassing four states.

DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains was steady this week.

Hail can be one of the most devastating events for a farmer and can mean the end of the growing season for some.

DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains was lower this week.

Transportation costs are a core component within the soybean, corn and related agricultural product supply chains. Congestion and wait times lead to delays that increase those costs and reduce efficiency.

DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains was lower this week.

Dairy prices have soared higher since setting long-term lows in April, surrounding the COVID-19 crisis that abruptly changed dairy demand and production levels. Milk prices rallied over 200% from April lows with current levels nearing all-time highs.

The House of Representatives recently approved a $1.5 trillion plan aimed at rebuilding the nation's crumbling infrastructure.

DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains was slightly higher this week.

The Senate Agriculture Committee on June 24 advanced a bill to reauthorize the U.S. Grain Standards Reauthorization Act (USGSRA).

DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains was lower.

Wet fields in the fall and an abundance of snow -- especially in eastern North Dakota, some parts of central North Dakota and northwest Minnesota -- left most of the 2019 corn crop in the field over winter and turned fields in to swamps, making spring planting a challenge.

DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains was lower.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island District will soon begin a major project of repairing five locks and dams on the Illinois River.

The 2019-20 crop year ended for winter wheat on May 31, with the hard red winter wheat crop showing good milling properties on average.