Market Matters Blog

Dockworkers on strike at 36 U.S. ports have a tentative agreement, temporarily suspending the port strike.

At 12:01 a.m. EDT on Oct. 1, members of the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) walked off the job at 36 ports East Coast and Gulf ports.

In less than 24 hours, the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) could be going on strike at East Coast and Gulf Ports as their contract with the United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd., expires at midnight, Sept. 30, 2024.

Many mayors from towns along the Mississippi River gathered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Sept. 18 as part of the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative's 13th annual meeting.

Fears are increasing that the ILA and USLX will likely not reach an agreement on their current contract that expires Sept. 30, 2024, opening the door for a strike on Oct. 1, 2024.

As the Southern harvest progresses, it won't be long before harvest picks up farther north, and low river water levels are not a welcome sight currently.

As the Southern harvest progresses, it won't be long before harvest picks up farther north, and low river water levels are not a welcome sight currently.

Summary: After Canada's Federal Labour Minister MacKinnon formally rejected calls from CN for binding arbitration, both the CN and CPKC railways are preparing to lock out union workers in four days.

DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains is down $1 versus one week ago.

A decision handed down by the Canada Industrial Relations Board opened the door for a lockout or strike if the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City railways could not come to a contract agreement with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference.

The possibility of a rail strike in Canada by over 9,200 CN and CPKC workers still hangs in limbo until the Canadian Industrial Relations Board makes a final decision on failed negotiations by all parties to date.

DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains is down $1 versus one week ago.

The watch is on for the possibility of Fusarium head blight (FHB), also known as scab, to infect wheat crops in eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota where rain and humidity have been prevalent during key stages of the wheat growth.

DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains is down $2 versus one week ago.

The annual Wheat Quality Council hard red spring wheat and durum tour kicks off this week with scouts representing much of the wheat industry and more.

DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains is down $3 versus one week ago.

DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains is down $8 on average versus two weeks ago.

The flooding on the Minnesota River has added to extensive flooding on the Mississippi River in St. Paul and, as floodwaters flow south, some lock and dam closures have stopped barge traffic.

DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains is down $2 on average versus one week ago.

Hail can strike crops at any stage of development and most of the time it can destroy or severely lessen crop yield and quality if it the plants survive.