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

According to a speech made Oct. 13 by President Biden, two major ports agreed to start operating around the clock in hopes of solving the current backlog of cargo ships waiting to unload.

DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains was down $4 on average versus one week ago.

The drought that gripped the Northern Plains and Canadian Prairies this past summer shrank spring wheat production to multi-decade lows. The latest stocks data from USDA showed supplies are even tighter than feared, which could require major rationing in the second half of...

The Surface Transportation Board is seeking comments from shippers, carriers and others on first mile/last mile service.

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

The oats market has been moving higher this year, reaching a historical high in the current contract in October as drought in Canada and the U.S. has shrunk the crop.

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

Persistent drought in North Dakota, Montana and South Dakota created a negative effect on the yields of the 2021 spring wheat harvest.

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

Since the Surface Transportation Board recently rejected the voting trust presented by the Canadian National Railway, the Canadian Pacific has stepped in again to renew its merger proposition to acquire the KCS.

After Hurricane Ida closed the Lower Mississippi River during the last weekend of August, the USCG reopened it Friday.

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

Farmers in Arizona are expecting restrictions to irrigation use, while some farmers in the Central Valley of California already saw cuts early in August.

In a surprise move, the Canadian Pacific Railway on Tuesday raised its original bid to buy the Kansas City Southern Railway.

The ongoing drought has not only stressed crops but is also causing low rivers and lakes in much of the U.S.

After COVID-19 caused the cancellation of the 2020 spring wheat tour, scouts are ready to inspect fields in person.

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

Monday's crop progress reports showed that northern and PNW drought-stricken states hard-red and soft-white winter wheat crops are in rough shape.

Agriculture shippers have been fighting for survival for over eight months amid a decline in ocean container shipping service and rising costs.