Blogs

  • Market Matters Blog

    DTN's weekly spot price for domestic distillers dried grains for the week ended Aug. 28 is up $1 on average versus one week ago. (DTN file photo)
    Posted by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst

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

  • Canada Markets

    Statistics Canada released its first model-based production estimate on Thursday morning, with satellite predictions indicating a strong yield and production outcome for canola following mid- to late-summer rains, despite the drought conditions that started the season (in green). For comparison, the AAFC August estimate is included in orange, and USDA's projection is in yellow. (DTN chart; Statistics Canada, AAFC and USDA data)
    Posted by Mitch Miller , DTN Contributing Canadian Grains Analyst

    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.

  • Fundamentally Speaking

    Chart by Joel Karlin, DTN Contributing Analyst
    Posted by Joel Karlin , DTN Contributing Analyst

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

  • Ag Weather Forum

    Below-average temperatures are favored across a decent portion of the Corn Belt for the month of September. (DTN image)
    Posted by Teresa Wells , DTN Meteorologist

    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.

  • Ag Policy Blog

    Deputy Agriculture Secretary Stephen Vaden talks about farm programs, commodity prices and other issues at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois, on Tuesday. Vaden suggested farmers could see some kind of "bridge" policy to help carry them into 2026. (DTN photo by Chris Clayton)

    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...

  • Sort & Cull

    News broke over the weekend that a positive case of New World screwworm had been detected in the U.S. (Photo by Jennifer Carrico)
    Posted by ShayLe Stewart , DTN Livestock Analyst

    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...

  • Ethanol Blog

    The Trump administration granted full small-refinery exemptions on 63 petitions. (DTN file photo)

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

  • Production Blog

    A quick way to check moisture is to break open an ear of corn and observe how far the milk line has moved from the kernel crown. (DTN file photo by Pamela Smith)
    Posted by Pamela Smith , Crops Technology Editor

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

  • Editors' Notebook

    Many 4-H and FFA exhibitors from across the state bring cattle and other livestock each year to show at the Iowa State Fair. These steers were shown last week in the historical pavilion in Des Moines. (DTN/Progressive Farmer photo by Jennifer Carrico)
    Posted by Jennifer Carrico , Senior Livestock Editor

    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.

  • An Urban's Rural View

    The Bureau of Labor Statistics drew the president's ire when it reported that hiring has slowed in recent months. He fired the agency's nonpartisan professional leader and named a strongly partisan successor. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics logo)
    Posted by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus

    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.

  • Technically Speaking

    This is a daily chart of November soybean futures showing plentiful resistance just above where we are trading Tuesday. (DTN ProphetX chart)
    Posted by Dana Mantini , Senior Market Analyst

    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...

  • Minding Ag's Business

    As demand for farm loans continues to grow, lenders report plenty of funding is available to meet the demand. (Chart courtesy of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City)

    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.

  • MachineryLink

    AGCO's Trimble PTx brand is adding Fendt tractors and tillage functions to its award-winning OutRun autonomous technology, a solution already giving farmers an automated grain cart capability. (Photo courtesy of AGCO Trimble PTx)
    Posted by Dan Miller , Progressive Farmer Senior Editor

    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...

  • South America Calling

    The April forecast from DTN is calling for well-below-normal rainfall for the tail end of Brazil's wet season. (DTN graphic)
    Posted by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist

    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.

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