Comments from the Trump administration have caught beef producers' attention. Prices have been driven by low inventory, and beef producers prefer it to be that way.
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Sort & Cull
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Market Matters Blog
DTN Weekly DDG Price Slightly Lower on Average
Posted by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis AnalystDTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains is lower versus one week ago.
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Ethanol Blog
Study: Soybean Farmers Face Up to $7.5B Loss if EPA Doesn't Reallocate All Biofuels Gallons Waived
Posted by Todd Neeley , DTN Environmental EditorU.S. soybean farmers could lose up to $7.5 billion if the Trump administration doesn't fully reallocate biofuels gallons from small-refinery exemptions to the Renewable Fuel Standard.
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South America Calling
Front May Clear Out Rain for Southern, Central Brazil Next Week
Posted by John Baranick , DTN MeteorologistA strong front this weekend may clear out rain for Southern, Central Brazil next week. Here's how it may affect crops.
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Ag Policy Blog
Marketing Assistance Loans Could Provide a Cash Flow Option When FSA Offices Reopen
Posted by Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy EditorSenate Majority Leader John Thune has been trying to convince the White House to reopen Farm Service Agency offices so farmers can utilize Marketing Assistance Loans. Based on MAL usage, that is likely affecting farmers of some commodity crops more than others.
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Canada Markets
Record Domestic Use of Canola Should Be Cause for Celebration
Posted by Mitch Miller , DTN Contributing Canadian Grains AnalystRecord canola domestic use not only diminishes the impact of slow exports caused by Chinese tariffs, but it is also the best use of the crop in the long run. It should be celebrated.
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Ag Weather Forum
Front May Clear Out Rain for Southern, Central Brazil Next Week
Posted by John Baranick , DTN MeteorologistA strong front this weekend may clear out rain for Southern, Central Brazil next week. Here's how it may affect crops.
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Fundamentally Speaking
2025 U.S. Winter Wheat Yield Second Highest Ever
Posted by Joel Karlin , DTN Contributing Analyst2024 and 2025 winter wheat yields for the top 18 growing states and the U.S. vs. the percent those yields deviated from the 25-year trend.
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An Urban's Rural View
US Soybean Farmers Are Dangerously Overdependent on China
Posted by Urban C Lehner , Editor EmeritusWhen your biggest customer buys more from you than the next nine customers combined, you've got a problem.
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Editors' Notebook
Ag Financing: Past, Present, Future
Posted by Elaine Shein , DTN/Progressive Farmer Associate Content ManagerDiscussing farm financing is difficult but necessary. Farmers often need supportive financing tools and programs to navigate challenges. Additionally, numerous strategies and advice can help farmers manage costs and face those challenges.
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Production Blog
Combines Kick Up Clouds of Black Dust
Posted by Pamela Smith , Crops Technology EditorThat cloud of black behind the combine might be more than dust. It's nature's way of degrading plant tissue.
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MachineryLink
Kubota Struggles With Tariffs While Adjusting Pricing, Financing
Posted by Dan Miller , Progressive Farmer Senior EditorNewly appointed Kubota Tractor Corporation President Alex Woods said as Kubota struggles with tariffs, it has some evidence a bottom in the slumping compact tractor market is on the near horizon.
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Minding Ag's Business
Off-Farm Jobs Won't Salvage This Farm Crisis
Posted by Katie Micik Dehlinger , Farm Business EditorUnlike the 1980s when farmers could take off-farm jobs to survive tough times, today's $66K average salary won't even cover loan interest.
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Technically Speaking
Is There a Light at the End of the Wheat Tunnel?
Posted by Rhett Montgomery , DTN Lead AnalystMost-active December Kansas City wheat futures have fallen below long-term support at $5, cementing late 2025 wheat prices amongst the lowest in history.
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