Top 5 Things to Watch

By DTN Staff

OMAHA (DTN) -- Here are the Top 5 things the DTN Newsroom is tracking for the week of Sept. 21. Watch for coverage of these and other topics throughout the week on our subscription platforms as well as on www.DTNPF.com.

Note that all report release and webinar times are Central Daylight Savings Time unless otherwise noted.

1. Cattle news: We'll have coverage from the Certified Angus Beef conference, plus a diving into the trend of foreign cattle being fed in the U.S. We'll also update the New World Screwworm situation, as a case has found within 70 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border.

2. Flinchbaugh Forum: We'll have reporting from the new Flinchbaugh Forum that "brings together the industry for honest, impactful conversations about the future of ag policy." Being held at Kansas State University, the event is in honor of that institution's famously straight-shooting ag economist Barry Flinchbaugh. Bring your own cigars.

3. Rain slows harvest: Another system is expected to move across the Corn Belt and continue the rainfall for much of the middle of the country again. Missouri, which is now deep in drought, is forecast to be the focal point of the rainfall and we could reverse some of that drought next week; this is also possible in some areas of the Ohio Valley, which also is in poor condition. These rains come too late for 2025 crops and will delay harvest, but they should boost water levels on the Mississippi River to some degree and at least stop drought from getting worse.

4. Conditions improve in South America: Spring planting is underway across southern Brazil, where soil moisture conditions are favorable. A couple of fronts moving through the region could bring in some additional showers this week. Models have trended downward with the precipitation coverage getting into central Brazil, but any rainfall would be helpful there until the wet season rains become more frequent in October. In Argentina, soil moisture is favorable for early planting of corn and sunflowers, but some producers may choose to wait longer to avoid frosts. A couple of fronts will move through the country with scattered showers that will likely keep soil conditions favorable for those that do wait.

5. Reports due this week: Monday at 10 a.m. the latest Grain Inspections data is out, followed by the Cotton Ginnings report at 11 a.m. At 2 p.m. the Chicken and Eggs data is released. At 3 p.m. the latest USDA NASS weekly Crop Progress data is released, followed by DTN analysis. Traders will also watch for any progress on trade with India and China. Tuesday at 8:45 a.m. the S&P Flash U.S. Services and Manufacturing PMIs are out. Wednesday at 9 a.m. we'll see the latest New Home Sales data, then at 9:30 a.m. EIA weekly petroleum status, including ethanol production and stocks. At 2 p.m. the Broiler Hatchery report is released. Thursday at 7:30 a.m. sees a passel of reports: Grain Export Sales, Initial Jobless Claims, the Gross Domestic Product figures for second quarter, Advanced Trade Balance for August, Advanced Retail and Wholesale Inventories and Durables Goods Orders all are out. At 9 a.m. we'll see latest Existing Home Sales data. At 2 p.m. Hogs and Pigs, Livestock Slaughter, Poultry Slaughter and Slaughter Weekly reports, followed by the Weekly Economic Index at 10:30 a.m. On Friday at 7:30 a.m., Personal Income and Spending, PCE Index and Core PCE Index data is released. At 9 a.m. Consumer Sentiment, and at 2:30 p.m., the CFTC's Commitment of Trader's report hits.

Bonus DTN video and audio content: Reporter's Notebook Host Elaine Shein interviews DTN Crops Editor Jason Jenkins about the special seed series that is in the September issue of Progressive Farmer and also running for the next couple weeks on DTN. Watch https://www.dtnpf.com/….

Want to hear more about what's going on in the equipment industry from the latest tech and tools, to the impact of tariffs on the big iron market, to what may be coming up in the winter show season with equipment companies? Progressive Farmer's Senior Machinery Editor Dan Miller talks with DTN Field Posts Podcast host Sarah Mock on Episode 259: Kicking Tires and Weighing Tech at Farm Progress.

You can find that episode and other DTN Field Posts podcasts at https://dtn.link/…, or https://www.dtnpf.com/… and they're also available on podcast hosting sites such as Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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