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DTN Oil Update
PostedCrude rallies above $100 on supply fears, inventories tighten further.
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View From the Cab
Posted by Pamela SmithCab time gives way to seasonal reflection for DTN's View From the Cab farmers as they wrap up the 2026 crop season.
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What DTN Is Watching
On Thursday, USDA will start the day with their weekly Export Sales report at 7:30 a.m. CDT. At the same time, the Bureau of Economic Analysis will release the monthly Personal Consumption Expenditure Index and associated data for September, offering a look into inflation after the Fed voted Wednesday to hold rates steady.
WeatherA front continues across the Great Lakes on Thursday, producing some limited showers throughout the Midwest. The front will get hung up across the region for Friday as well. The bigger story though is some tropical moisture that will be moving north of the border into Texas later Thursday, resulting in some areas of heavier rain for the southern Plains going into Friday.
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