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DTN Oil Update
PostedU.S. crude inventories fall again as diesel reserves release pressures fuel prices.
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View From the Cab
Posted by Pamela SmithAs the 2026 crop fills the hopper for DTN's View From the Cab farmers, fall operations start and plans begin to ratchet up for 2027.
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What DTN Is Watching
On Thursday morning at 7:30 a.m. CDT, USDA will release their weekly Export Sales report, with data for the week ending October 15. There are also a few NASS reports set for release, such as Cotton Ginnings and Rice Stocks both at 11 a.m. CDT, and the weekly and monthly Livestock Slaughter reports at 2 p.m. CDT.
WeatherAnother day of warm and dry weather east of the Rockies should mean overall good conditions for fieldwork. However, a system is moving through the West with widespread precipitation that will move into the Northern Plains on Friday and bring some disruptions elsewhere to the Corn Belt and Plains this weekend into next week.
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