DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains is higher versus one week ago.
Mary Kennedy
DTN Basis Analyst
Mary Kennedy has been in the grain business for more than 35 years. She previously worked in the Minneapolis, Duluth-Superior and PNW markets as a buyer/merchandiser of spring and winter wheat, durum, corn, barley, pulse crops and various other small grains. She is a native of St. Paul, Minnesota, and has lived in North Dakota where she worked as a commodity buyer in Falkirk, North Dakota, and Drake, North Dakota, grain elevators. She was also a corn buyer at an ethanol plant in Wisconsin.
Mary is a member of the North Dakota Grain Dealers Association. She was a member of the Minneapolis Grain Exchange and served on the MGEX arbitration committee. She served as the secretary of the Durum Industry Advisory Commission and served as a board member at the Portland Merchants Exchange.
She has two sons and one daughter: Kevin, who lives in Chicago with his wife and daughter and son; Daniel, who is a Major in the U.S. Army in Tennessee where he lives with his wife and two sons; and Kelly, who resides in Minnesota with her twin sons.Recent Blogs by Author
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Railroads and shippers chimed in to the recent Surface Transportation Board Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on reciprocal switching.
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DTN Daily Basis Comments
Corn basis was steady, while soybean, hard red winter wheat and spring wheat basis was weaker Wednesday and soft red winter wheat basis was stronger.
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DTN Daily Basis Comments
Corn, hard red winter wheat and spring wheat basis was steady Tuesday, while soybean and soft red winter wheat basis was stronger.
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DTN Daily Basis Comments
Corn, hard red winter wheat, spring wheat and soybean basis was steady Monday, while soft red winter wheat basis was weaker.
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DTN Daily Basis Comments
Corn, hard red winter wheat, spring wheat and soybean basis was steady while soft red winter wheat basis was weaker Friday.
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DTN Daily Basis Comments
Corn, hard red winter wheat, spring wheat, soybean and soft red winter wheat basis was steady Thursday.
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DTN Daily Basis Comments
Corn, hard red winter wheat, spring wheat, soybean and soft red winter wheat basis was steady Wednesday.
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DTN Daily Basis Comments
Corn, hard red winter wheat, spring wheat, soybean and soft red winter wheat basis was steady Wednesday.
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Cash Market Moves
Railroads and shippers chimed in to the recent Surface Transportation Board Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on reciprocal switching.
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Cash Market Moves
The conflict has driven up insurance premiums and created a backlog that now threatens shortages and delivery delays.
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DTN Daily Basis Comments
Corn, soybean and soft red winter basis was stronger, while spring wheat basis was weaker Wednesday and hard red winter wheat basis was steady.
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DTN Daily Basis Comments
Corn, soft red winter wheat and hard red winter wheat basis was stronger Wednesday, while spring wheat and soybean basis was steady.
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Cash Market Moves
Extreme cold has significantly disrupted operations on the Illinois River.
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DTN Daily Basis Comments
Corn, spring wheat, soybean, and hard red winter wheat basis was steady Thursday, while soft red winter wheat basis was stronger.
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DTN Daily Basis Comments
Corn, spring wheat, soybean, and hard red winter wheat basis was steady Tuesday and soft red winter wheat basis was weaker.
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Cash Market Moves
The extreme cold and winter storm warnings across the U.S. will very likely disrupt barge, train and truck traffic this weekend.
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Cash Market Moves
The Surface Transportation Board determined the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger application was incomplete and rejected it.
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DTN Daily Basis Comments
Corn, soybean and soft red winter wheat basis was stronger, while spring wheat and hard red winter wheat basis was steady Tuesday.
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Kennedy's Favorite Story of 2025
DTN Cash Grains Analyst Mary Kennedy's says the part she loves most isn't just writing about planting and harvest; it's connecting with the people who make it happen.
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DTN Daily Basis Comments
Corn basis was weaker and soybean basis was stronger, while hard red winter wheat, soft red winter wheat and spring wheat basis was steady Wednesday.
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Cash Market Moves
After the Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern filed a merger application with the Surface Transportation Board, comments have been filed stating the application is incomplete.
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DTN Daily Basis Comments
Corn, soybean and spring wheat basis was steady Tuesday, while hard red winter wheat and soft red winter wheat basis was stronger.
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Cash Market Moves
The last saltie departed Duluth on Tuesday, Dec. 23, to close out the 2025 oceangoing shipping season.