A revised major merger application from Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern was recently submitted to the U.S. Surface Transportation Board.
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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DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains is slightly lower versus one week ago.
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DTN Daily Basis Comments
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DTN Daily Basis Comments
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DTN Daily Basis Comments
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DTN Daily Basis Comments
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DTN Daily Basis Comments
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