Top 5 Things to Watch
We'll continue to follow the recovery of farms and rural areas hit by Hurricane Helene, while preparing for the October WASDE and other events.
We'll continue to follow the recovery of farms and rural areas hit by Hurricane Helene, while preparing for the October WASDE and other events.
Despite being small compared to the rest of the Midwest, North Dakota's swine industry has opportunities for future expansion. New North Dakota State University (NDSU) swine specialist Taw Scaff sees a promising future for the swine industry in the...
China dominates world manufacturing and it's redoubling its investments in new factories, hoping to make other countries more reliant on it. Policymakers in those countries are struggling to solve this China...
The strike by longshoremen is disrupting agricultural exports worth $1.4 billion per week, affecting key U.S. ports on the East and Gulf Coasts. Industry leaders are urging the Biden administration to intervene, as...
Data from the Energy Information Administration show overall ethanol production in the United States averaged 1.015 million barrels per day (bpd) in the week ended Sept. 27.
SUMMARY: The latest USDA Crop Progress data shows improvements in pasture and range areas receiving rain from Hurricane Helene. The Midwest continues to see dry pasture conditions.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency filed an amended complaint against an Idaho ranch, detailing how work done on the ranch allegedly disrupted continuous surface connections between wetlands and the Bruneau...
Along with damage in Florida and Georgia, the storm also devastated western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee. Presidential disaster declarations have already been approved for Florida, North Carolina and Virginia. Such declarations automatically...
Beginning farmers in Iowa or surrounding states are invited to apply for Practical Farmers of Iowa's Savings Incentive Program. Applications deadline is Nov. 4, 2024.
We'll be watching ongoing hurricane damage and storm reports, while USDA releases the latest Grain Stocks numbers, which can be a correction for mistakes of previous reports.
The Federal Reserve's latest interest rate cut is welcome news to farmers, even though it's expected to provide little relief from the larger pressures on farm incomes.
Overall ethanol production in the United States averaged 994,000 barrels per day (bpd) in the week ended Sept. 20.
A group of seed companies involved in the environmental cleanup at an abandoned ethanol plant in Mead, Nebraska, said it expects all wet cake waste at the site to be cleared out by the end of 2025.
Legislation to restrict eligibility for the 45Z Clean Fuels Production tax credit to domestic feedstock producers and to extend the credit to 10 years, was introduced in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate on Tuesday.
After failed contract negotiations, Grain Workers Local Union 333 went on strike, stopping work at five grain terminals in Vancouver.
The latest USDA Crop Progress data shows improvements in Midwestern pastures, while the Eastern Corn Belt continues to suffer from drought.
DTN Ag Interest Rate Snapshot | ||
TODAY | - LAST YEAR | |
as of: | 10/11/24 | 10/11/23 |
BENCHMARKS | ||
Prime Rate | 8.00 | 8.25 |
30-Day Libor | 4.96 | 5.19 |
1-Year Libor | 5.91 | |
10-Yr. Treasury | 4.11 | 3.73 |
CCC Loan Rate | 5.125 | 5.750 |
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