Market Matters Blog

As high water moves downstream from the St. Paul, Minnesota, district, two locks in the Upper Mississippi River (UMR) closed over the weekend of May 11, stalling barges on both sides of the closure.

The DTN domestic dried distillers grains price was stronger on average at $172 per ton for the week-ended May 10.

As winter weather hung on across the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest through early spring, farmers watched normal plant dates for spring wheat slip away as they waited for the snow to melt and the ground to thaw.

The DTN domestic dried distillers grains price was unchanged on average at $167 per ton for the week-ended April 26.

A Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) strike scheduled to start April 21 was postponed late April 20. Meanwhile, the U.S. river system is still working through high water issues.

The DTN domestic dried distillers grains price was slightly higher on average at $167 per ton for the week ended April 19.

The extended winter in the Northern Plains has caused a late start to the spring shipping season on the Upper Mississippi River versus last year's start in St. Paul, Minnesota, on March 9. On Lake Superior, the first saltie will also be later than last year, which arrived in...

The DTN domestic dried distillers grains price was higher on average at $166 per ton for the week ended April 12.

If China's proposed tariff on U.S. soybeans and USDA's estimate of a record soybean crop in Brazil sound bearish, you may want to take a second look at the evidence.

The National Grain and Feed Association, with assistance from the North American Millers Association, alerted the Surface Transportation Board on March 10 of major concerns it had received from rail-service customers.

The DTN domestic dried distillers grains price was higher on average at $162 per ton for the week ended April 5.

I don't have a crystal ball, but for DTN subscribers, Wednesday's proposed soybean tariff should not have been a shock.

The DTN domestic distillers dried grain (DDG) price moved higher with the sharp rise in corn following the USDA reports Thursday, with the export market out of the Gulf remaining strong as logistics are still problematic.

Winter snowstorms are delaying spring planting in the Upper Midwest, leading to speculation about what farmers intend to plant this spring.

The DTN domestic dried distillers grains price was higher on average at $155 per ton for the week ended March 22.

The first barge has yet to make its way through Lake Pepin to get to St. Paul, Minnesota, because the ice in the middle of the lake was still too thick on March 14, 2018, to allow tows to pass through.

The DTN average dried distillers grains price was higher at $153 per ton for the week ended March 15.

Late Tuesday, FMCSA announced an additional 90-day waiver from the ELD rule for agriculture-related transportation to ensure the agency can provide more guidance that all operators will benefit from.

A deadline to deal with compliance of the Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food, which aims to protect foods by keeping them safe from contamination during transportation.

The DTN average dried distillers grains price was higher at $152 per ton for the week ended March 8.