Blogs

  • Ag Policy Blog

    Republicans in the U.S. Senate are trying to make cuts to Medicaid spending in the budget reconciliation bill, but senators are divided over provisions that could also lead to more rural hospital closures. (DTN file photo)

    After the Senate Finance Committee released its tax provisions for the massive budget reconciliation package, groups such as the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) sounded the alarm. Medical groups and some GOP senators have raised concerns that some Medicaid cuts could...

  • Ethanol Blog

    A federal court remanded a Renewable Fuels Standard rule back to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday. (DTN file photo by Joel Reichenberger)

    A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., remanded the first Renewable Fuels Standard set rule back to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

  • Market Matters Blog

    DTN's weekly spot price for domestic distillers dried grains for the week ended June 18 is unchanged on average versus one week ago. (DTN file photo)
    Posted by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst

    DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains is steady versus one week ago.

  • Minding Ag's Business

    Join us for an exclusive webinar focused on the biggest near- and long-term trends in the cattle markets on June 24 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. CDT. (DTN image by Nick Scalise)

    Join Oklahoma State University Livestock Marketing Specialist Derrell Peel and DTN experts for an in-depth examination of cattle market dynamics, as well as what you can expect from weather and prices for the rest of the year.

  • Sort & Cull

    Join us for an exclusive webinar focused on the biggest near- and long-term trends in the cattle markets on June 24 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. CDT. (DTN image by Nick Scalise)

    Join Oklahoma State University Livestock Marketing Specialist Derrell Peel and DTN experts for an in-depth examination of cattle market dynamics, as well as what you can expect from weather and prices for the rest of the year.

  • Canada Markets

    Between the unsustainable pace of use not being slowed by market prices early enough, the possibility of insufficient acres thanks to the same signals, too much of the Canadian Prairies receiving less than 40% of normal precipitation since April 1, and excellent news regarding support for the U.S. biofuel industry, prices have rallied more than $180/mt from the post-China-tariff lows. Little stands in the way now of gains being extended, technically speaking anyway. (DTN ProphetX chart)
    Posted by Mitch Miller , DTN Contributing Canadian Grains Analyst

    Bullish fundamental and technical factors have driven canola prices sharply higher from their March lows. Charts show there should be room to run yet before hitting significant resistance.

  • Ag Weather Forum

    High temperatures from mid-April to mid-June in northeastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota averaged 4 to 5 degrees Fahrenheit above normal, including 99 F on May 11 which is 29 degrees above normal. (High Plains Regional Climate Center graphic)
    Posted by Bryce Anderson , Ag Meteorologist Emeritus

    The prospect of hot upper-atmosphere high pressure formation is the main signal from very hot northern Corn Belt conditions before Memorial Day.

  • An Urban's Rural View

    In the dot plot, the 19 members of the interest-rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee give their forecasts for the path of the Fed's benchmark federal funds rate. In the latest plot, 10 members see two cuts by the end of this year, two expect one cut and seven expect rates to remain at today's level between 4.25% and 4.5%. (Federal Open Market Committee graphic)

    Though the effects of tariff hikes have yet to show up in the inflation reports, the Federal Reserve expects to learn a lot more about their effects in the next few months. In the meantime, it's keeping its benchmark interest rate unchanged.

  • Fundamentally Speaking

    Chart by Joel Karlin, DTN Contributing Analyst
    Posted by Joel Karlin , DTN Contributing Analyst

    Price change in the July-December corn spread from January 1 to June 1 vs. the change in the old crop corn stocks-to-use ratio from January to the June WASDE report and the change from last June to this year's June figure.

  • Production Blog

    Depending on the crop height or growth stage, time may be running out to spray herbicides over the top of corn. (DTN photo by Pamela Smith)

    With application windows narrowed by either wind or rain, time may be running out for spraying herbicides over the top in some corn fields.

  • Editors' Notebook

    According to a recent informal, online DTN/Progressive Farmer poll as well as interviews with experts and national statistics, finding good ag labor is difficult these days. (Photo by Debra Ferguson)
    Posted by Anthony Greder , DTN/Progressive Farmer Content Manager

    Stemming from multiple factors, agricultural employers nationwide find hiring workers difficult, reflecting a widespread farm labor shortage.

  • Technically Speaking

    On the flipside of being worried about when the good times will end: What if the escalation in price continues to be fueled by a downward spiral of the beef herd fed in part by the escalation in price? (DTN ProphetX chart)
    Posted by Mitch Miller , DTN Contributing Canadian Grains Analyst

    Feeder cattle's dramatic rise to record highs is certainly cause for celebration in the short term -- and anxiety for long-term planning.

  • MachineryLink

    CNH reports lower sales and moderate price increases as it releases first quarter 2025 financial results. (Image courtesy of Case-IH)

    CNH Industrial, parent company of Case IH and New Holland, forecasts lower ag sales and income for 2025, while also announcing a moderate price increase "in the low single digit(s)."

  • South America Calling

    The April forecast from DTN is calling for well-below-normal rainfall for the tail end of Brazil's wet season. (DTN graphic)
    Posted by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist

    Soil moisture is below normal in many of Brazil's safrinha corn growing areas. A drier outlook for April puts that corn crop at a higher risk of drought and damage.

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