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  • Canada Markets

    If there is any chance President Donald Trump gets his way with his desire for 1% interest rates, the Commodity Index Trader (CIT) group buying ag commodities as a hedge against inflation could be one of the most significant market factors for the coming year. Skeptics need to recall 2019-22 market action. (DTN ProphetX chart)
    Posted by Mitch Miller , DTN Contributing Canadian Grains Analyst

    Love them or hate them, participants other than those directly involved with a commodity use futures markets for various purposes. In the coming months, commodity index traders could be the best hope there is for higher grain and oilseed prices.

  • Ag Policy Blog

    President Donald Trump speaks at a celebration and rally at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on Thursday evening before a crowd of thousands of people who came to support him. Trump celebrated the passage of his tax cuts and policy legislation, the One Big Beautiful Bill, which he plans to sign into law on Friday. (DTN photo by Chris Clayton)

    President Donald Trump spoke for more than an hour before a crowd of thousands as he highlighted a historic win with the passage of the legislation and he dismissed criticisms from Democrats and others who oppose the bill and his administration's policies. He recounted his...

  • Ethanol Blog

    Biofuels and agriculture groups lauded the 45Z tax credit provisions in the newly passed "One, Big, Beautiful Bill." (DTN file photo)

    The House passed the "One, Big, Beautiful Bill," extending the 45Z Clean Fuels tax credit through 2029 with provisions favoring North American feedstocks and removing penalties for corn ethanol.

  • Market Matters Blog

    DTN's weekly spot price for domestic distillers dried grains for the week ended July 2 is lower 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 lower versus one week ago.

  • Fundamentally Speaking

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

    Soybean oil's percent contribution of the combined soybean crush value over the past 30 years along with the average and plus and minus one and two standard deviation lines.

  • Ag Weather Forum

    A map of precipitation anomalies for the United States could offer some insight but needs context. (DTN graphic)

    Meteorologists tend to talk about weather in terms of being above or below normal, especially in the longer ranges. But what do they mean, and why are they used?

  • MachineryLink

    AGCO's Trimble PTx brand is adding Fendt tractors and tillage functions to its award-winning OutRun autonomous technology, a solution already giving farmers an automated grain cart capability. (Photo courtesy of AGCO Trimble PTx)
    Posted by Dan Miller , Progressive Farmer Senior Editor

    DTN/Progressive Farmer recently talked with Trimble PTx Senior Product Manager Dinen Subramaniam about Trimble PTx's award-winning OutRun autonomous technology. Available now as an autonomous grain cart solution, Trimble PTx is adding tillage functions and AGCO-brand Fendt...

  • Production Blog

    Look for the spot that won't rub off the corn leaf to determine if corn is infected with tar spot. (Photo by Matthew Vandehaar)
    Posted by Pamela Smith , Crops Technology Editor

    It's time to see if you can spot tar spot in cornfields.

  • An Urban's Rural View

    On July Fourth, Americans celebrate the passage of the Declaration of Independence, which holds certain truths self-evident. Or are they? (Public domain image)

    The Declaration of Independence was signed at the height of a movement historians call the Enlightenment. The Enlightenment has few fans among the increasingly influential faction of post-liberal intellectuals.

  • Sort & Cull

    Although the fed cash cattle market is trading lower, feeder cattle sales remain incredibly strong. (DTN ProphetX chart)

    Packers have slowly been able to build up supply, which is hindering the fed cash cattle market trade. However, thus far, that has not affected the feeder cattle market as buyers continue to buy calves at record-high prices.

  • Technically Speaking

    This is a daily chart of December corn futures showing the vulnerable support area and little below that. (DTN ProphetX chart)
    Posted by Dana Mantini , Senior Market Analyst

    December corn on Monday is under severe pressure again and for about the eighth time is challenging the support area of $4.33 to $4.34. The more a chart point is challenged, the more vulnerable it becomes with each additional test. A look at the weekly version of the December...

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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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