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DTN's weekly spot price for domestic distillers dried grains for the week ended April 25 is down $6 per ton on average versus one week ago. (DTN file photo)
DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains is down $6 on average versus one week ago.
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As of Friday, April 19, 2024, November soybeans closed at $11.61 a bushel and are holding up fairly well, considering the top two U.S. soybean competitors are harvesting somewhere between 7.3 billion and 7.5 billion bushels (DTN ProphetX chart)
While the top two U.S. soybean competitors are both harvesting soybeans, November soybean prices are only showing limited bearish pressure in April. Is something more going on?
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Chart by Joel Karlin, DTN Contributing Analyst
Five-, ten- and twenty-year average weekly CME soybean crush margins in dollars per bushel vs. the weekly 2024 values
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Migrant workers in a North Carolina tobacco field. The Department of Labor on Friday issued new rules for farmer employers that Labor officials say would product farmworkers from potential abuse. (DTN File Photo
The new rule for employing H-2A agricultural guest workers includes several provisions, including allowing workers to talk about labor organzing or choosing not to attend employer-led meetings that are meant to discourage workers from joining unions. There are also new provisions over pay, transportation and terminating H-2A workers.
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AcreValue's Market Explorer tool shows a heat map of farmland sales for any state nationwide. Above shows Illinois's sales since 2021, with darker purple showing higher-values land sales. (Map courtesy of AcreValue)
Farmland analytics company AcreValue simplifies land research by making title records easy to search and weaving them together to show broader trends.
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Despite a more active pattern that has brought some needed precipitation in some areas in April, drought conditions based upon the Palmer Drought Index suggest that drought is still a big issue throughout most of the region. (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada graphic)
An active storm track in and around the Canadian Prairies won't bring a lot of needed precipitation, but may keep producers out of their fields.
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After close to 12 years with DTN covering markets from a Canadian analyst perspective, including the production and marketing cycle for crops, I've made a difficult decision to leave. (DTN file photo by Cliff Jamieson)
After close to 12 years with DTN, I will be moving on while showing extreme gratitude to DTN for a wonderful opportunity within a noble profession.
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The head of the Renewable Fuels Association asked USDA to reconsider a decision to stop reporting county-level crops data. (NASS logo)
The head of the Renewable Fuels Association asked USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service to reconsider a decision to stop reporting county-level farm data.
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Avoid sticky situations by checking the condition of seed in the planter. (DTN photo by Pamela Smith)
Try these seed conditioning tips to avoid the hassle and downtime of gummed-up planters.
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Recent work by the Iowa Cattlemen's Association and Iowa Farm Bureau will help save producers tax money. (DTN/Progressive Farmer photo by Jennifer Carrico)
Farmers and ranchers are always looking for the right organization to belong to who will support them as a member. The Iowa Cattlemen's Association and Iowa Farm Bureau recently showed what they are doing for their members through work at the Iowa Capitol.
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War games indicate that in a Taiwan Strait conflict, the U.S. would run out of long-range, precision-guided munitions like this Patriot missile in less than a week. (Photo by Frank Trevino, Public Domain)
The U.S. won World War II in large part because of its ability to out-manufacture its enemies. Today China is the world's manufacturing powerhouse.
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Gerrit Marx has been named the incoming CEO at CNH Industrial. (Photo courtesy of Iveco Group)
In this Equipment Roundup, DTN/Progressive Farmer looks at the latest Association of Equipment Manufacturers report on tractor sales, the new CEO of CNH Industrial and AGCO's recent recipient of the 2024 Women MAKE Award.
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Wet weather during the last 30 days has caused all sorts of issues for the maturing and harvest of the corn and soybean crops in Argentina. (DTN graphic)
The corn and soybean crop in Argentina had looked really good for most of the growing season. But late wetness has led to issues with pests, disease, the inability for the crop to mature properly, and especially harvest.
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March 19 is National Ag Day in the U.S. DTN hopes you'll join us to recognize and celebrate the many benefits agriculture brings to our nation, to our overall economy, and to the world.
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