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Wednesday, February 25, 2026 1:27PM CST A congressional deadline for year-round E15 legislation passed without action, as biofuels industry leaders at the National Ethanol Conference urged lawmakers to quickly complete a bill.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 12:06PM CST There's a global oversupply of sugar that has left prices so low it makes more sense for users to import sugar. The industry also faces slowing demand because of GLP drugs. The world price for raw sugar is now 14 cents per pound, half of what it was a year ago.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 4:54AM CST Average retail prices for all eight major fertilizers were higher than last month for the second week in a row during the third week of February 2026. Only one nutrient, urea, was higher by a considerable amount, which DTN designates as anything 5% or more.
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DTN Market Matters Blog
Editorial Staff
Friday, February 20, 2026 11:48AM CST
DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains is higher versus one week ago.
Friday, February 20, 2026 11:48AM CST
Friday, February 13, 2026 11:21AM CST
Technically Speaking
Editorial Staff
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 12:33PM CST
While the corn market has reacted in a positive manner from the renewed concern about dryness in the southern half of Argentina, the sharp fall in the U.S. dollar, rise in crude oi... [Read Full Blog]
Tuesday, November 25, 2025 1:27PM CST
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Fundamentally Speaking
Joel Karlin
DTN Contributing Analyst
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 10:45AM CST
Percent change in U.S. corn area & percent change in harvested area vs. harvested/planted ratio
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 10:40AM CST
Monday, January 26, 2026 11:00AM CST
DTN Ag Policy Blog
Chris Clayton
DTN Ag Policy Editor
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 4:05PM CST
Farmers for Free Trade has been highlighting the importance of trade deals since the first Trump administration but has ramped up its focus in the past year on protecting the USMCA... [Read Full Blog]
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 4:05PM CST
Sunday, February 22, 2026 3:16PM CST
Minding Ag's Business
Katie Behlinger
Farm Business Editor
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 7:05AM CST
Commodities brokers advise farmers to develop disciplined grain marketing plans based on production costs, stick to price targets, seek professional guidance and utilize futures an... [Read Full Blog]
Tuesday, December 23, 2025 10:35AM CST
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DTN Ag Weather Forum
Bryce Anderson
DTN Ag Meteorologist and DTN Analyst
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 8:21AM CST
Drought is expected to cover most of the Plains during the upcoming spring season.
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 8:55AM CST
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 12:07PM CST
DTN Ethanol Blog
Editorial Staff
Thursday, February 5, 2026 1:47PM CST
Christopher Burdett pleaded guilty to generating $7 million in fraudulent renewable fuel credits by vastly overstating biodiesel production, as part of Renewable Fuel Standard sche... [Read Full Blog]
Friday, January 30, 2026 2:51PM CST
Monday, January 26, 2026 3:00PM CST
DTN Production Blog
Pam Smith
Crops Technology Editor
Friday, February 6, 2026 7:50AM CST
Lotion fresh from the dairy farm can help show your softer side this Valentine's Day.
Thursday, January 29, 2026 1:02PM CST
Thursday, January 29, 2026 1:02PM CST
Harrington's Sort & Cull
John Harrington
DTN Livestock Analyst
Monday, February 23, 2026 2:58PM CST
Although the fed cash cattle market performed exceptionally last week and traded $1 higher in the South and $7 higher in the North, cattle contracts closed lower on Monday as too m... [Read Full Blog]
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 8:52AM CST
Thursday, February 12, 2026 8:43AM CST
South America Calling
Editorial Staff
Friday, February 13, 2026 1:54PM CST
There are mixed signals for precipitation across Brazil through the end of February, which could influence safrinha (second-crop) corn planting.
Friday, February 6, 2026 11:01AM CST
Friday, January 30, 2026 1:43PM CST
An Urban’s Rural View
Urban Lehner
Editor Emeritus
Friday, February 20, 2026 10:05AM CST
Alta, Norway, latitude just shy of 70 North, population 20,000, is the kind of small town that attracts people to small-town life.
Friday, February 20, 2026 10:05AM CST
Monday, February 9, 2026 1:32PM CST
Machinery Chatter
Dan Miller
Progressive Farmer Senior Editor
Monday, January 19, 2026 1:10PM CST
A G4 geomagnetic storm may degrade satellite navigation for some hours and disrupt low-frequency radio navigation. But given this is January and not the middle of spring planting,... [Read Full Blog]
Monday, January 19, 2026 1:10PM CST
Friday, November 14, 2025 8:44AM CST
Canadian Markets
Cliff Jamieson
Canadian Grains Analyst
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 1:11PM CST
A mutually beneficial relationship involving trade in canola oil and renewable diesel or biodiesel should help minimize tariff risks in the upcoming USMCA negotiations.
Thursday, February 19, 2026 10:47AM CST
Thursday, February 12, 2026 8:41AM CST
Editor’s Notebook
Greg D. Horstmeier
DTN Editor-in-Chief
Monday, February 9, 2026 2:22PM CST
The intimidation tactics becoming all-too familiar in politics today have now reached a trusted institution in agriculture: The FFA. Enough's enough.
Monday, February 9, 2026 2:22PM CST
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 3:33PM CST
DTN Market Headlines
May corn is up 1 3/4 cents per bushel, May soybeans are up 5 cents, May KC wheat is down 3 cents, May Chicago wheat is down 2 cents, and MIAX May Minneapolis wheat is steady.
Cattle futures showed slight gains, having difficulty uncovering strong buying interest. Uncertainty clouded the market, leaving traders cautious. Hog futures posted a strong day, with nearby April leading the way with December and later contracts reaching new highs.