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Tuesday, April 7, 2026 3:38PM CDT Monday marked the closing of the comment period for IRS's update of the 45Z rule, which includes changes from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) to eliminate issues around indirect land use change and foreign feedstocks outside of North America, among other changes. Biofuel groups highlighted that they still need USDA to complete its work on a feedstock carbon calculator.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 10:26AM CDT USDA will release its April Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports on Thursday. It is typically a quiet event and the last WASDE to focus solely on the 2025-26 marketing year.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 9:28AM CDT John Deere agreed to a $99 million settlement resolving right-to-repair lawsuits filed by farmers, which alleged the company monopolized agricultural equipment repair markets through restricted diagnostic tool access.
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DTN Market Matters Blog
Editorial Staff
While High Gasoline Prices Hurt Consumers, Don't Overlook Fuel Surcharges
Monday, April 6, 2026 10:06AM CDT
Almost every company who relies on any form of transportation to do business has been charging higher fuel charges due to high diesel prices.
While High Gasoline Prices Hurt Consumers, Don't Overlook Fuel Surcharges
Monday, April 6, 2026 10:06AM CDT
While High Gasoline Prices Hurt Consumers, Don't Overlook Fuel Surcharges
Monday, April 6, 2026 10:06AM CDT
Technically Speaking
Editorial Staff
Is That a Bear Flag Pattern on May Soybeans?
Monday, March 23, 2026 12:53PM CDT
The May soybean futures chart appears to be forming a bear flag pattern that typically indicates a downward resolution. However, chart patterns are certainly not always highly reli... [Read Full Blog]
Is That a Bear Flag Pattern on May Soybeans?
Monday, March 23, 2026 12:53PM CDT
Spot Corn Futures and the Challenge That It Faces
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 12:33PM CDT
Fundamentally Speaking
Joel Karlin
DTN Contributing Analyst
Largest Fund Long in Corn in Over a Year
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 9:13AM CDT
Net fund position in corn with both futures and options vs. the price of spot corn in dollars per bushel.
Current Soybean Export Projections Still Look Too High
Thursday, March 12, 2026 11:28AM CDT
Current Soybean Export Projections Still Look Too High
Thursday, March 12, 2026 11:28AM CDT
DTN Ag Policy Blog
Chris Clayton
DTN Ag Policy Editor
Specialty Crop Producers Should Report Acreage for Aid; USDA Launches AgTech Network
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 4:35PM CDT
The Farm Service Agency (FSA) has opened an acreage reporting period for specialty crop producers for their share of $1 billion set aside for aid tied to 2025 crops. USDA also had... [Read Full Blog]
Specialty Crop Producers Should Report Acreage for Aid; USDA Launches AgTech Network
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 4:35PM CDT
USDA Budget Proposal Signals Shift Away from Food Aid, Rural Development
Saturday, April 4, 2026 10:09AM CDT
Minding Ag's Business
Katie Behlinger
Farm Business Editor
Grain Marketing Resolutions to Make It Through 'Weird' Years
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 7:05AM CDT
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]
My Sentimental and Economic Case for Prime Rib
Tuesday, December 23, 2025 10:35AM CDT
Frustrating Markets Stress Importance of a Marketing Plan
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 12:48PM CDT
DTN Ag Weather Forum
Bryce Anderson
DTN Ag Meteorologist and DTN Analyst
Early Spring Central US Drought Coverage Exceeds Top DTN Weather Analog Years
Monday, April 6, 2026 11:37AM CDT
The extent of drought to begin the growing season is higher than 2023, 2015 and 2009 in the central U.S.
All or Nothing in Central US March Precipitation
Wednesday, April 1, 2026 4:54AM CDT
Daily Active Weather Includes Severe Storms, Ice, Snow Rest of This Week
Tuesday, March 31, 2026 10:39AM CDT
DTN Ethanol Blog
Editorial Staff
28 Farm Groups Urge Trump Officials to Act on 45Z Clean Fuels Tax Credit, Citing Distressed Ag Economy
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 11:29AM CDT
Twenty-eight agricultural groups urged Trump administration officials to clarify the 45Z Clean Fuels Production tax credit rules to support struggling farmers and biofuel markets.
Biodiesel Groups Urge Trump to Finalize RFS Volumes Citing Iran Oil Disruption, Diesel Supply Threat
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 10:06AM CDT
Florida Biodiesel Company Owner Pleads Guilty to $7 Million RINs Fraud Scheme
Thursday, February 5, 2026 1:47PM CDT
DTN Production Blog
Pam Smith
Crops Technology Editor
Wisconsin Artist Promotes Farming in Colorful Detail
Sunday, April 5, 2026 6:05PM CDT
A new collection of realistic coloring books deliver fresh-from-the-farm details.
Wisconsin Artist Promotes Farming in Colorful Detail
Sunday, April 5, 2026 6:05PM CDT
Wisconsin Artist Promotes Farming in Colorful Detail
Sunday, April 5, 2026 6:05PM CDT
Harrington's Sort & Cull
John Harrington
DTN Livestock Analyst
MAHA Groups Push USDA to Overhaul School Lunches, But Costs Loom Large
Monday, April 6, 2026 4:46PM CDT
Groups aligned with the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) push are calling on USDA to improve the sourcing of meat at schools and implement the new dietary guidelines as well. Thes... [Read Full Blog]
Cattle Complex Regains Its Bullish Sentiment
Monday, March 30, 2026 2:20PM CDT
Cattle Complex Hit the Ground Running on Monday
Monday, March 23, 2026 5:55PM CDT
South America Calling
Editorial Staff
Last Month of Brazil's Wet Season Looking Drier
Friday, March 27, 2026 10:34AM CDT
Yet another month of below-normal precipitation puts into question how much corn Brazil can produce with its safrinha crop.
Safrinha Corn Slightly Behind Schedule in Brazil, Sparking Concerns for Rest of Wet Season
Friday, February 27, 2026 11:03AM CDT
Safrinha Corn Update Across Brazil
Friday, February 13, 2026 1:54PM CDT
An Urban’s Rural View
Urban Lehner
Editor Emeritus
Yes, We Have a Lot of Oil. Opening the Hormuz Strait Still Matters
Monday, April 6, 2026 11:32AM CDT
With Iran in firm control of the Strait of Hormuz, oil prices are likely to remain elevated. There's even talk of $200-a-barrel oil.
Another Interest Rate Cut? Still Possible, But Far From Guaranteed
Wednesday, April 1, 2026 2:10PM CDT
Why Sweeping Mines in the Strait of Hormuz Won't Be Easy
Monday, March 16, 2026 9:27AM CDT
Machinery Chatter
Dan Miller
Progressive Farmer Senior Editor
Severe G4 Geomagnetic Storm Watch Issued, Auroras May be Seen as Far South as Alabama
Monday, January 19, 2026 1:10PM CDT
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]
Tractor and Combine Sales Fall Sharply in October
Friday, November 14, 2025 8:44AM CDT
Kubota Struggles With Tariffs While Adjusting Pricing, Financing
Thursday, October 9, 2025 6:32AM CDT
Canadian Markets
Cliff Jamieson
Canadian Grains Analyst
Could 2026 Be the Year Spring Wheat Finally Delivers?
Wednesday, April 1, 2026 10:52AM CDT
Nothing cures low prices like low prices and it appears producers have had enough of the poor returns from spring wheat. But will that create opportunity?
Could 2026 Be the Year Spring Wheat Finally Delivers?
Wednesday, April 1, 2026 10:52AM CDT
Soybean/Corn Price Ratio Supports Shift to Soybeans
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 11:12AM CDT
Editor’s Notebook
Greg D. Horstmeier
DTN Editor-in-Chief
Ag Day Celebrates Our Industry
Friday, March 20, 2026 6:04AM CDT
March 24 is National Ag Day. Join DTN and Progressive Farmer in celebrating what farm and ranch families bring to our nation and the world.
A Bright Spot for the Wheat Market
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 4:59AM CDT
FFA Probe Triggers a Popeye Moment
Monday, February 9, 2026 2:22PM CDT
DTN Market Headlines
EARLY MORNING GLOBEX NET CHANGES: May corn is down 3 3/4 cents per bushel, May soybeans are up 1 1/4 cents, May KC wheat is down 16 3/4 cents, May Chicago wheat is down 18 1/4 cents, and MIAX May Minneapolis wheat is down 0.1400 cents.
The cattle market ran out of steam on Tuesday, with profit-taking likely the culprit in an overbought market. After all, it has had an impressive run higher. Hog futures were mixed, with traders weighing potential market strength against weak fundamentals.
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