Wednesday, December 31, 2025 12:14PM CST
The Chinese government on Wednesday announced tighter limits on beef imports for three years. U.S. beef exports to China have fallen dramatically this year because of the trade war, but the moves could limit U.S. efforts to lift those export volumes back up to normal levels.
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 8:47AM CST
Nearly 100 farmers showed up with their machines for the annual Christmas light tractor parade, so of course it wasn't hard to find an interesting story from the group. But, what do you do when they all have interesting stories?
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 4:58AM CST
Retail fertilizer prices are now mostly lower for the fourth week of December 2025. Seven of the eight major fertilizers were lower in price compared to last month, while one fertilizer moved slightly higher. Just one fertilizer had a significant price move, which DTN designates as anything 5% or more.
March corn, having fallen 20 cents recently, is facing a crossroads of sorts, hovering just above the 100-day moving average and moving sideways in a consolidation phase. How will...
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2025 soybean yields for the top 18 producing states and the U.S. vs. the percent that this year's yield deviates from the 25-year trend and the percent change vs. the 2024 final yi...
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In an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published in the Federal Register on Monday, USDA asks stakeholders to comment on possible changes to the Agricultural Foreign Investmen...
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DTN's Senior Farm Business Editor Katie Dehlinger enjoys preparing prime rib for Christmas and she makes arguments for the emotional attachment and practical benefits of doing so.
With this week being another holiday-shortened week for New Year's Day, it's likely that the cattle complex will trade in a lackadaisical holiday manner again this week.
The Panama Canal affords the world enormous economic benefits, yet most of us take it for granted. Understanding how it works and what it took to build it is a useful tonic.
May the holidays bring the focus back on what truly is important in life. With that perspective helping to offset the daily stresses one must navigate.
EARLY MORNING GLOBEX NET CHANGES: March corn is down 1 1/4 cents per bushel, March soybeans are down 4 cents, March KC wheat is down 4 1/2 cents, March Chicago wheat is down 2 1/4 cents, and MIAX March Minneapolis wheat is down 0.0200 cents.
The livestock complex found further support Tuesday despite no cash cattle trade taking place and limited cash trading of hogs. Both boxed beef and pork cutouts were lower.