DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains is lower versus one week ago.

An average-price contract is a forward marketing contract that doesn't utilize options, with historical data showing that marketing new-crop corn in the spring rather than at harve... [Read Full Blog]

1995-2024 average change for soybean planted acres from the March intentions to the June report then the June acreage figures into the annual crop production report that is issued... [Read Full Blog]

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins spent Monday in Iowa touting investments in biofuels as a way to increase demand for farm products. Rollins acknowledged USDA is getting r... [Read Full Blog]

The Economic Research Service's third reading of net farm incomes is lower than 2023, but the decline is softer than initially forecast due to better-than-expected production expen... [Read Full Blog]

The DTN forecast shows below-normal temperatures for much of the Corn Belt in April, threatening to delay fieldwork and shorten planting windows. However, there are some signals th... [Read Full Blog]

The Trump administration announced on Monday it had granted $537 million for 543 biofuels blending projects across 29 states, ahead of a visit to Iowa by U.S. Secretary of Agricult... [Read Full Blog]

New center puts boots in the field for repeatable and economic solutions that make sense for farmers.

During the last two weeks, packers have been able to buy around 141,000 head of cattle and commit them to the nearby delivery, which could mean that cash prices may trade steady to... [Read Full Blog]

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.

At its latest meeting the Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged, but Fed policymakers pushed up their inflation projections and expressed confidence in the eco... [Read Full Blog]

Around the industry: John Deere earned nine AE50 awards; Yanmar opens electrification unit; and AGCO named its 2024 Technician of the Year.

The soybean-corn price ratio is sending a clear signal to expect a switch from soybean acres to corn, but what about after the Prospective Plantings report? And is there a chance f... [Read Full Blog]

March 18 is National Ag Day in the United States. DTN hopes you'll join us in recognizing and celebrating the many benefits that agriculture brings to our nation, to our overall ec... [Read Full Blog]