Wednesday, November 4, 2026 8:37AM CST Lenders reported continued pressure on farm profitability in 2026, with 75% of respondents saying profitability had declined among their borrowers, according to the annual survey by the American Bankers Association and Farmer Mac.
Wednesday, November 4, 2026 4:50AM CST Seven of eight retail fertilizer prices tracked by DTN were higher in the final week of October, although none of the nutrients saw significant price jumps.
Monday, November 2, 2026 3:39PM CST Corn was 74% harvested and soybeans were 88% harvested as of Sunday, Nov. 1, according to USDA NASS' weekly Crop Progress Report. Winter wheat was 83% planted and the crop was rated 44% good to excellent.
Predicted percent deviation from trend based on the regression between 25 years' worth of week 39 ratings and percent deviation figures from the 25-year trend vs. the USDA Sep yiel...
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Farmers are expected to receive $13.4 billion in ARC/PLC payments this month, but they also face fuel and oil expenses that are projected to be at least 29% higher than a year ago....
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Tropical moisture moving into a stalled front, followed closely by a system moving through, will add up to some heavy rainfall totals for parts of the Central U.S.
Council Bluffs, Iowa-based Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy acquired a 70-million-gallon Ord, Nebraska, ethanol plant and is expanding its production capacity to 230 million gallons...
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Traders believed there was a chance that last week's fed cash cattle market could trade steady, if not a tick higher, and that's all the support they needed to boldly push the cont...
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The wet season is starting on time, but mostly due to fronts pressing into central Brazil. El Nino is likely to cause more sparse precipitation this season.
In this equipment roundup, DTN/Progressive Farmer looks at high diesel costs hitting returns; March equipment sales down; reports that Cat buys Monarch technology; Fieldwork Roboti...
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The U.S. has accomplished a lot in 250 years. Perhaps the best way to appreciate those accomplishments is by learning more about what they really are and how they truly came to be.
December corn is up 3 cents per bushel, January soybeans are up 3 1/2 cents, December KC wheat is up 6 3/4 cents, December Chicago wheat is up 5 3/4 cents, and MIAX December Minneapolis wheat is up 0.0475 cents.
Negotiations resumed Wednesday after a temporary break for elections for the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports. Strike threats pose a real threat for beef exports as a large portion are handled through those two facilities. An announcement overnight showed that their contract had another temporary extension through 11:59 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6.