Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue formally announced in a news release Friday that farmers can begin signing up for the Dairy Market Coverage (DMC) Program at their county Farm Service Agency offices on Monday, June 17.
USDA issued a statement from Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on disaster aid late Monday, along with some questions-and-answers where the department sought to spell out some clarity.
Grain producers who may be short of bushels this fall and need to get
out of cash forward contracts are basically at the mercy of the local elevator
that holds those contracts. Cancellation policies vary from place to place and
can be changed at any time.
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Retail fertilizer values made muted moves this week, continuing a
trend of relatively flat prices for non-nitrogen fertilizers.
See DTN Ag News. BDTN Retail Fertilizer Trends...
Senators raised concerns about lost market access in China and Japan,
while they are also anxious to provide more certainty in the markets with
action on the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement. U.S. Trade Representative Robert
Lighthizer said he continues trying to ease concerns of House Democrats on the
trade deal.
See DTN Ag News. BSens Press for Trade Action...
Increased demand and historic prevented planting acres put strain on
cover crop seed supplies.
See DTN Ag News. :^Cover Crop Seed Crunch...
Corn planting was 92% complete and the portion of the crop that had
emerged was rated 59% in good-to-excellent condition as of Sunday, June 16,
according to this week's USDA NASS Crop Progress report. Soybean planting was
77% complete.
See . FUSDA Weekly Crop Progress...
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