CME Group is now seeking to expand its electronic trading to 21 hours
per day, from 5 p.m. to 2 p.m., according to documents provided to DTN.
See DTN Ag News. BCME Submits New Trading Plan...
The fast planting pace means there will be corn harvested earlier
than normal, setting the stage for basis levels to collapse.
See DTN Ag News. BSanow's Market Sense...
A combination of favorable planting conditions and recent rain has
topsoil well supplied with moisture for early corn growth in western Iowa.
See DTN Ag News. 4^Early Iowa Corn Shows Promise...
Drive-by scouting doesn't cut it
especially this year. Insect
alerts are coming in fast and furious, but there's no substitute for walking
your own fields.
See DTN Ag News. 1^Go on Pest Patrol...
Farms over 2,000 acres were never the highest cost operators in the
AgriSolutions database of equipment expense. However, some small farmers were
unlikely to compete when their machinery costs escalated to $300 per acre and
up.
See . FDTN Ag Business Benchmark...
