Beet Stock Snapshot
According to Acres & Shares, American Crystal Sugar Company beet stock trended higher to $3,200 per share last week. A total of 279 shares traded hands through seven transactions at that price.
Markets Articles
Potato Shipping Season Moving Along OK
Due to the wet and cold harvest conditions, Buxton, North Dakota-based NoKota Packers ended up with 43 percent of their typical potato crop this year. President and CEO Carissa Olsen says they are on schedule to wrap up shipping in…
DOW Closes Above 29,000 Following Signing Ceremony
Following Wednesday’s signing of a phase one trade agreement between the U.S. and China, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 29,000 for the first time. The S&P 500 also closed at a record high, while the U.S. dollar weakened.…
Phase One is Done
The U.S. and China have signed phase one of a trade agreement. President Donald Trump was joined by Chinese Vice Premier Liu He at the White House ceremony. "Today, we take a momentous step, one that has never been taken…
Rural Perspectives
In the Rural Perspectives podcast from AgCountry Farm Credit Services, market education specialist Katie Tangen reviews the USDA crop report.
USDA to Resurvey MN, ND and SD Farmers
According to a special note from the USDA, the National Agricultural Statistics Service will be recontacting producers who indicated they weren’t done with harvest in the last survey. When that survey took place in 2019, there was significant unharvested acres…
What’s Hot, What’s Not in the Markets
For perspective on the latest market news, listen to this week's edition of What's Hot, What's Not in the Market. Advance Trading Risk Management Advisor Tommy Grisafi discusses the USDA supply/demand report, the China trade deal and more.
Impeachment Process May Delay USMCA Ratification
House Democrats will meet Tuesday to determine when it will send the articles of impeachment to the Senate. Once that happens, the Senate will begin the trial right away, pushing all other business to the sidelines. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell…
Trade Deal to be Signed Wednesday
The Chinese trade delegation arrives in Washington, D.C. today and is expected to sign off on the phase one trade agreement on Wednesday. The text of the agreement will also be released on Wednesday. With this deal, China will purchase…
Corn and Soybean Yields Decline in SD
It was a disappointing harvest for South Dakota corn and soybean farmers. Corn production was down 27 percent from 2018 and soybean production declined a whopping 42 percent. South Dakota corn yields averaged 145 bushels per acre, down 15 from…
