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DTN Headline News USDA Announces 2nd MFP Checks Tuesday, December 18, 2018 1:35PM CST USDA announced Monday afternoon that "at the direction of President Donald J. Trump," the second "and final round" of trade aid payments under the Market Facilitation Program will be issued. Pandora's Pill Bottle - 1 Tuesday, December 18, 2018 1:31PM CST Between 1999 and 2016, 351,602 people in the United States died of opioid overdoses. Rural America is a key battlefront where the crisis is growing. Farm Bill May Spur Hemp Gold Rush Tuesday, December 18, 2018 1:26PM CST Legal hemp may be all the rage in the new farm bill, but farmers in some states that have created cultivation and production plans are way ahead of farmers in other states right now that will have to wait for state officials to greenlight rules for farming the new legal commodity crop. >> More DTN News

DTN Blogs & Forums DTN Market Matters Blog Editorial Staff FMCSA Says No to 10 Groups Asking for Electronic Logging Device Mandate Exemptions Monday, December 17, 2018 11:28AM CST Nearly one year after the electronic logging device mandate took effect, 10 different trucking groups' requests for exemptions to the mandate were rejected by the Federal Motor Car... [Read Full Blog] DDG Prices Move Higher Friday, December 14, 2018 1:00PM CST So Long, Farewell, Upper Mississippi River 2018 Shipping Season Monday, December 10, 2018 9:15AM CST Technically Speaking Editorial Staff Weekly Analysis: Livestock Monday, December 17, 2018 8:15AM CST DTN's technical analysis of live cattle, feeder cattle and lean hogs. Row Crops Sitting on High Range, Wheat Attempting to Build Base Monday, December 10, 2018 9:17AM CST Crude Oil, Gasoline Downtrends Remain Impressive Monday, November 26, 2018 10:39AM CST Fundamentally Speaking Joel Karlin DTN Contributing Analyst Changes in Corn Output, Feed Usage & Stocks Monday, December 17, 2018 12:54PM CST Change from the December to January WASDE reports for corn ending stocks, feed usage and production. Soybean Farmer Marketing Thursday, December 13, 2018 10:33AM CST Plateauing Domestic Grain Demand Friday, December 7, 2018 7:08AM CST DTN Ag Policy Blog Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor Sen. Grassley Explains Why Farmers Need a Safety Net Tuesday, December 18, 2018 3:40PM CST On a weekly call with Sen. Charles Grassley, a reporter from Politico starting asking the senator about trade-aid payments to farmers. In her follow-up question, she highlighted th... [Read Full Blog] Trump Hints at Farm Bill Signing, Infrastructure Bill Monday, December 17, 2018 6:09AM CST USDA Among Departments Facing Shutdown Risk Thursday, December 13, 2018 3:25PM CST Minding Ag's Business Katie Behlinger Farm Business Editor Iowa Land Values Dip, But are Still 63 Percent Higher than 10 Years Ago Tuesday, December 18, 2018 4:55PM CST Iowa State University's Land Value Survey shows average farmland prices declined 0.8% to $7,264 per acre from 2017 to 2018. While it's the fourth decline in five years, farmland va... [Read Full Blog] Focus on Financial Management Monday, December 10, 2018 2:16PM CST ARC/PLC Payments Continue to Decline Thursday, October 18, 2018 3:08PM CST DTN Ag Weather Forum Bryce Anderson DTN Ag Meteorologist and DTN Analyst Surprising Melting in Arctic Region Friday, December 14, 2018 2:15PM CST Both the North and South Poles are warming at rapid rates, and problems are showing up. Details on Heavy Virginia-North Carolina Snow Thursday, December 13, 2018 3:07PM CST Mostly Favorable Dry Week in South America Tuesday, December 11, 2018 3:23PM CST DTN Ethanol Blog Editorial Staff Irwin: Evidence Still Lacking for Lost Ethanol Demand from Waivers Friday, December 14, 2018 12:25PM CST A new analysis by a University of Illinois economist raises questions about the effect on ethanol markets of small refinery waivers to the Renewable Fuel Standard. Hypothetical Ethanol Plant Loss Deepens Thursday, December 6, 2018 12:55PM CST Ontario to Expand to E15 by 2025 Monday, December 3, 2018 11:31AM CST DTN Production Blog Pam Smith Crops Technology Editor Stop and Give Me Thirty Friday, November 16, 2018 4:00PM CST The View From the Cab series opens doors to everyday life during a farming season -- the good, the bad and sometimes the messy. Spooky Thoughts on Dicamba Thursday, November 1, 2018 6:46PM CST Poetry on the Prairie Monday, October 8, 2018 7:04PM CST Harrington's Sort & Cull John Harrington DTN Livestock Analyst George's Ag Vision Thing Friday, December 7, 2018 4:51PM CST The presidential archives may not feature too many pictures of George H.W. Bush picking corn or slopping hogs, but library shelves will groan for years to come thanks to the weight... [Read Full Blog] USDA Final Rule Ends GIPSA Thursday, November 29, 2018 5:04PM CST Everybody's Marketing to Meat Eaters. Is That a Problem? Monday, November 26, 2018 9:38AM CST South America Calling Editorial Staff Brazil Rain to be Closely Watched Friday, December 14, 2018 1:50PM CST Crop areas of south-central Brazil have some stress due to more than a week with no rain. New Brazil Biodiesel Mandate Will Consume More Soybeans Domestically Tuesday, November 27, 2018 2:39PM CST Brazilian Farmers Expect Early Soybean Harvesting Tuesday, November 20, 2018 7:12AM CST An Urban’s Rural View Urban Lehner Editor Emeritus There's More to Ag Trade with China than Soybeans -- Or Could Be Thursday, December 13, 2018 1:57PM CST There's still plenty of room for American meat exporters to make inroads in the Chinese market. An Idea Whose Time Has Come Monday, December 3, 2018 11:32AM CST The U.S. and China Near the Brink Monday, November 19, 2018 5:21PM CST Machinery Chatter Dan Miller Progressive Farmer Senior Editor Disk Keeps Breaking Tuesday, November 20, 2018 11:58AM CST An outside disk on the front left gang of a reader's 820 Massey disk keeps breaking out in the center. What could be causing this problem? Take Control of Grain Quality in Corn Harvest Thursday, October 18, 2018 10:53AM CST Indiana State Police Offer Harvest Season Driving Tips Friday, October 5, 2018 10:16AM CST Canadian Markets Cliff Jamieson Canadian Grains Analyst Statistics Canada reports on October Rail Shipping Tuesday, December 18, 2018 4:40PM CST Rail shipping in Canada for the month of October reached record levels, while plans exist to continue to continue expanding crude oil by rail movement. Responses from DTN's 360 Pol... [Read Full Blog] Projected Exports Based on Week 19 Pace of Movement Monday, December 17, 2018 3:44PM CST Canola's Stocks-to-Use Versus Vancouver Cash Trade Friday, December 14, 2018 3:43PM CST Editor’s Notebook Greg D. Horstmeier DTN Editor-in-Chief Opioid Crisis in Rural America -- What's in Your Medicine Cabinet? Tuesday, December 18, 2018 4:49PM CST This week DTN has launched a special series called Pandora's Pill Bottle to take a closer look at opioid abuse and its impact in rural America. Analyst Additions Monday, November 26, 2018 9:13PM CST Insightful Summit Friday, November 2, 2018 5:31PM CST

DTN Market Headlines March corn was up 1/4 cent, January soybeans were up 2 1/4 cents, and March KC wheat was down 3 1/4 cents. Look for cattle futures to open on a mixed basis thanks to a combination of residual selling and short-covering. Lean hog contracts should also with uneven price action as traders position further ahead of the Dec. 1 Hogs & Pigs report scheduled for Thursday. >> More DTN Markets at dtnpf.com