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Improved Conditions, Explosion Perpetrators At SMAN 72 Jakarta Will Be Examined By Investigators
The Head of Public Relations of the Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Budi Hermanto revealed that the condition of the perpetrators of the Child in the Legal Conflict (ABH) in the case of the explosion of SMAN 72 Jakarta, was moved from the ICU room to the hospital inpatient room at the Police Hospital. The condition of the perpetrator is said to be starting to improve and will soon undergo an examination. Budi said the transfer was carried out after the perpetrator's medical condition improved.
Europe Autos: Monetary Easing To Support Autos Market, Hybrids To Excel In 2025 Amid EV Market Challenges
Key View In 2025, we hold the view that a broadly more supportive macroeconomic backdrop in Europe, driven by stronger economic growth and lower borrowing costs, will provide tailwinds for the region’s vehicle sales to continue expanding, albeit at a lower growth rate than in 2024.
S&P Global Ratings’ Credit Research
Abstract: Overview Key strengths Key risks Major crop protection producer based in Australia, with international operations across Asia, North America, and Europe. Exposure to volatile agriculture markets, shifts in global soft commodity prices, and risks associated with economic downturns. Favorable long-term trend in agricultural chemicals due to direct support of essential services, global population growth, and need for improved crop yields.
DTN Grain Close: Soybeans, Corn Correct From Recent Gains; Wheat Bounces From Oversold Condition
©Debra L Ferguson Stock Images Ahead of Wednesday’s data-rich January USDA and WASDE reports, we find the soybean and meal markets setting back sharply from overbought conditions. Corn and soybean oil also participated in the pullback. All three wheat markets recovered some from dynamic losses since the end of November, with all but Minneapolis finishing higher. GENERAL COMMENTS: March corn closed down 7 cents per bushel and May corn was down 6 1/2 cents.
DTN Cotton Close: Recedes on Outside Markets
Cotton modules lined up in a gin yard. ©Debra L Ferguson Cotton’s early Monday morning higher trade gave way amid falling grains, energies and the Dow Jones. In fact, at one time Monday, the Dow Jones was threatening to trade nearly 600 points lower. The outside influences of impending higher interest rates, swelling higher inflation and growing concerns over Ukraine set the stage for a nervous Monday for most markets.
DTN Livestock Close: Monday Blues Drive Markets Lower
©Debra L Ferguson Stock Photography It was a gloomy and lethargic day for the livestock complex as the markets closed lower and the cash market didn’t see much interest. GENERAL COMMENTS: It was a gloomy day throughout the livestock complex as the futures market had a cold demeanor about it and the livestock contracts couldn’t help but trade lower.
DTN Livestock Midday: Heavy Pressure in Morning Trade
©Debra L Ferguson Stock Photography The livestock complex had a tough start to Monday’s trade as pressure abounds in the futures contracts. GENERAL COMMENTS: It’s a tough marketplace to start out the week for the livestock contracts as live cattle, feeder cattle and hog futures feel immense pressure. As Monday kickstarts trade for a new week, one of the biggest factors we need to be watching is processing speeds. March corn is down 7 1/2 cents per bushel and March soybean meal is down $9.20.
DTN Cotton Open: Trades Slightly Higher
©Debra L Ferguson Stock Photography The cotton market traded triple-digits higher overnight, only to retreat to slightly higher levels Monday morning. Traders see a strong U.S. dollar as a meaningful negative, and there is a supply-demand update this Wednesday as well. The CFTC released its Commitments of Traders data Friday and the news was supportive to the markets. The report indicated the managed-money funds were net buyers of some 5,400 contracts of cotton.
Weather: Climate Change Note in CoBank Outlook - DTN
It’s the time of year for predictions and speculations about how 2022 will unfold. Premier agricultural lender CoBank is part of that scene. CoBank’s 2022 outlook “The Year Ahead: Forces That Will Shape the U.S. Rural Economy” was recently posted on the bank’s website. The report features the usual items one expects from a big lender: global and U.S. economy issues; government concern; grain, livestock and dairy issues; and price outlooks.
Chinese National Pleads Guilty in Plot to Steal Trade Secrets From Monsanto - DTN
Flags of China and the United States of America. Photo: sldesign1 A Chinese national and former employee of Monsanto Co. and The Climate Corp. pleaded guilty Thursday to committing economic espionage, according to the Department of Justice, after he was caught stealing trade secrets from Monsanto to benefit the People’s Republic of China. Xiang Haitao, 44, a former researcher for both companies, entered a guilty plea this week in federal court.
Ag Commodity Prices to Remain Strong in 2022 - DTN
©Debra L Ferguson Stock Images Corn, soybean, wheat and cotton prices are expected to remain high in 2022 thanks to good demand, moderate supplies and weather-related production fears. Despite skyrocketing input costs — namely fertilizer — good profit potential exists for commodities during the current marketing year and into the next, according to Will Maples, Mississippi State University (MSU) ag economist, and DTN Lead Analyst Todd Hultman.
Non-Irrigated Corn: New Supplemental Insurance Offered for Split Nitrogen Applications - DTN
Photo: Getty Images Farmers who apply nitrogen with split applications for non-irrigated corn across parts of the Corn Belt will be eligible to buy a supplemental coverage for their crop insurance under a new USDA program. The policy will pay farmers for projected yield losses when they cannot get into the field for that second nitrogen application during growing stages.
DTN Livestock Close: Contracts Cautiously Mixed Ahead of Weekend
Heading into Monday’s trade, the market will want to know how processing speeds are going to run ahead of anything else. GENERAL COMMENTS: It was a quiet day for the livestock complex as Friday’s trade was mostly uneventful and led the contracts into a mixed close ahead of the weekend. Hog prices closed lower on the National Direct Afternoon Hog Report, down $1.65 with a weighted average of $66.95 on 5,174 head. March corn is up 3 cents per bushel and March soybean meal is up $14.00.
Ag Lawsuits - Washington Rancher’s Sentencing Moved to June 13 - DTN
Former Washington state rancher Cody Allen Easterday is scheduled to be sentenced on June 13, after a federal judge on Thursday granted a third continuance in a complex case that includes a guilty plea on wire fraud charges in a so-called ghost-cattle scheme and an ongoing massive bankruptcy case.
DTN Cotton Close: Market Manages to Hold Higher
Photo: Clemson University Public Service and Agriculture The cotton market finished Friday’s session slightly higher, despite its wobbly action on Wednesday and Thursday. Thursday, USDA issued less than robust export-sales data, which somewhat curbed bullish enthusiasm. However, bullish encouragement from a strong Dow Jones and rising Chicago grains helped cotton to ease over the positive finish line. To that end, the spot March contract was up roughly 2% for the week.
DTN Grain Close: Soy Meal Explodes to New High, Pulling Up Beans and Corn
©Debra L Ferguson Stock Images In an otherwise quiet morning of trade, soybean meal exploded to a new contract high about midmorning. Soybeans were quick to follow, reaching the highest level since June. Corn, under pressure early, followed those markets higher. Wheat appears to have stabilized, following the extreme weakness seen lately. GENERAL COMMENTS: March corn closed up 3 cents per bushel and December corn was up 3 1/2 cents.
DTN Livestock Midday: Contracts Head Lower
Photo: Kay Ledbetter, Texas AgriLife Extension Heading into Friday afternoon, the livestock complex is trudging through an uneventful day as the market can’t seem to muster support from any angle. GENERAL COMMENTS: It’s a slow, quiet day for the livestock complex as the contracts trade mostly lower and the market lacks technical interest from traders or lively support from the fundamental side.
Improved Conditions in 4th-Quarter Ag Survey; Input Costs a Concern for 2022 - Dallas Fed
Farmhouse at sunset. Photo: Laura McKenzie, Texas AgriLife Extension Earlier this week, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas released its Agricultural Survey for the fourth quarter of 2021. The Survey pointed out that, “Bankers responding to the fourth-quarter survey reported improved conditions across most regions of the Eleventh District. Survey respondents noted record yields and prices for corn and cotton crops.
Louisiana Pecan Prices: Lower with Very Light Deliveries
Photo: Mary Hightower, University of Arkansas Nice mild days with temps running in the high 50s to mid-70s. Rain is expected for the weekend. Mild evenings in the low to mid-50s and getting colder for next Monday and Tuesday. It will be about 5-10 degrees colder in Northern areas of the state. Prices are lower after the New Year and offerings are very light now.
Arkansas: Rice Research & Extension Center Director Honored with Professional Achievement Award
Tim Burcham being awarded the Professional Achievement Award from Clemson University. Photo: University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s Northeast Rice Research & Extension Center director was recently recognized by Clemson University for his achievements and contributions to agriculture.
Soybeans: $1.2Mln Grant Awarded to Fight SCN
Female soybean cyst nematodes attached to a root on right, compared to root nodules on left. Photo: University of Arkansas University of Georgia plant pathology researcher Melissa Mitchum will co-direct a $1.2 million award from the joint National Science Foundation and U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NSF-NIFA) Plant-Biotic Interactions Program to help combat a devastating soybean pathogen with colleagues at the University of Missouri (MU).
Ag Trade: Oakland Port Offers Export Solutions - DTN
Port of Oakland Agricultural exporters moving goods out of the Port of Oakland, California, could get more ability to move their products onto an outgoing ship. The Port of Oakland has announced plans to improve the flow of ag exports following an emergency meeting last month with state and federal officials about port congestion. The Oakland port will open and operate a 25-acre, off-terminal yard equipped to move containers and store them for rapid pickup.
DTN Grain Close: Soy Oil Nudges Soybeans Higher
©Debra L Ferguson Stock Photography March soybean oil closed up 1.11 cents Wednesday, helping March soybeans gain a nickel, while March contracts of corn and all three U.S. wheats finished lower. Ethanol inventory jumped higher last week, a sign of slower demand. GENERAL COMMENTS: March corn closed down 7 1/4 cents and July corn was down 6 1/4 cents. March soybeans closed up 5 cents and July soybeans were up 5 1/4 cents.
Arkansas Rice Annual Meeting, Jonesboro, Feb. 8
Young rice field at pre-flood. ©Debra L Ferguson The Arkansas Rice Farmers and Arkansas Rice Council will hold their annual meeting on Monday, February 8, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. in Jonesboro at the Red Wolf Convention Center. USA Rice CEO, Betsy Ward will deliver an industry update followed by Governor Asa Hutchinson as the keynote speaker.
Fuel Report: Prices Little Changed
The U.S. average diesel fuel price decreased less than 1 cent to $3.61 per gallon on January 3, 97 cents higher than a year ago. The Rocky Mountain price decreased nearly 2 cents to $3.69 per gallon, and the Midwest, Gulf Coast, and West Coast prices each decreased less than 1 cent, remaining virtually unchanged at $3.48 per gallon, $3.33 per gallon, and $4.37 per gallon, respectively. The East Coast price increased less than 1 cent, remaining virtually unchanged at $3.60 per gallon.
DTN Livestock Close: Hogs Keep Rallying Despite Cattle Selloff
Photo: Soybean Checkoff Heading into Thursday’s trade, hogs are hopeful to find a strong export report which should help the market’s ability to rally into the later part of the week. GENERAL COMMENTS: The cattle complex continued to struggle throughout Wednesday’s trade, but the lean hog market couldn’t have cared less that grains rallied Tuesday. Heading into Thursday’s trade, the market will be anxious to see how the first export report of the year treats the complex.
DTN Cotton Close: Market Takes a Breather
Cotton modules lined up in a gin yard. ©Debra L Ferguson After closing higher in eight of the last 10 sessions, the cotton market spent Wednesday’s session consolidating. Although traders continue to favor the bullish side of the trend, they are in need of additional fundamental news before pursuing even higher prices. The next news event will be Thursday’s weekly export-sales report. Last week, the report showed net sales of 192,200 running bales, with China being the top buyer.
Meat Packers Under Scrutiny - DTN
President Joe Biden will start 2022 highlighting what the White House sees as unfair market practices by the largest meatpackers and detailing plans to diversify the meatpacking industry while increasing enforcement over anti-trust practices.
DTN Livestock Midday: Cattle Still Sour About Grain Market’s Rally
©Debra L Ferguson Stock Photography Some cash cattle trade has been reported in the South at steady prices, but Northern cattle are trading steady to $1.00 lower than last week. GENERAL COMMENTS: Cattle contracts are still licking their wounds from Tuesday’s aggressive jump in the grain markets. The cash cattle market has begun to trade and packers have purchased cattle steady to $1.00 lower than last week’s average.
DTN Grain Midday: Corn, Wheat Futures Lower, Soybeans Move Higher
Photo: Iowa State University Corn futures are 5 to 6 cents lower at midday Wednesday; soybean futures are 1 to 2 cents higher; wheat futures are 11 to 18 cents lower. CORN: Corn futures are 5 to 6 cents lower at midday with trade pulling back from the upper end of the range on softer spread action with spillover pressure from the wheat and support from the soybeans.
Oklahoma: Red River Crops Conference, Altus, Jan. 19-20
The ninth annual Red River Crops Conference: Planning for Success conference designed for producers in Southwest Oklahoma and the Texas Rolling Plains is set for Jan. 19-20 in the Jackson County Expo Center, 300 S. Todd Lane, Altus, Oklahoma.
Livestock: Biden Outlines Plans to Tackle Meat Prices in Virtual Meeting with Farmers
Reuters writer Leah Douglas reported this week that, “The United States will issue new rules and $1 billion in funding this year to support independent meat processors and ranchers as part of a plan to address a lack of ‘meaningful competition’ in the meat sector, President Joe Biden said on Monday.
DTN Cotton Close: Shadows Outside Markets
Cotton module on conveyor belt at Mill Creek Gin. ©Debra L Ferguson The cotton market ran higher Tuesday, with the old-crop contracts nearing their contract highs, while the new crop (December 2022) actually posted a new life-of-contract high. The outstanding driver for cotton prices, among other fundamentals, is the recurring theme of rising inflation.
Ag Trade: China Missed Buying Targets, Creating Dilemma for Biden Administration
“The White House could potentially reinstate certain tariffs that were cut as part of the trade deal, but that could backfire if China cut back U.S. purchases or took measures against American companies doing business there. “Alternatively, the U.S. could ignore the shortfall, which could send a signal to Beijing that it won’t face consequences.” 2020 Agricultural Export Yearbook. USDA- Foreign Agricultural Service (April 5, 2021).
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