Weather was favorable across much of the U.S. crop area for harvest Wednesday, and Thursday looks to be colder but dry in the Midwest. » More DTN Weather Commentary
At least some travel delays are likely in the Midwest and Northeast
this winter holiday season.
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The Food Before Fuel Coalition called for an end to ethanol subsidies
Tuesday, claiming its industry members are being hurt by competition for corn.
Meanwhile, Growth Energy, a pro-ethanol group, struck back, asking the food
industry when it would cut food prices in light of the sharp drop in commodity
prices.
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The chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee is preparing to
submit legislation this week that would tighten regulations on credit-default
swaps and other unregulated derivatives. Harkin also said he plans to continue
chairing the Senate Agriculture Committee in the next Congress.
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DTN Senior Analyst Darin Newsom will be on vacation with family next
week and he hopes the relative recent calm of the last few days in the market
lasts
he doesn't want to miss anything!
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A new federal EPA rule will give the public an opportunity to review
and comment on manure management plans for operations applying for permits from
the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System.
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SunEthanol, a biofuels startup, announced Wednesday that it was changing its name to Qteros effective immediately and that it had raised $25 million from investors for furthering company activities.
