Top 5 Things to Watch

11/9/2025 | 4:58 AM CST

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OMAHA (DTN) – Here are the Top 5 things the DTN Newsroom is tracking for the week of Nov. 9. Watch for coverage of these and other topics throughout the week on our subscription platforms as well as on www.DTNPF.com.

Note that all report release and webinar times are Central Standard Time unless otherwise noted. Also, all reports noted are subject to delays due to the government shutdown.

1. WASDE on Friday: Despite the continued government shutdown, USDA announced there will be a World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimate (WASDE) report for the month of November. Originally the November WASDE was scheduled for Nov. 10. It has been moved to Nov. 14, we assume to give the skeleton crew – keeping the statistical lights on during the shutdown – time to catch up on grain supply and demand numbers. There hasn’t been a WASDE report since Sept. 12, and there has been a mountain of grain activity both in the United States and around the globe since then. As we understand it, the report will hit the cyberwaves at 11 a.m. CST, as normal. DTN will have the flash report on our various online and satellite platforms moments later, with updates and analysis throughout the morning. We will have our Rhett’s Reaction webinar, featuring analysis from DTN Lead Analyst Rhett Montgomery, at 12:30 p.m. That webinar includes time for questions and answers with Montgomery. To register for the webinar, go here: https://www.dtn.com/….

2. Economic signals: We’re also sifting for additional economic health signals, despite the government shutdown, which has tabled many public reports, and despite concerns that any bad news on the economy might not have trouble seeing the light of day – given the disconnect between White House proclamations and actual employment, wages, sales and other economic data.

3. Fertilizers and input prices climb: Fertilizer prices have continue to increase, according to DTN data. For the latest retail price report, see our weekly DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends article here: https://www.dtnpf.com/…

4. Big temperature dip: A burst of colder air will come east of the Rockies through the weekend and into early next week. That will lower temperatures through the Midwest, Plains and into the Mid-South as well as create a chance for lake-effect snows around the Great Lakes. Unfortunately, water levels on the Mississippi River will likely continue to fall this week. Conditions are expected to return to the warmer side after the cold front passes through.

5. Reports due this week (but many cancelled due to government shutdown: Monday, 10 a.m. Grain Inspections, then at 2 p.m. Milk Production. At 3 p.m. NASS weekly Crop Progress. Veteran’s Day holiday on Tuesday has no reports. However, commodity and equity markets are open. Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. EIA weekly petroleum report includes ethanol production and stocks. Thursday at 7:30 a.m. are Grain Export Sales, Initial Jobless Claims, Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Core CPI. At 10:30 a.m. Weekly Economic Index data. At 1 p.m. the Monthly U.S. Federal Budget figures are due. Friday at 7:30 a.m. U.S, Retail Sales, Producer Price Index (PPI) and Core PPI. At 9 a.m. Business Inventories. Then at 11:00 a.m., the USDA Crop Production and November WASDE report. At 2:30 p.m. CFTC’s Commitment of Traders report.

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